[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5380-5381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1219]


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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: New 
collection: Census of Jail Facilities.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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 collected is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. The proposed 
information collected was previously published in the Federal Register 
at Volume 70, Number 168, page 51846, on August 31, 2005, allowing a 
60-day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an 
additional 30 days for public comment until March 3, 2006. This process 
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden or 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.
    Requests for 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:
     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 agency's 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: Reinstatement, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Census of Jail Facilities.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: CJ-3F. 
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: County and City jail authorities and Tribal 
authorities. The Census of Jail Facilities, together with the Census of 
Jail Inmates, is the foundation for all national statistics on local 
jails and inmates. These censuses provide the frames from which to 
generalize to the Nation and to track changes over time. Without a 
periodic census, sample surveys would be unreliable, only sources of 
objective descriptions of the operation of local jails.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Three thousand 
eighty-four respondents each taking an average of 120 minutes to 
respnd.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 6,168 annual total burden 
hours associated with the collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Management 
Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 
1600, 601 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.

    Dated: December 23, 2005.
Robert B. Briggs,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E6-1219 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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