Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Comments Requested, 19238-19239 [E9-9653]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19238-19239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9653]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0065]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of a Currently Approved Collection; National Corrections Reporting 
Program.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, will 
be submitting 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 June 29, 2009. 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 William J. Sabol, PhD, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
514-1062).
    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

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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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Corrections Reporting 
Program. The collection includes the forms: Prisoner Admission Report, 
Prisoner Release Report, Parole Release Report, Prisoner in Custody at 
Year-end.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): NCRP-
1A, NCRP-1B, NCRP-1C, and NCRP-1D. Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, 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: The National Corrections Reporting Program 
(NCRP) is the only national data collection furnishing annual 
individual-level information for State prisoners admitted or released 
during the year, those in custody at year-end, and persons discharged 
from parole supervision. The NCRP collects data on sentencing, time 
served in prison and on parole, offense, admission/release type, and 
demographic information. BJS, the Congress, researchers, and criminal 
justice practitioners use these data to describe annual movements of 
adult offenders through State correctional systems. Providers of the 
data are personnel in the State Departments of Corrections and Parole.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS anticipates 
41 respondents for report year 2009 with a total annual burden of 1,666 
hours. Magnetic media or other electronic formats are expected from all 
41 respondents. Each respondent will require an estimated 24 hours of 
time to supply the information for their annual caseload and an 
additional 2 hours documenting or explaining the data. The estimate of 
respondent burden for these States includes time required for modifying 
computer programs, preparing input data, and documenting the tape 
format and record layout.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,066 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
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: April 23, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-9653 Filed 4-27-09; 8:45 am]
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