[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58004-58005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16179]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:Proposed 
Collection; National Inmate Survey.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty 
days'' until December 1, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance 
with 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 Allen J. Beck, PhD., Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
616-3277).
    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

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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: New data collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Inmate Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form numbers not 
available at this time. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs, Department of Justice is the sponsor for the 
collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government. 
Other: Federal Government, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions. The work under this clearance will be used to develop 
surveys to produce estimates for the incidence and prevalence of sexual 
assault within correctional facilities as required under the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 90,100 respondents will spend approximately 30 minutes on average 
responding to the survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 45,360 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Bryant, 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: September 27, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E6-16179 Filed 9-29-06; 8:45 am]
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