[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 4472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1981]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Reinstatement,
with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired) Census of Jails, Form CJ-3, CJ-3 Addendum, CJ-3A, CJ-3B.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until
March 29, 1999.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact Darrell Gilliard, 202-616-3280,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 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 agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions 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.
Overview of this information:
(1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change, of
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Census of Jails.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms CJ-3, CJ-3 Addendum,
CJ-3A, and CJ-3B, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Program, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, County, City, and Tribal
jail authorities. The Census of Jails is conducted every 5 to 6 years,
obtaining information on each jail facility, admissions and releases,
court orders, programs that offer alternatives to incarceration, amount
charged to hold an inmate for another jurisdiction, crowding and use of
space, staffing, and health care (including prevalence, of HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis). The census furnishes the sampling frame for the Survey
of Jail Inmates and the Annual Survey of Jails. The Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Street Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3732)
authorizes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to collect this information.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is
estimated that 3,553 respondents will complete a 1-hour census form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total number of burden hours to complete the
Census of Jails is 3,553 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC
20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.
Dated: January 22, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-1981 Filed 1-27-99; 8:45 am]
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