[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25222]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; National Prisoner
Statistics Midyear Counts and National Prisoner Statistics Advance
Year-end Counts.
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Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the
information collections listed below. These proposed collections were
previously published in the Federal Register on April 10, 1998,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. Two comments were received
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Changes were performed where
appropriate.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
October 22, 1998. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collections of information should
address one or more of the following four points;
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 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
submissions of responses.
Overview of this Information Collection
(1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Forms/Collections: National Prisoner Statistics
Midyear Counts and National Prisoner Statistics Advance Year-end
Counts.
(3) Agency form numbers, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: NPS-1A&B. Bureau
of Justice Statistics.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Federal, State, and Local or Tribal
Government. The National Prisoner Statistics-1A (midyear collection)
provides information on the number of persons in State and Federal
correctional facilities with maximum sentences of more than 1 year,
less than 1 year, or no sentence. It also reports on racial
composition, number of inmates under age 18, and number of inmates who
were not citizens of the United States. The NPS-1B (advance year-end
collection) provides information on the number of inmates under the
jurisdiction and the number of inmates under the custody of Federal and
State authorities, as well as data on prison capacity and crowding. No
other data collections provide these counts. These programs make it
possible to track prisoner growth at the jurisdictional level.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. Fifty-two
respondents each take an estimated 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete
the NPS-1A for and 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the NPS-1B form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection. One hundred forty-three annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need copies of the
proposed information collection instruments with instructions, or
additional information, please 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, DC 20530.
Dated: September 16, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-25222 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]
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