[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20230-20232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08175]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection; 2014 Census of Adult Probation 
Supervising Agencies

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 79, 
Number 27, pages 7701-7702, on February 10, 2014, allowing a 60-day 
comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``thirty days'' 
until May 12, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden or associated response time, should be directed to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 
20503 or send to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10. 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:

--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 agency's 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.

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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: 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.
    (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 interested 
in community corrections statistics.
    All agencies and companies that are believed to supervise adult 
probationers are on a preliminary roster that BJS, Westat, and the 
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) developed by reviewing 
and compiling data and information from various available resources. 
(Westat and APPA are the data collection agents for the 2014 CAPSA) 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 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, the use of and 
number of adult probationers held in community-based correctional 
facilities, 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 1,760 respondents, each taking an 
average of 5 minutes to respond with 2 minutes of follow-up.
    (b) CAPSA-CIF form: Approximately 204 respondents, each taking an 
average of 5 minutes to respond with 2 minutes of follow-up.
    (c) CAPSA-1A form: Approximately 1,760 respondents, each taking an 
average of 65 minutes to respond with 10 minutes of follow-up.
    (d) CAPSA-1B form: Approximately 204 respondents, each taking an 
average of 30 minutes to respond with 5 minutes of follow-up.
    (e) 52 telephone calls to informants in each jurisdiction, each 
taking an average of 30 minutes with 5 minutes of follow-up.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,578 total 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 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.


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    Dated: April 8, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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