[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30741-30742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13095]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0102]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; 
Comments Requested: Prison Population Reports: Summary of Sentenced 
Population Movement--National Prisoner Statistics, Extension and 
Revision of Existing Collection

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review.

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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. This proposed information collection was published in the 
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 50, page 14073 on March 15, 2011, 
allowing for a 60 day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments until June 27, 2011. This process is in accordance with 
5CRF 1320.10.
    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

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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 
points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
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 agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed 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 
submissions 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: Primary: State Departments of Corrections. Others: The 
Federal Bureau of Prisons. 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, 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 6.5 hours for 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., Room 2E-808, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: May 23, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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