[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17575-17576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06949]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension and Minor Revision of Existing 
Collection; Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, and Annual 
Probation Survey (Short Form)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs 
(OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
May 27, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Tom Bonczar, 
Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20531 (email [email protected]; telephone 202-616-
3615).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This process is conducted in accordance 
with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and suggestions from the public 
and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
should address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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

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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 of 
currently approved collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual 
Probation Survey, and Annual Probation Survey (Short Form).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: CJ-7 Annual Parole 
Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation Survey; and CJ-8A Annual Probation Survey 
(Short Form). Corrections Statistics Program, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: state departments of corrections or state 
probation and parole authorities. Others: The Federal Bureau of 
Prisons, city and county courts and probation offices for which a 
central reporting authority does not exist. For the CJ-7 form, the 
affected public consists of 53 respondents including 51 central 
reporters (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from the 
remaining states), the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons responsible for keeping records on parolees. For the CJ-8 form, 
the affected public includes 307 reporters including 51 state 
respondents (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from 
the remaining states), the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons, and 254 from local authorities responsible for keeping records 
on probationers. For the CJ-8A form, the affected public includes 161 
reporters from local authorities responsible for keeping records on 
probationers. The Annual Parole Survey and Annual Probation surveys 
have been used since 1977 to collect annual yearend counts and yearly 
movements of community corrections populations; characteristics of the 
community supervision population, such as gender, racial composition, 
ethnicity, conviction status, offense, supervision status; outcomes 
including the number of revocations and the re-incarceration rate of 
parolees (i.e., recidivism measures); and the numbers of probationers 
and parolees who had their location tracked through a Global 
Positioning System (GPS). Starting with the 2014 Annual Probation 
Survey, two questions will be added to assess the scope of probation 
agencies being included by respondents and the levels of court 
responsible for referring adults to probation supervision. 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 estimated for an average respondent to respond: 521 respondents 
each taking an average of 1.63 hours to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 848 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 Square, 145 N Street NE., 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-06949 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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