[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16256]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval
has expired; Data base of Offender Job Training and Placement Service
Providers.
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The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National
Institute of Corrections (NIC) has submitted the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget
approval is being sought for the information collection listed below.
This proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on April 7, 1999 (64 FR 17014), allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. No comments were received by the NIC or the
Justice Department.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment until July 26, 1999. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions, regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Office, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20530. Written comments and suggestion 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 functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 Collection
(1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change,
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Data base of Offender Job
Training and Placement Service Providers.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: Department of Justice, Bureau
of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional
Job Training and Placement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, well
as a brief abstract: Agencies and organizations involved in providing
job counseling, training in job readiness skills, job development, and
job placement services for offenders and/or ex-offenders to include
public corrections, i.e. State and local Prison Systems; Jails;
Departments of Probation and Parole; and Private For Profit and Private
Not For Profit Agencies and Organizations. Other: None Information
gathered from the survey will be placed in a data base to be used
primarily as a mailing list of service providers. The database is being
used by the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement to build
a network of professionals providing these services, and it will
Facilitate the sharing of timely information to include notices of
available training opportunities, publications, and technical
assistance.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for any average respondent too respond/reply: It is
estimated that approximately 75 surveys per year will be forwarded to
programs for return and inclusion into the data base. The time burden
of the 75 surveys is 10 minutes per survey.
(6) An estimate of the total public (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total burden hour to complete the applications is 12
hrs. & 45 minutes annually.
If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
20530.
Dated: June 22, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-16256 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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