[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13588]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Reinstatement with changes of a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired: The National Survey of Inmates in Local 
Jails.

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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 
July 30, 2001.
    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 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's estimate of the burden of 
the 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.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, please write to Larry Greenfeld, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20531. If you need a copy of the collection instruments 
with instructions, or have additional information, please contact Doris 
James Wilson at (202) 616-3625.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: The National Survey of 
Inmates in Local Jails.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: SIJ-43(X) CAPI instrument; 
and SIJ-50(X) Sampling Questionnaire. Corrections Statistics, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and households. Others: State and 
local governments. The national survey will include an estimated 7,500 
personal interviews with inmates held in local facilities. The national 
survey will include a full scale implementation of the CAPI 
questionnaire, automated data control systems, and sample selection 
instruments. This is a national survey that will profile jail inmates 
nationwide to determine trends in inmate composition, criminal history, 
drug abuse, mental and medical status, gun use and crime, and inmate 
activities while in jail. Data from this national survey will be used 
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics in published reports and the U.S. 
Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justice statistics. No other collection series provides these data.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to respond: 8,420 
respondents--7,500 personal interviews each taking an average 1 hour to 
respond; and 460 jails taking \1/4\ an hour to provide a roster of 
inmates; and 460 jails at \1/4\ an hour to verify the roster.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 7,730 annual burden hours.
    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, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., National Place Building, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 24, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-13588 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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