[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39538-39539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19070]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


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

ACTION: Extension of Existing Collection: The Survey of Inmates in 
Local Jails.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 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 collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2001 Volume 66, 
page 29590, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
August 30, 2001. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of

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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 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 the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with changes of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: The National Survey of Inmates in 
Local Jails.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice 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 or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: 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 CAPI questionnaire, automated data control 
systems, and sample selection instruments. This is a national survey 
that will profile jail inmates nationwide to determinate trends in 
inmate composition, criminal history, drug abuse, mental and medical 
status, gun use and crime, and to report on victims of crime. This 
national survey will allow us to identify problems and to make 
improvements prior to the national survey to ensure an accurate data 
set. The data from the 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 estimated for an average respondent to respond. An estimated 
8,420 respondents--7,500, taking an average 1.0 hours to respond; 460 
at \1/4\ an hour; and 460 at \1/4\ an hour to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are 7,730 burden hours associated with this 
information collection.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instruction, or 
additional information, please contact Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600, 
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 26, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-19070 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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