[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 38295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13827]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Justice Programs: Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 
Reinstatement with changes of a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired: Survey of inmates in State and Federal 
Correctional Facilities, 2003.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days, 
until August 2, 2002. This process is in accordance with the 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Tracy L. Snell, Statistician, (202) 616-
3288, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 
Seventh St., NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    Request 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 
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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with Change, of 
a Previously Approved Collection for which Approval has Expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Inmates in State and 
Federal Correctional Facilities--2003.
    (3) Agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: NPS-25 CAPI Instrument and 
NPS-13 Sampling Questionnaire. Corrections Unit, 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. Others: State government and 
Federal government. The pretest survey will include an estimated 100 
personal interviews with inmates held in State and Federal prisons. The 
national survey will include an estimated 16,000 personal interviews 
with State prison inmates and 4,000 personal interviews with Federal 
prison inmates. The surveys will include a full-scale implementation of 
the CAPI questionnaire, automated data control systems, and sample 
selection. The survey will profile prison inmates nationwide to 
determine trends in inmate composition, criminal history, drug abuse, 
mental and physical health status, gun use and crime, and inmate 
activities while in prison. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses 
information from the national survey in published reports, and for 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 responses and the amount of 
time estimated for an average response: There will be an estimated 295 
responses at 1 hour each for the NPS-13; 4,950 hours of prison staff 
time to escort inmates to/from interview sites; and 20,100 inmate 
responses at 1 hour each for the NPS-25.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total public burden is 25,435 annual 
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, 
Room 1600, Patrick Henry building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: May 28, 2002.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-13827 Filed 5-31-02; 8:45 am]
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