[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3757-3758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1210]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0311]


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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of Existing Collection With Change; National Inmate Survey.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, will 
be submitting 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 March 23, 2010. 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 Paige M. Harrison, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
514-0809).
    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 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 
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 existing 
collection with change.
    (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: Paper and Pencil 
questionnaires--PAPI M12, PAPI M<12, PAPI F12, PAPI F<12, SP PAPI M12, 
SP PAPI M<12, SP PAPI F12, SP PAPI F<12; Facility Characteristics 
survey--NIS FS. 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 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

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estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that 
105,500 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 57,592 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required 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: January 19, 2010.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-1210 Filed 1-21-10; 8:45 am]
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