[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7849]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

action: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Reinstatement, 
with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired); Census of Jails, Form CJ-3, CJ-3 Addendum, CJ-3A, CJ-3B.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, has submitted the following information collection 
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is 
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on January 22, 1999, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until April 30, 1999. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202) 514-1590.
    Written comments and/or 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 function of the agency, 
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) 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 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:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: 1999 Census of Jails (CJ-3, 
CJ-3 Addendum, CJ-3A, CJ-3B).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, state, local, and tribal 
governments; multi-jurisdictional jail facilities; private jail 
facilities.
    The Census of Jails is the foundation for all national statistics 
on local jails and inmates. Whether the statistics are based on data 
reported by jail administrators from official records or on data 
reported by jail inmates in personal interviews, the census provides 
the frame from which to generalize to the nation and to track changes 
over time. Without a periodic census, sample surveys would be 
unreliable, and statistics would be based on a group of jails of 
unknown representativeness, that were simply convenient to contact and 
willing to respond. Previous censuses were conducted in 1970, 1972, 
1978, 1983, 1988, and 1993. The censuses include all locally 
administered confinement facilities that hold inmates beyond 
arraignment and are staffed by municipal or county employees. The 
censuses also include jails operated under contract for local 
governments (17 in 1993). Reporting units are typically jurisdictions 
(regional, county, parish, or municipal jails), which may contain one 
or more jail facilities (sites with separate administrators, staff, and 
budgets). Data are provided by a reporter in each jurisdiction, usually 
a jail administrator or county sheriff. 42 U.S.C. 3732 et seq. 
authorizes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice 
to collect this information.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that approximately 3,558 respondents will take an average of 
1 hour to complete the census.
    (6) An estimate of the public burden (in hours) associated with the 
collection: The total hour burden to complete the census is 3,289 
public burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy 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, 
or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.

    Dated: March 26, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-7849 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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