[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14073-14074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5966]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0102]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
and revision of existing collection; Prison Population Reports: Summary 
of Sentenced Population Movement--National Prisoner Statistics.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, will 
be submitting the following information collection 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 May 16, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Paul Guerino by e-mail at 
[email protected] or at (202) 307-0349.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Paul Guerino at 202-307-0349 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-
3176.
    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 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: Extension and minor revision 
currently approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Summary of Sentenced Population 
Movement--National Prisoner Statistics.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: NPS-1B. 
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: For the NPS-1B form, 51 central reporters (one from 
each and the Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible for keeping records 
on inmates will be asked to provide information for the following 
categories:
    (a) As of December 31, the number of male and female inmates within 
their custody and under their jurisdiction with maximum sentences of 
more than one year, one year or less; and unsentenced inmates;
    (b) The number of inmates housed in privately operated facilities, 
county or other local authority correctional facilities, or in other 
state or Federal facilities on December 31;
    (c) Prison admission information in the calendar year for the 
following categories: New court commitments,

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parole violators, other conditional release violators returned, 
transfers from other jurisdictions, AWOLs and escapees returned, and 
returns from appeal and bond;
    (d) Prison release information in the calendar year for the 
following categories: Expirations of sentence, commutations, other 
conditional releases, probations, supervised mandatory releases, 
paroles, other conditional releases, deaths by cause, AWOLs, escapes, 
transfers to other jurisdictions, and releases to appeal or bond;
    (e) Number of inmates under jurisdiction on December 31 by race and 
Hispanic origin;
    (f) Number of inmates in custody classified as non-citizens and/or 
under 18 years of age;
    (g) Testing of incoming inmates for HIV; and HIV infection and AIDS 
cases on December 31; and
    (h) The aggregate rated, operational, and design capacities, by 
sex, of each State's correctional facilities at year-end.
    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 needed for an average respondent to respond to both forms: 51 
respondents each taking an average 6.5 total hours to respond to the 
NPS-1B. Burden hours are down by 76 hours since the last clearance 
because we are eliminating the NPS-1A midyear counts to reduce 
redundancy. We plan to establish a series of rotating short forms to 
replace the NPS-1A which will collect data on special topics, such as 
mental health, medical problems, and reentry, but these forms are in 
the working stages. A supplemental approval and burden adjustment will 
be sought through OMB when the materials are ready for review.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 332 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-808, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: March 9, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-5966 Filed 3-14-11; 8:45 am]
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