Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Requested, 48981-48982 [05-16548]

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

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48981-48982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16548]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 2006 
Census of Adult Parole Supervising Agencies.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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 October 21, 2005. This process is 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 Lawrence Greenfeld, Director, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. Your 
comments should address one or more of the following four points:

--Evaluate whether the 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information,

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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) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2006 Census of Adult Parole 
Supervising Agencies.
    (3) The Agency Form Number, if Any, and the Applicable Component of 
the Department Sponsoring the Collection: Form: CJ-36. Corrections 
Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected Public Who Will Be Asked To Respond, as Well as a 
Brief Abstract: Primary: State Departments of Corrections or State 
Parole authority. Others: The Federal Bureau of Prisons. For the CJ-36 
form, 54 central reporters (two State jurisdictions in California and 
one each from the remaining States, the District of Columbia, the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons, and one local authority) responsible for 
keeping records on parolees will be asked to provide information for 
the following categories:
    (a) Whether the parole agency is located within the executive or 
judicial branch of government, whether it is a private organization 
under contract to a government agency; and whether the agency is 
administered by the Department of Corrections, a court, an independent 
agency or another parole agency;
    (b) As of June 30, 2006, the number of adult parolees under their 
jurisdiction;
    (c) As of June 30, 2006, the number of adult parolees under their 
jurisdiction who were supervised following a discretionary release, a 
mandatory release, a special conditional release, or other type of 
release from prison;
    (d) Whether the adult parole supervising agency also supervises 
either adult probationers or juveniles on probation or parole/
aftercare, and the number of each under supervision on June 30, 2006;
    (e) Whether the adult parole supervising agency conducts prison 
release hearings; and between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, the 
number of prisoners considered for release and the number of prisoners 
released;
    (f) Whether the adult parole supervising agency sets the terms/
conditions of adult parole supervision and, if not, who does;
    (g) Between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, the number of adult 
parole revocation hearings conducted by the adult parole supervising 
agency; or who has responsibility for conducting adult parole 
revocation hearings;
    (h) On June 30, 2006, the number of adult parolees under their 
jurisdiction who were active, inactive, absconders, or supervised out 
of state;
    (i) On June 30, 2006, the number of parolees required to have face-
to-face contact with a parole officer at least once per week, once per 
month, and less than once per month; the number of parolees no longer 
required to report on a regular basis; and the number of parolees 
released from prison for whom a reporting frequency had not been 
determined;
    (j) On June 30, 2006, the number of full-time and part-time payroll 
staff, nonpayroll staff, and contract staff employed by the agency;
    (k) On June 30, 2006, the number of full-time and part-time male 
and female staff employed by the agency;
    (l) On June 30, 2006, the number of full-time equivalent staff who 
directly supervised adults who were active on parole;
    (m) Between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, the number of parolees 
returned to incarceration because of a drug violation;
    (n) As of June 30, 2006, whether any parolees were enrolled in a 
drug treatment program; and the number in a drug treatment program run 
by a formally trained drug treatment professional, and the number in a 
self-help or drug awareness program;
    (o) As of June 30, 2006, the number of parolees enrolled in a sex 
offender treatment program;
    (p) As of June 30, 2006, the number of parolees enrolled in a 
mental health treatment program run by a formally trained mental health 
professional;
    (q) Whether on June 30, 2006, the parole agency had a program that 
provided assistance to adult parolees in obtaining housing, and the 
type of program;
    (r) Whether on June 30, 2006, the parole agency had a program that 
provided assistance to adult parolees in obtaining employment, and the 
type of program;
    (s) On June 30, 2006, the number of separate offices in the parole 
agency;
    (t) The number of adult parolees under supervision at the 
headquarters office on June 30, 2006;
    (u) The name of any regional or district office with which the 
headquarters office is co-located;
    (v) As of June 30, 2006, the number of adult parolees under 
supervision at each regional or district office (including field 
offices located within that administrative unit); and
    (w) As of June 30, 2006, the number of field offices located within 
each of the regional or district offices which supervised adult 
parolees.
    The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in published 
reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, 
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others interested 
in criminal justice statistics.
    (5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount 
of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: It is estimated 
that approximately 54 respondents will each take an average of 3 hours 
to respond.
    (6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in Hours) Associated 
With the Collection: It is estimated that there will be 162 hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Ms. 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: August 17, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-16548 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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