[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1780-1781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-748]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; National
Corrections Reporting Program.
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This information collection is published to obtain comments from
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted until March 14, 1997. This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Request written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies concerning the extension of this currently approved
collection of information. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
(1) evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden
of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumption used;
(3) enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of
this information collection instrument with instructions, or have
comments regarding the estimated public burden and associated response
time please contact the United States Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Corrections Unit,
Attention, Doris James Wilson, 633 Indiana Ave, NW., Washington, DC
20531. Additionally, comments may be subjected to BJS via facsimile to
202-307-0128.
Additionally, comments may also be submitted to the U.S. Department
of Justice, Justice Management Division, Information Management and
Security Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850,
1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC. Additionally, comments may be
submitted to DOJ via facsimile at 202-514-1590.
Overview of this information collection is listed below:
(1) Type of information collection. Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection. National Corrections
Reporting Program.
(3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection. Form: NCRP-1A, Prison Admission
Report; NCRP-1B, Prison Release Report; and NCRP-1C, Parole Exit
Report. Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of
Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond as
well as a brief abstract. Primary: State Departments of Corrections and
the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The National Corrections Reporting
Program (NCRP) is the only national level data collection, furnishing
information on sentencing, time served in state prisons, and time
served on parole. The NCRP also contains other individual-level data on
prisoners, including offense, admission/release type, and demographies.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, the U.S. Congress, researchers,
practitioners, and others in the criminal justice community use these
data to enumerate and describe annual movements of adult offenders
through State correctional systems. Providers of the data are personnel
in the Department of Corrections and Parole in the states and the
District of Columbia.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 41 respondents,
with an average time of 2 hours per respondent.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,648 hours annual burden (including initial time
of data collection with respondent, consolidation/automation of data,
and reporting from 41 agencies/respondents.
Public comment on this information collection is strongly
encouraged.
If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, Suite
850, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 8, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-748 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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