[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48891-48892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23719]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: Extension 
of a currently approved collection. Prison Population Reports Midyear 
Counts; and Prison Population Report Advance Year-end Counts--National 
Prisoner Statistics.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics (OJP/BJS) has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
(Volume 66, Number 106, Pages 29836-29837) on June 1, 2001, allowing 
for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until October 24, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
pubic 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 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-7285.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. 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 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) Minimizes 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 Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Prison Population Reports 
Midyear Counts; and Prison Population Report Advance Year-end Counts--
National Prisoner Statistics.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection. Form: NPS-1A; And NPS-1B. 
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: State Departments of Corrections. Others: The 
Federal Bureau of Prisons. For the NPS-1A form, 52 central reports (one 
from each State, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons) responsible for keeping records on inmates will be asked to 
provide information for the following categories: (a) As of June 30, 
the number of male and female inmates under their jurisdiction with 
maximum sentences of more than one year, one year or less; and 
unsentenced inmates; and (b) As of June 30, the number of male and 
female inmates in their custody with maximum sentences of more than one 
year, or year or less; and unsentenced inmates; and (c) As of June 30, 
the number of male and female inmates under their jurisdiction housed 
in privately-operated facility, either in state or out of state; and 
(d) As of June 30, number of male and female inmates in their custody 
by race and Hispanic origin.
    For the NPS-1B form, 52 central reporters (one from each State, the 
District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible 
for keeping records on inmates will be asked to provide information for 
the following categories: (a) As of December 31, the number of male and 
female inmates under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences or more 
than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates; and (b) The 
number of inmates housed in county or other local authority 
correctional facilities, or in other state or Federal facilities on 
December 31, solely to ease prison crowding; and (c) As of the direct 
result of state prison crowding during 2001, the number of inmates 
released via court order, administrative procedure or statute, 
accelerated release, sentence reduction, emergency release, or other 
expedited release; and (d) The aggregate rated, operational, and design 
capacities, by sex, of each State's correctional facilities at year-
end.
    The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in published 
reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, 
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and other interested 
in criminal justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to

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respond: 52 respondents each taking an average 3.0 hours to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 156 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Information Management and 
Security Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department 
of Justice, 601 D Street, NW., Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, NW., 
Washington, DC 20004.

    Dated: September 18, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-23719 Filed 9-21-01; 8:45 am]
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