[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-821]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Extension of a 
currently approved collection); National Corrections Reporting Program.

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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. This proposed information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until 
March 13, 2000.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or 
additional information, please contact Ellen Wesley, 202-616-3558, 
Office of Budget and Management Services, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.
    Written comments and 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 a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: National Corrections 
Reporting Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: NCRP-1A, NCRP-1B, 
NCRP-1C, and NCRP-1D. Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: State Departments of Corrections. The 
National Corrections Reporting Program is the only national level data 
collection that provides information on sentence length, expected time 
to be served in prison, actual time served by released prisoners, 
method of release, time served on parole, type of parole discharge, 
offense composition of offenders entering and exiting prison and 
parole, and other characteristics of inmates and parolees. The data is 
used by Department of Justice officials, the U.S. Congress, prison 
administrators, researchers, and policy makers to assess current trends 
and patterns in the Nation's correctional populations.
    (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 41 respondents will take an average 2 hours to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,196 hours annual burden. If additional 
information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information Management 
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1220, National 
Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 22, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-821 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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