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Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Mark Gehlhar, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room
4556–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by
email to mgehlhar@osmre.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029–
0116 in the subject line of your
comments.
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at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
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personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Sections 506 and 511 of
Public Law 95–87 provide that persons
seeking permit revisions, renewals,
transfer, assignment, or sale of their
permit rights for coal mining activities
submit relevant information to the
regulatory authority to allow the
regulatory authority to determine
whether the applicant meets the
requirements for the action anticipated.
Title of Collection: Revisions,
Renewals, and Transfer, Assignment, or
Sale of Permit Rights.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0116.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses, State and Tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 600.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,130.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 to 90 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 404,165.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $910,000.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0376]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection:
National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS–
4J)
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
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ACTION:
30-Day notice.
The Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs,
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
December 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional 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
Amy Lauger, Supervisory Statistician,
Re-entry, Recidivism, and Special
Projects Unit, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Amy.Lauger@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–
307–5955).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
• Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; 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,
SUMMARY:
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responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS–
4J).
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
There is no agency form number at this
time. The applicable component within
the Department of Justice is the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, in the Office of
Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Respondents will primarily be
State or Local Government entities. The
work under this clearance will be used
to produce estimates for the incidence
and prevalence of sexual victimization
within correctional facilities as required
under the Prison Rape Elimination Act
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–79). 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.
In 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination
Act (PREA or the Act) was signed into
law. The Act requires BJS to ‘‘carry out,
for each calendar year, a comprehensive
statistical review and analysis of the
incidence and effects of prison rape.’’
The Act further instructs BJS to collect
survey data: ‘‘. . .the Bureau
shall. . .use surveys and other
statistical studies of current and former
inmates. . .’’
To implement the Act, BJS developed
the National Prison Rape Statistics
Program (NPRS), which includes four
separate data collection efforts: the
Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV), the
National Inmate Survey (NIS), the
National Survey of Youth in Custody
(NSYC), and the National Former
Prisoner Survey (NFPS). The NIS
collects information on sexual
victimization self-reported by inmates
held in adult correctional facilities, both
prisons and jails. The NIS has been
conducted three times, in 2007 (NIS–1),
in 2008–09 (NIS–2), and in 2011–12
(NIS–3). Each iteration of NIS was
conducted in at least one facility in all
50 states and the District of Columbia.
In each iteration of the survey, inmates
completed the survey using an audio
computer-assisted self-interview
(ACASI), whereby they heard questions
and instructions via headphones and
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responded to the survey items via a
touchscreen interface.
The collection requested in this notice
is the fourth iteration of the National
Inmate Survey in Jails. For NIS–4,
administration of the survey in prisons
will take place separately from survey
administration in jails. This collection
request is specific to conducting the
survey in adult jail facilities.
BJS submitted this collection for
approval in summer 2022. Since then,
changes have been made to several
items in the collection. The main
differences include editing of items in
the ACASI survey and facility
questionnaire, removal of items from the
facility questionnaire, editing of
sampling plan, and editing of consent
forms and scripts.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Prior to data collection
commencing in 2023, BJS will
coordinate the logistics of NIS–4 survey
administration with staff at jail
facilities. It is estimated that 290 facility
respondents will devote 150 minutes of
time to this coordination effort, not
including staff escort time. During data
collection in 2023, jail staff will escort
an estimated 65,360 jail inmates to/from
the interviews, which consists of a short
consent administration and an
approximately 35-minute survey.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated NIS–4
Jails public burden, inclusive of facility
staff and respondent burden estimates,
is 64,010 hours. This comprises 17,065
hours of facility staff burden and 46,945
hours of respondent interviewing
burden. This burden estimate assumes
100% participation from both facilities
and inmates, but historically both
facility and inmate participation have
not reached 100%. For purposes of
comparison, during Year 3 of the NIS,
the total maximum burden was
estimated at 68,078 hours for the jail
sample. The total burden used was
33,022 hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Robert Houser, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: November 21, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy
and Planning Staff, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Department of
Justice.
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The United States Department
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call, feedback will be solicited by
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0376]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection:
National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs,
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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
Amy Lauger, Supervisory Statistician, Re-entry, Recidivism, and Special
Projects Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-307-
5955).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 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;
Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Inmate Survey in
Jails (NIS-4J).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form
number at this time. The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will primarily be State or Local
Government entities. The work under this clearance will be used to
produce estimates for the incidence and prevalence of sexual
victimization within correctional facilities as required under the
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79). 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.
In 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA or the Act) was
signed into law. The Act requires BJS to ``carry out, for each calendar
year, a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence
and effects of prison rape.'' The Act further instructs BJS to collect
survey data: ``. . .the Bureau shall. . .use surveys and other
statistical studies of current and former inmates. . .''
To implement the Act, BJS developed the National Prison Rape
Statistics Program (NPRS), which includes four separate data collection
efforts: the Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV), the National Inmate
Survey (NIS), the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC), and the
National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS). The NIS collects information on
sexual victimization self-reported by inmates held in adult
correctional facilities, both prisons and jails. The NIS has been
conducted three times, in 2007 (NIS-1), in 2008-09 (NIS-2), and in
2011-12 (NIS-3). Each iteration of NIS was conducted in at least one
facility in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In each
iteration of the survey, inmates completed the survey using an audio
computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI), whereby they heard questions
and instructions via headphones and responded to the survey items via a
touchscreen interface.
The collection requested in this notice is the fourth iteration of
the National Inmate Survey in Jails. For NIS-4, administration of the
survey in prisons will take place separately from survey administration
in jails. This collection request is specific to conducting the survey
in adult jail facilities.
BJS submitted this collection for approval in summer 2022. Since
then, changes have been made to several items in the collection. The
main differences include editing of items in the ACASI survey and
facility questionnaire, removal of items from the facility
questionnaire, editing of sampling plan, and editing of consent forms
and scripts.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Prior to data
collection commencing in 2023, BJS will coordinate the logistics of
NIS-4 survey administration with staff at jail facilities. It is
estimated that 290 facility respondents will devote 150 minutes of time
to this coordination effort, not including staff escort time. During
data collection in 2023, jail staff will escort an estimated 65,360
jail inmates to/from the interviews, which consists of a short consent
administration and an approximately 35-minute survey.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated NIS-4 Jails public burden,
inclusive of facility staff and respondent burden estimates, is 64,010
hours. This comprises 17,065 hours of facility staff burden and 46,945
hours of respondent interviewing burden. This burden estimate assumes
100% participation from both facilities and inmates, but historically
both facility and inmate participation have not reached 100%. For
purposes of comparison, during Year 3 of the NIS, the total maximum
burden was estimated at 68,078 hours for the jail sample. The total
burden used was 33,022 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 21, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
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