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individual practitioners and
recordkeeping requirements of
collectors.
8. Frequency: 1 per year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 36,167 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required,
contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 21, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0100]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement
of a Previously Approved Collection
Census of Jails 2024–26
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS), 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. The proposed
information was published in the
Federal Register on December 11, 2023,
allowing a 60-day comment period.
Following publication of the 60-day
notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics
received three comments. Responses to
these comments will be included in the
final clearance package submitted to
OMB.
SUMMARY:
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until April
26, 2024.
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 Zhen Zeng, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531, (email:
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Zhen.Zeng@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–
598–9955).
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, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement of a previously approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Census of Jails (COJ).
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The COJ contains one form—CJ–3:
Census of Jails. The applicable
component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as the
obligation to respond: The affected
public that will be asked to respond to
the COJ includes jail administrators and
staff from approximately 2,900 city,
county, regional, and private jails. The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
Abstract: Since 1970, BJS has
conducted the Census of Jails (COJ,
OMB Control No. 1121–0010) every 5–
6 years to gather data on jail facilities
and inmate populations. The most
recent COJ was conducted in 2019 and
collected data from around 2,900 U.S.
local jail respondents, representing
approximately 3,100 jail facilities. The
COJ is BJS’s most comprehensive
collection of jail data and serves as the
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sampling frame for BJS’s other jail
surveys. In the years when the COJ is
not fielded, BJS administers the Annual
Survey of Jails (ASJ, OMB Control No.
1121–0094) to one third of the local jails
nationwide. However, the ASJ’s sample
size is not sufficient to produce statelevel estimates. To address this gap, BJS
proposes to replace the ASJ with an
annual census starting in 2025. The
change will ensure that policymakers,
correctional administrators, and
government officials have timely and
relevant data for policy development,
budget planning, and oversight. The
2025 and 2026 COJ forms will be
shorter, resembling the ASJ form in
scope, with 16 items related to jail
populations and facility characteristics.
In 2024, the COJ will collect
comprehensive data on jail population
size and characteristics, such as one-day
counts, demographics, conviction
status, holds for federal and state prison
authorities. It will also cover facility
characteristics and jail programs.
Notably, the 2024 COJ includes a special
module on opioids use disorder
screening and treatment which updates
data first collected in 2019.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The total estimated number of
respondents is 2,900 for each year of
collection.
It takes 150 minutes to complete the
2024 COJ form. About 70% of the
respondents (2,030) will be contacted
for data quality follow-up and each
follow-up will take 10 minutes. The
total burden for the 2024 COJ is 7,588
hours. The 2025 and 2026 COJ forms are
shorter than the 2024 form and take 80
minutes per response. The estimated
time and number of respondents for
data quality follow-up remain the same.
In addition, it takes 5 minutes to verify
jail status and point-of-contact per jail
for the 2025 and 2026 COJ. The burden
for the 2025 and 2026 COJ is 4,447
hours for each collection. Jail
verification takes 10 minutes per jail for
the 2024 COJ. This burden is covered by
BJS’s generic clearance agreement (OMB
Control Number 1121–0339) and
excluded from the current OMB
application.
6. An estimate of the total annual
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The average annual burden is
5,494 hours, or 16,482 hours for three
years of data collection.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost
burden associated with the collection, if
applicable: The estimated cost is
$534,016.80.
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TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Activity
Frequency
Total annual
responses
Average
reporting
time
(min)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
2024 COJ
Data collection .............................................................................
Data quality follow-up ..................................................................
2,900
2,030
Annual ........
Annual ........
2,900
2,030
150
10
7,250
338
Unduplicated Totals ..............................................................
2,900
....................
........................
....................
7,588
2,900
2,030
2,900
80
10
5
3,867
338
242
I ........................ I ....................
4,447
2025 COJ
Data collection .............................................................................
Data quality follow-up ..................................................................
Jail status and point-of-contact verification .................................
2,900
2,030
2,900
Annual ........
Annual ........
Annual ........
Unduplicated Totals ..............................................................
2,900
....................
2026 COJ
Data collection .............................................................................
Data quality follow-up ..................................................................
Jail status and point-of-contact verification .................................
2,900
2,030
2,900
Annual ........
Annual ........
Annual ........
2,900
2,030
2,900
80
10
5
3,867
338
242
Unduplicated Totals ..............................................................
2,900
....................
........................
....................
4,447
Unduplicated Totals for 2024, 2025, and 2026 COJ ...........
2,900
....................
........................
....................
16,482
If additional information is required
contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs
Proposed Renewal of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
program helps ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
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format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
is soliciting comments concerning its
proposal to obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for renewal of the information
collection for its construction program
which includes the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements associated with
the program. This request includes two
information collection instruments: the
construction compliance review
scheduling letter and itemized listing
(collectively referred to as the
‘‘construction scheduling letter’’) and
the Construction Contract Award
Notification Requirement Form (CC–
314). OFCCP proposes changes to the
currently authorized construction
scheduling letter and CC–314. The
current OMB approval for the
construction scheduling letter and CC–
314 expires on July 31, 2024. A copy of
the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice or by accessing it at
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
April 26, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DATES:
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You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Electronic Comments: The Federal
eRulemaking portal at
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions found on that website for
submitting comments.
Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier:
Addressed to Tina T. Williams, Acting
Deputy Director of OFCCP and Director
of Policy & Program Development,
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room C–3325, Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy
of your comments by only one method.
For faster submission, we encourage
commenters to transmit their comment
electronically via the
www.regulations.gov website.
Comments that are mailed to the
address provided above must be
postmarked before the close of the
comment period. All submissions must
include OFCCP’s name for
identification. Comments submitted in
response to the notice, including any
personal information provided, become
a matter of public record and will be
posted on www.regulations.gov.
Comments will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
Tina
T. Williams, Acting Deputy Director of
OFCCP and Director of Policy &
Program Development, Office of Federal
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[FR Doc No: 2024-03768]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection
Census of Jails 2024-26
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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. The proposed
information was published in the Federal Register on December 11, 2023,
allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day
notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received three comments.
Responses to these comments will be included in the final clearance
package submitted to OMB.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
April 26, 2024.
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 Zhen Zeng,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC
20531, (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-9955).
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, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Jails (COJ).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection: The COJ contains one form--CJ-3:
Census of Jails. The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of
Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: The affected public that will be
asked to respond to the COJ includes jail administrators and staff from
approximately 2,900 city, county, regional, and private jails. The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
Abstract: Since 1970, BJS has conducted the Census of Jails (COJ,
OMB Control No. 1121-0010) every 5-6 years to gather data on jail
facilities and inmate populations. The most recent COJ was conducted in
2019 and collected data from around 2,900 U.S. local jail respondents,
representing approximately 3,100 jail facilities. The COJ is BJS's most
comprehensive collection of jail data and serves as the sampling frame
for BJS's other jail surveys. In the years when the COJ is not fielded,
BJS administers the Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ, OMB Control No. 1121-
0094) to one third of the local jails nationwide. However, the ASJ's
sample size is not sufficient to produce state-level estimates. To
address this gap, BJS proposes to replace the ASJ with an annual census
starting in 2025. The change will ensure that policymakers,
correctional administrators, and government officials have timely and
relevant data for policy development, budget planning, and oversight.
The 2025 and 2026 COJ forms will be shorter, resembling the ASJ form in
scope, with 16 items related to jail populations and facility
characteristics. In 2024, the COJ will collect comprehensive data on
jail population size and characteristics, such as one-day counts,
demographics, conviction status, holds for federal and state prison
authorities. It will also cover facility characteristics and jail
programs. Notably, the 2024 COJ includes a special module on opioids
use disorder screening and treatment which updates data first collected
in 2019.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The total
estimated number of respondents is 2,900 for each year of collection.
It takes 150 minutes to complete the 2024 COJ form. About 70% of
the respondents (2,030) will be contacted for data quality follow-up
and each follow-up will take 10 minutes. The total burden for the 2024
COJ is 7,588 hours. The 2025 and 2026 COJ forms are shorter than the
2024 form and take 80 minutes per response. The estimated time and
number of respondents for data quality follow-up remain the same. In
addition, it takes 5 minutes to verify jail status and point-of-contact
per jail for the 2025 and 2026 COJ. The burden for the 2025 and 2026
COJ is 4,447 hours for each collection. Jail verification takes 10
minutes per jail for the 2024 COJ. This burden is covered by BJS's
generic clearance agreement (OMB Control Number 1121-0339) and excluded
from the current OMB application.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The average annual burden is 5,494 hours, or
16,482 hours for three years of data collection.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: The estimated cost is $534,016.80.
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Total Burden Hours
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Average Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual reporting burden
respondents responses time (min) (hours)
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2024 COJ
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Data collection................ 2,900 Annual............ 2,900 150 7,250
Data quality follow-up......... 2,030 Annual............ 2,030 10 338
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Unduplicated Totals........ 2,900 .................. .............. ........... 7,588
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2025 COJ
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Data collection................ 2,900 Annual............ 2,900 80 3,867
Data quality follow-up......... 2,030 Annual............ 2,030 10 338
Jail status and point-of- 2,900 Annual............ 2,900 5 242
contact verification.
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Unduplicated Totals........ 2,900 .................. .............. ........... 4,447
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2026 COJ
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Data collection................ 2,900 Annual............ 2,900 80 3,867
Data quality follow-up......... 2,030 Annual............ 2,030 10 338
Jail status and point-of- 2,900 Annual............ 2,900 5 242
contact verification.
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Unduplicated Totals........ 2,900 .................. .............. ........... 4,447
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unduplicated Totals for 2,900 .................. .............. ........... 16,482
2024, 2025, and 2026 COJ.
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-03768 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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