Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested, 10413 [05-4053]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 41 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4053]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 2005 
Census of Jail Inmates.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
has submitted the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 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 May 2, 2005. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact: Jennifer C. Karberg, Statistician (202) 
307-1043, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20531.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
--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, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2005 Census of Jail Inmates.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: CJ3-I. 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJA), 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: County and City Jail Authorities, 
and Tribal Authorities. Other: Federal Government, and Private 
Contractors working under the authority of the Federal Government. The 
2005 Census of Jail Inmates, together with the 2005 Census of Jail 
Facilities, is the foundation for all national statistics on local 
jails and inmates. These censuses provide the frames from which to 
generalize to the nation and to track changes over time. Without a 
periodic census, sample surveys would be unreliable, and statistics 
would be based on a group of jails of unknown representativeness, that 
were simply convenient to contact and willing to respond. These 
censuses provide a benchmark against which jurisdictions may compare 
their correctional populations. Administrators use this data to 
evaluate their staffing and budget needs relative to similarly situated 
jail jurisdictions. Practitioners, policy makers, and researchers are 
able to test assertions and conclusions about the causes and 
consequences of current sentencing release policies. Finally, the 
censuses present raw material for discussion and evaluation of 
correctional policies and practices throughout the nation, in some 
States providing the only sources of objective descriptions of the 
operation of local jails.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJA estimates 
3,084 respondents, each taking an average of 80 minutes to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 4,112 total annual burden 
hours associated with the collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 25, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-4053 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am]
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