[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7280-7281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4340]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics


Notice of Information Collection Under Review

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for the public to comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code 
of Federal Regulation, Part 1320.10.
    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 agency' 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

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    (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 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: Ms. Caroline Wolf Harlow, 
Room 1009, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Indiana Building, 633 Indiana 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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, 1996-1997. Survey of Inmates in Federal 
Correctional Facilities, 1996-1997.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: NPS-12, 13, 14, 
24, 25, 26, 27, and 32. Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief 
abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: State, Local or 
Tribal Government. This survey will be used to profile State and 
Federal prison inmates nationwide; to determine trends in inmate 
composition, criminal history and alcohol and drug use; and gun use and 
crime; and to report on the victims of crime. The data will be used by 
BJS, Congress, the Executive Office of the President, researchers, 
practitioners, and others in the criminal justice community. No other 
collection series provides these data.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 19,428 
respondents at 1 hour per response.
    (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, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 21, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-4340 Filed 2-26-96; 8:45 am]
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