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(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection:
(a) Form number: NPS–1B. Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice.
(b) Form number: NPS–1B(T). Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
For the NPS–1B form, 51 central
reporters (one from each state and the
Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible
for keeping records on inmates will be
asked to provide information for the
following categories:
(a) As of December 31, the number of
male and female inmates within their
custody and under their jurisdiction
with maximum sentences of more than
one year, one year or less; and
unsentenced inmates;
(b) The number of inmates housed in
privately operated facilities, county or
other local authority correctional
facilities, or in other state or Federal
facilities on December 31;
(c) Prison admission information in
the calendar year for the following
categories: new court commitments,
parole violators, other conditional
release violators returned, transfers from
other jurisdictions, AWOLs and
escapees returned, and returns from
appeal and bond;
(d) Prison release information in the
calendar year for the following
categories: expirations of sentence,
commutations, other conditional
releases, probations, supervised
mandatory releases, paroles, other
conditional releases, deaths by cause,
AWOLs, escapes, transfers to other
jurisdictions, and releases to appeal or
bond;
(e) Number of inmates under
jurisdiction on December 31 by race and
Hispanic origin;
(f) Number of inmates in custody
classified as non-citizens and/or under
18 years of age;
(g) Testing of incoming inmates for
HIV; and HIV infection and AIDS cases
on December 31; and
(h) The aggregated rated, operational,
and/or design capacities, by sex, of the
state/BOP’s correctional facilities at
year-end.
For the NPS–1B(T) form, five central
reporters from the U.S. Territories and
Commonwealths of Guam, Puerto Rico,
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa will be
asked to provide information for the
following categories for the calendar
year just ended, and, if available, for the
previous calendar year:
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(a) As of December 31, the number of
male and female inmates within their
custody and under their jurisdiction
with maximum sentences of more than
one year, one year or less; and
unsentenced inmates; and an
assessment of the completeness of these
counts (complete, partial, or estimated);
(b) The number of inmates under
jurisdiction on December 31 but in the
custody of facilities operated by other
jurisdictions’ authorities solely to
reduce prison overcrowding;
(c) Number of inmates under
jurisdiction on December 31 by race and
Hispanic origin;
(d) The aggregated rated, operational,
and/or design capacities, by sex, of the
territory’s/Commonwealth’s correctional
facilities at year-end.
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
needed for an average respondent to
respond:
(a) NPS–1B form: 51 respondents,
each taking an average 6.5 total hours to
respond.
(b) NPS–1B(T) form: 5 respondents,
each taking an average of 2 hours to
respond.
Burden hours remain the same for the
51 respondents to the NPS–1B form. An
additional 10 hours are added for the 5
respondents to the NPS–1B(T) form.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 342 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W–
1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0064]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension and
Minor Revision of Existing Collection;
Annual Parole Survey, Annual
Probation Survey, and Annual
Probation Survey (Short Form)
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until May
27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Tom Bonczar, Statistician,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
St. NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email
Tom.Bonczar@usdoj.gov; telephone
202–616–3615).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and
suggestions 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate whether and if so how
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; 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
SUMMARY:
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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 and minor revision of
currently approved collection.
(2) The title of the Form/Collection:
Annual Parole Survey, Annual
Probation Survey, and Annual Probation
Survey (Short Form).
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Forms: CJ–7 Annual Parole Survey; CJ–
8 Annual Probation Survey; and CJ–8A
Annual Probation Survey (Short Form).
Corrections Statistics Program, 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 probation and parole
authorities. Others: The Federal Bureau
of Prisons, city and county courts and
probation offices for which a central
reporting authority does not exist. For
the CJ–7 form, the affected public
consists of 53 respondents including 51
central reporters (two state respondents
in Pennsylvania, and one each from the
remaining states), the District of
Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons responsible for keeping records
on parolees. For the CJ–8 form, the
affected public includes 307 reporters
including 51 state respondents (two
state respondents in Pennsylvania, and
one each from the remaining states), the
District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau
of Prisons, and 254 from local
authorities responsible for keeping
records on probationers. For the CJ–8A
form, the affected public includes 161
reporters from local authorities
responsible for keeping records on
probationers. The Annual Parole Survey
and Annual Probation surveys have
been used since 1977 to collect annual
yearend counts and yearly movements
of community corrections populations;
characteristics of the community
supervision population, such as gender,
racial composition, ethnicity, conviction
status, offense, supervision status;
outcomes including the number of
revocations and the re-incarceration rate
of parolees (i.e., recidivism measures);
and the numbers of probationers and
parolees who had their location tracked
through a Global Positioning System
(GPS). Starting with the 2014 Annual
Probation Survey, two questions will be
added to assess the scope of probation
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agencies being included by respondents
and the levels of court responsible for
referring adults to probation
supervision. 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: 521 respondents each taking
an average of 1.63 hours to respond.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 848 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3W–1407B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Approval,
With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection; FCS Complaint
and Consent Form
Civil Rights Division, Federal
Coordination and Compliance Section
(FCS), Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Civil Rights Division, 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
was previously published in the Federal
Register Volume 79, Number 15, page
3874, on January 23, 2014, allowing for
a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until April
28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
SUMMARY:
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copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact Deeana L. Jang, Chief, USDOJ–
CRT–FCS, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW–NWB, Washington, DC 20530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. 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 agency’s
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:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: FCS
Complaint and Consent Form.
(3) Agency form number: 1190–0008.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: General Public.
Information is used to find
jurisdiction to investigate the alleged
discrimination, to seek whether a
referral to another agency is necessary
and to provide information needed to
initiate investigation of the complaint.
Respondents are individuals.
(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 4000
respondents will complete each form
within approximately 30 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 2000
total annual burden hours associated
with this collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension and Minor Revision of Existing
Collection; Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, and Annual
Probation Survey (Short Form)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs
(OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
May 27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Tom Bonczar,
Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20531 (email Tom.Bonczar@usdoj.gov; telephone 202-616-
3615).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and suggestions 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 Bureau of
Justice Statistics, including whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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
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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 and minor revision of
currently approved collection.
(2) The title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual
Probation Survey, and Annual Probation Survey (Short Form).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: CJ-7 Annual Parole
Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation Survey; and CJ-8A Annual Probation Survey
(Short Form). Corrections Statistics Program, 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
probation and parole authorities. Others: The Federal Bureau of
Prisons, city and county courts and probation offices for which a
central reporting authority does not exist. For the CJ-7 form, the
affected public consists of 53 respondents including 51 central
reporters (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from the
remaining states), the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons responsible for keeping records on parolees. For the CJ-8 form,
the affected public includes 307 reporters including 51 state
respondents (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from
the remaining states), the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of
Prisons, and 254 from local authorities responsible for keeping records
on probationers. For the CJ-8A form, the affected public includes 161
reporters from local authorities responsible for keeping records on
probationers. The Annual Parole Survey and Annual Probation surveys
have been used since 1977 to collect annual yearend counts and yearly
movements of community corrections populations; characteristics of the
community supervision population, such as gender, racial composition,
ethnicity, conviction status, offense, supervision status; outcomes
including the number of revocations and the re-incarceration rate of
parolees (i.e., recidivism measures); and the numbers of probationers
and parolees who had their location tracked through a Global
Positioning System (GPS). Starting with the 2014 Annual Probation
Survey, two questions will be added to assess the scope of probation
agencies being included by respondents and the levels of court
responsible for referring adults to probation supervision. 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: 521 respondents
each taking an average of 1.63 hours to respond.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 848 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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