[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39527-39529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13427]


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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: annual 
parole survey, annual probation survey, and annual probation survey 
(short form).

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
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 70, Number 83, page 
22705 on May 2, 2005, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until August 8, 2005. 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) 395-5806. 
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies 
concerning the proposed

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collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address 
one or more of the following four points:
     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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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 sponsoring the collection: Form Numbers: CJ-7, CJ-8, and CJ-
8A. Corrections Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local or tribal governments: 
State Departments of Corrections or State probation and Parole 
authority. City and county courts and probation offices for which a 
central reporting authority does not exist. Other: Federal Government: 
The Federal Bureau of Prisons.
    Brief Abstract: 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, 2005, and December 31, 2005, the number of 
adult parolees under their jurisdiction;
    (b) The number of adults entering parole during 2005 through 
discretionary release from prison, mandatory release from prison, or 
reinstatement of parole;
    (c) The number of adults released from parole during 2005 through 
successful completion, incarceration, absconder status, 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, 2005, and the 
number of adult parolees supervised out of State;
    (e) As of December 31, 2005, the number of male and female parolees 
under their jurisdiction;
    (f) As of December 31, 2005, the number of white (not of Hispanic 
origin), black or African American (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic 
or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or 
Pacific Islander, two or more races, or additional categories in their 
information systems;
    (g) As of December 31, 2005, 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, 2005, the number of adult parolees who had 
as their most serious offense a violent, property, drug, or other 
offense;
    (i) As of December 31, 2005, the number of adult parolees under 
their jurisdiction who were active, inactive, absconders, or supervised 
out of state;
    (j) As of December 31, 2005, 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;
    (k) 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, 2005; and
    (l) Of the adult parolees who died between January 1 and December 
31, 2005, the number of deaths, by gender and by race.
    For the CJ-8 form, 352 reporters (one from each State, the District 
of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and 300 from local 
authorities) responsible for keeping records on probations will be 
asked to provide information for the following categories:
    (a) As of January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2005, the number of 
adult probationers under their jurisdiction;
    (b) The number of adults entering probation during 2005 with and 
without a sentence to incarceration;
    (c) The number of adults discharged from probation during 2005 
through successful completion, incarceration, absconder status, a 
detainer or warrant, transfer to another parole jurisdiction, and 
death;
    (d) Whether adult probationers supervised out of State have been 
included in the total number of probationers on December 31, 2005, and 
the number of adult probationers supervised out of State;
    (e) As of December 31, 2005, the number of male and female 
probationers under their jurisdiction;
    (f) As of December 31, 2002, the number of white (not of Hispanic 
origin), black or African American (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic 
or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or 
Pacific Islander, two or more races, or additional categories in their 
information system;
    (g) As of December 31, 2005, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were sentenced for a felony, misdemeanor, or 
other offense type;
    (h) As of December 31, 2005, the number of adult probationers who 
had as their most serious offense a sexual assault, domestic violence 
offense, other assault, burglary, larceny or theft, fraud, drug law 
violation, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol 
or drugs, or other traffic offense.
    (i) Whether the probation authority supervised any probationers 
held in local jails, prisons, community-based correctional facilities, 
or an ICE holding facility, and the number of adult probationers held 
in each on December 31, 2005;
    (j) As of December 31, 2005, 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, 2005, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were active, in a residential or other treatment 
program, inactive, absconders, those on warrant status, or supervised 
out of state;
    (l) Whether the probation authority supervised any ``paper-only'' 
probationers who have never been under active supervision, and the 
number of those ``paper-only'' adult probationers on December 31, 2005;
    (m) 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

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probationers in each of the programs as of December 31, 2005; and
    (n) Whether the probation authority contracted out to a private 
agency for supervision, and the number of probationers supervised by a 
private agency that were included in the total population on December 
31, 2005.
    For the CJ-8A form, 117 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, 2005, and December 31, 2005, the number of 
adult probationers under their jurisdiction;
    (b) The number of adults entering probation and discharged from 
probation during 2005;
    (c) As of December 31, 2005, the number of male and female 
probationers under their jurisdiction;
    (d) As of December 31, 2005, the number of adult probationers under 
their jurisdiction who were sentenced for a felony, misdemeanor, or 
other offense type.
    (e) Whether the probation authority supervised any ``paper-only'' 
probationers who have never been under active supervision, and the 
number of those ``paper-only'' adult probationers on December 31, 2005; 
and
    (f) Whether the probation authority supervised any probationers 
held in a community-based correctional facility, and the number of 
adult probationers held in each on December 31, 2005.
    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.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that there will be 523 respondents, each taking 1.17 hours to 
respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 668 annual burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 5, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
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