[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34241-34242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11921]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: 
Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey

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 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.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
August 3, 2020.

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 
Barbara Oudekerk, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3904).

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

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of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual 
Probation Survey.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers for the 
questionnaire are CJ-7 Annual Parole Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation 
Survey; CJ-8a Annual Probation Survey (Short Form). The applicable 
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required 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 52 respondents including 50 central 
reporters, 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 360 reporters including 40 state respondents, 
the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and 318 from 
local authorities responsible for keeping records on probationers. For 
the CJ-8A form, the affected public includes 448 reporters who are all 
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, and supervision status. In 2020, respondents will be 
asked a few questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected 
their agency.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 860 respondents 
total; 412 with an averaged time of 1.75 hours for response and 448 
with an average time 0.625 hours to respond. 860 respondents will be 
asked additional COVID-19 questions with an average time to complete of 
0.33 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 1,001 total burden hours 
associated with this collection, with an additional 287 hours in 2020 
for the COVID-19 questions. The total burden for the 2020 data 
collection is 1,288.
    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 28, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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