[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29005]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics


Information Collection Under Review

    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'' from the date listed at the top of this 
page in the Federal Register.
    Request 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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through he use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. If you have additional comments or 
suggestions, please include them with your written response. If a copy 
of the proposed collection instrument with instructions is not 
published in this notice please contact the agency representative 
listed below if you wish to receive a copy contact: Dr. Jan M. Chaiken, 
Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20531. Telephone: 202-307-0765.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with Change, of 
a Previously Approved Collection for which Approval has Expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Inmates in State 
Correctional Facilities--1996, and Survey of Inmates in Federal 
Correctional Facilities--1996.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms NPS-13, and NPS-
25. Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief 
abstract: Primary: Federal and State Prison Management Officials. 
Other: None. Federal and State Prison Management Officials will be 
asked to furnish a list of all inmates in custody. The list will be 
checked for completeness with the NPS-13. Approximately 19,150 sampled 
State and Federal inmates will be asked a series of questions in a 
personal interview (NPS-25) using Computer Assisted Personal 
Interviewing. The interview will collect information on the controlling 
offense, demographic characteristics of the inmate, criminal history, 
alcohol and drug use, victims of violent crime and conditions of 
confinement. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in 
published reports, and for the United States Congress, the Executive 
Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, and others in the 
criminal justice community.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 278 responses 
at 1 hour each for the NPS-13 and 19,150 responses at 1 hour each for 
the NPS-25.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 19,428 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Systems 
Policy Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 850, Washington 
Center, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 21, 1995.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 95-29005 Filed 11-27-95; 8:45 am]
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