[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7701-7702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02767]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection; 
Comment Requested; New Collection: Census of Adult Probation 
Supervising Agencies, 2014

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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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 April 11, 2014. 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 Lauren Glaze, Statistician, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 7th St., NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email 
[email protected]; phone (202) 305-9628).
    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: New Collection. While the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics conducted a census of probation and parole 
agencies in 1991, the 2014 Census of Adult Probation Supervising 
Agencies is now a standalone collection. This collection's scope is 
narrower and only includes adult probation agencies. The scope of the 
1991 census was broader and included both adult probation and parole 
agencies.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2014 Census of Adult Probation 
Supervising Agencies.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
    (a) Form number: CAPSA-AIF is the Agency Information Form (AIF) for 
public agencies, CAPSA-CIF is the Company Information Form (CIF) for 
private probation companies, CAPSA-1A is the questionnaire for public 
probation agencies, and CAPSA-1B is the questionnaire for private 
probation companies. Corrections Statistics Program, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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 or local government. Other: Federal 
government or private companies. The primary goals of the work under 
this clearance are to: 1) enhance and validate a national roster of 
probation agencies that supervise adults on probation for a felony (or 
those that supervise felons and misdemeanants) and private companies 
that directly supervise adult probationers; and 2) collect information 
from those agencies to report national and state-level statistics that 
provide a clear understanding of how adult probation in the United 
States is currently organized, the supervision policies and practices 
agencies have established to administer adult probation, the various 
types of functions adult probation agencies perform, and the different 
types of individuals supervised by adult probation agencies. The Bureau 
of Justice Statistics will use this information in published reports 
and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, 
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others

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interested in community corrections statistics.
    All agencies and companies that are believed to supervise adult 
probationers are on a preliminary roster that BJS and Westat, the data 
collection agent for the CAPSA, developed by reviewing and compiling 
data and information from various available resources. The CAPSA-AIF or 
CAPSA-CIF will be mailed to the head of each agency/company on the 
preliminary roster and the head of the agency/company will be asked to 
confirm the contact information for the agency/company and designate a 
respondent(s) to complete the CAPSA questionnaire. Agency/company heads 
will be asked to fax, email, or mail the AIF or CIF to Westat. 
Designated respondents from public probation agencies will receive the 
CAPSA-1A questionnaire and will be asked to report via the Internet 
through a web survey with telephone reporting as a secondary mode. 
Designated respondents from private probation companies will receive 
the CAPSA-1B questionnaire and will be asked to return the paper 
questionnaire by fax, email, or mail. Telephone will also serve as a 
secondary mode of data collection for private probation companies.
    The CAPSA-1A will collect information from public probation 
agencies about their branch and level of government, the various 
functions they perform, the policies and practices they have in place 
to administer adult probation related to both adult probationers and 
the community corrections officers that supervise them, the extent to 
which agencies have supervision authority, the various populations they 
serve, the size of their adult probation population, and funding 
sources for adult probation. In an effort to validate the roster of 
probation agencies and companies, respondents will also be asked to 
review a list of public probation agencies in their state to identify 
any that may be missing from the list. They will also be asked to 
report any private probation companies that supervise adult 
probationers in their state.
    The CAPSA-1B will collect information from private probation 
companies about the various functions they perform, the number of 
states for which they supervise adult probationers, the branches and 
levels of government from which they receive adult probationers to 
supervise, the extent to which any governmental entity conducts 
oversight of their supervision activities, the various populations they 
serve, the size of their adult probation population, and the practices 
and methods they use to administer adult probation.
    Both the CAPSA-1A and CAPSA-1B questionnaires will include 
questions to confirm that the agencies/companies supervise adult 
probationers and are therefore correctly included on the roster and 
fall within the scope of the CAPSA.
    In addition, because the organization of adult probation varies 
drastically not only by state but within particular states, as part of 
the work under this clearance to enhance and validate the roster of 
adult probation agencies and companies, one informant in each state, 
the District of Columbia, and the Federal system will be asked to 
complete a telephone interview. These contacts are necessary to assist 
in: (1) identifying any agencies that may be missing or should be 
removed from the roster (e.g., agencies that are no longer in 
operation); (2) updating information contained in the resources that 
have been used to develop the preliminary roster since some of the 
source material was only available from publications that were 
published 5 to 10 years ago; and (3) resolving questions about how 
probation is organized in the jurisdiction that stem from differences 
in the way probation in particular jurisdictions has been described in 
some of the materials used to develop the preliminary roster.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to respond:
    (a) CAPSA-AIF form: Approximately 2000 respondents, each taking an 
average 5 minutes to respond.
    (b) CAPSA-CIF form: Approximately 200 respondents, each taking an 
average of 5 minutes to respond.
    (c) CAPSA-1A form: Approximately 2,000 respondents, each taking an 
average of 65 minutes to respond.
    (d) CAPSA-1B form: Approximately 200 respondents, each taking an 
average of 31 minutes to respond.
    (e) 52 telephone calls to informants in each jurisdiction, each 
taking an average of 30 minutes to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,480 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 
20530..

    Dated: February 5, 2014.
    Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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