[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22562-22563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09878]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0094]


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection: Annual Survey of Jails; Deaths in 
Custody Reporting Program--Local Jails; Survey of Jails in Indian 
Country

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, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting a revision to an 
existing information collection to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
July 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Mary Cowhig, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-353-4982).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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 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;
--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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

    Overview of this Information Collection Revision:
    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Survey of Jails; Deaths 
in Custody Reporting Program--Local Jails; Survey of Jails in Indian 
Country.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: This revision will only 
affect pre-data collection verification calls to local jails for the 
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program--Local Jails collection, and will 
not require formal changes to any data collection forms.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: County and city jail authorities. This 
revision will not impact the tribal jail respondents. The Deaths in 
Custody Reporting Program--Local Jails obtains annual data from all 
local jails on the number and nature of deaths of inmates in the 
custody of the jail. Please refer to the original OMB package (1121-
0094) for a full description of the collection.
    Each year, prior to the next cycle of the Deaths in Custody 
Reporting Program--Local Jails data collection, verification calls are 
made to jail respondents to learn about changes in

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the jail jurisdiction point of contact and leadership, facility 
eligibility, closures and openings, and the feasibility of capturing 
information on inmate and facility characteristics in the Deaths in 
Custody Reporting Program (DCRP). BJS requests the addition of 4 
questions to the verification calls made to the 3,000 local jails to: 
(1) Determine whether or not their data management systems maintain an 
aggregate count of non-U.S. citizens held in their facilities, by 
conviction status; and (2) assess jails' ability and willingness to 
report these counts to BJS.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 3,000 respondents, 
each taking an additional 6 minutes during annual verification calls 
for the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program--Local Jails collection. 
This brings the total burden per DCRP respondent to about 30 minutes 
each year or 1 hour if the jail has a death and submits an individual-
level death record.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 3,245 total burden hours 
associated with all three jail collections annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 11, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-09878 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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