[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53812-53813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20950]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: 
reinstatement, with change, 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. This proposed information collection was previously published 
in the Federal Register Volume 67, Number 106, page 38295 on June 3, 
2002, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until September 18, 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.
    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 
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 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: 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: Form: NPS-25 CAPI Instrument; 
NPS-13 Sampling Questionnaire; and NPS-27, Inmate letter. Corrections 
Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of

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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 and Federal 
governments. The national survey will include an estimated 20,000 
personal interviews with inmates held in State and Federal prisons. The 
survey will be conducted using a CAPI questionnaire, automated data 
control systems, and sample selection instruments. This is a national 
survey that will profile State and Federal prison inmates to determine 
trends in inmate composition, criminal history, drug/alcohol use and 
treatment, mental health and medical conditions, gun use and crime, and 
victims of crime. 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 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 an average of 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 25,345 hours.

IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, CONTACT: Ms. 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: August 12, 2002.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-20950 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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