[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16765-16766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8257]


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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 existing collection: annual parole survey, annual probation survey, 
and annual probation survey (short term).

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
Bureau of Justice Statistics 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 67, page 921 on January 8, 2002, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until May 8, 2002. 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 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 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) 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 collection:
    (1) Type of information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual 
Probation Survey, and Annual Probation Survey (Short Form).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms: CJ-7; CJ-8; and 
CJ-8A. 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 or State 
probation and Parole authority. Others: The Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
city and county courts and probation officers for which a central 
reporting authority does not exist. For the CJ-7 form, 54 central 
reporters (two State jurisdictions in California and one each from the 
remaining States, the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons, and one local authority) responsible for keeping records on 
parolees will be asked to provide information for the following 
categories:
    (a) As of January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, the number of 
adult parolees under their jurisdiction;
    (b) The number of adults entering parole during 2002 through 
discretionary release from prison, mandatory release from prison, or 
reinstatement of parole;
    (c) The number of adults released from parole during 2002 through 
successful completion, incarceration, transfer to another parole 
jurisdiction, or death;
    (d) Whether adult parolees supervised out of State have been 
included in the total number of parolees on December 31, 2002, and the 
number of adult parolees supervised out of State;
    (e) As of December 31, 2002, the number of male and female parolees 
under this jurisdiction;
    (f) As of December 31, 2002, the number of white (not of Hispanic 
origin), black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic or Latino, American 
Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or additional 
categories in their information systems;
    (g) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult parolees under 
their jurisdiction with a sentence of more than one year, or a year or 
less;
    (h) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult parolees under 
their jurisdiction who were active, inactive, absconders, or supervised 
out of state;
    (i) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult parolees under 
their jurisdiction who were supervised following a discretionary 
release, a mandatory release, a special conditional release, or other 
type of release from prison;
    (j) Whether the parole authority operated an intensive supervision 
program, a program involving electronic monitoring, or had any parolees 
enrolled in a program that approximates a bootcamp, and the number of 
adult parolees in each of the programs as of December 31, 2002; and
    (k) Of the adult parolees who died between January 1 and December 
31, 2002, the number of deaths by gender and the number of deaths by 
race.

For the CJ-8 form, 333 reporters (one from each State, the District of 
Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and 295 from local 
authorities) responsible for keeping records on probations will be 
asked to provide information for the following categories:
    (a) As of January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, the number of 
adult probationers under their jurisdiction:
    (b) The number of adults entering probation during 2002 with and 
without a sentence to incarceration;
    (c) The number of adults discharged from probation during 2002 
through successful completion, incarceration, a detainer or warrant, 
transfer to another parole jurisdiction, and death;
    (d) Whether adult parolees supervised out of State have been 
included in the total number of parolees on December 31, 2002, and the 
number of adult parolees supervised out of State;
    (e) As of December 31, 2002, the number of male and female 
probationers under their jurisdiction;

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    (f) As of December 31, 2002, the number of white (not of Hispanic 
origin), black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic or Latino, American 
Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or additional 
categories in their information system;
    (g) As December 31, 2002, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were sentenced for a felony, misdemeanor, or 
other offense type;
    (h) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult probationers who 
had as their most serious offense a drug law violation, driving while 
intoxicated, other traffic offense, or domestic violence offense.
    (i) Whether the probation authority supervised any probations held 
in local jails, prisons, or an INS holding facility, and the number of 
adult probationers held in each on December 31, 2002;
    (j) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who had entered probation with a direct sentence to 
probation, a split sentence to probation, a suspended sentence to 
incarceration, or a suspended imposition of sentence;
    (k) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were active, inactive, absconders, or supervised 
out of State; and
    (l) Whether the probation authority operated an intensive 
supervision program, a program involving electronic monitoring, or had 
any probationers enrolled in a program that approximates a bootcamp, 
and the number of adult probationers in each of the programs as of 
December 31, 2002.
    (m) Whether the probation authority contracted out to a private 
agency for supervision, and the number of probationers supervised by a 
private agency that here included in the total population of December 
31, 2002.
    For the CJ-8A form, 150 reporters (from local authorities) 
responsible for keeping records on probationers will be asked to 
provide information for the following categories:
    (a) As of January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, the number of 
adult probationers under their jurisdiction;
    (b) The number of adults entering probation and discharged from 
probation during 2002;
    (c) As of December 31, 2002, the number of male and female 
probationers under their jurisdiction; and
    (d) As of December 31, 2002, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were sentenced for a felony, misdemeanor, or 
other offense type.
    The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in published 
reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, 
practitioners, reasearchs, students, the media, and others interested 
in criminal justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. There are five 
hundred and thirty-seven respondents, each taking an average 1.17 hours 
to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Six hundred and fifty six annual burden hours are 
associated with this information collection.
    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 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: March 29, 2002.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-8257 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]
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