[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36773-36775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14831]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0065]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: 
National Corrections Reporting Program

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 
September 13, 2021.

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 
Danielle Kaeble, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-598-1024).

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: National Corrections 
Reporting Program. The collection includes the following parts: 
Prisoner Admission Report, Prisoner Release Report, Prisoners in 
Custody at Year-end Report, Post-Custody Community Supervision Entry 
Report, Post-Custody Community Supervision Exit Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): NCRP-1A, 
NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D, NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Corrections 
Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: 50 state departments of corrections 
(DOCs) and 7 parole boards (in six states and the District of 
Columbia). The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) is the 
only national data collection furnishing annual individual-level 
information for state prisoners at five points in the incarceration 
process: Prison admission, prison release, annual year-end prison 
custody census, entry to post-custody community corrections 
supervision, and exits from post-custody community corrections 
supervision. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the U.S. Congress, 
researchers, and criminal justice practitioners use these data to 
describe annual movements of adult offenders through state correctional 
systems, as well as to examine long-term trends in time served in 
prison, demographic and offense characteristics of inmates, sentencing 
practices in the states that submit data, transitions between 
incarceration and community corrections, and recidivism. Providers of 
the data are personnel in the states' Departments of Corrections and 
Parole, and all data are submitted on a voluntary basis. The NCRP 
collects the following administrative data on each inmate in 
participating states' custody:

 County of sentencing
 State and federal inmate identification numbers
 Dates of: Birth, prison admission, prison release, projected 
prison release, mandatory prison release, eligibility hearing for post-
custody community corrections supervision, post-custody community 
corrections supervision entry, post-custody community corrections 
supervision exit
 First, middle, and last names
 Demographic information: Sex, race, Hispanic origin, education 
level, prior military service, date and type of last discharge from 
military
 Offense type and number of counts per inmate for a maximum of 
three convicted offenses per inmate
 Total sentence length imposed
 Type of facility where inmate is serving sentence (for year-
end custody census records only, the name of the facility is also 
requested)
 Country of current citizenship, country of birth, and status 
of current U.S. citizenship
 Type of prison admission
 Type of prison release
 Location of post-custody community supervision exit or post-
custody community supervision office (post-custody community 
supervision records only)
 Social security number
 Address of last residence prior to incarceration
 Prison security level at which the inmate is held

    BJS is not proposing making additions or deletions from the 
previously approved collection.
    BJS uses the information gathered in NCRP in published reports and 
statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, 
students, the media, others interested in criminal justice statistics, 
and the general public via the BJS website.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS anticipates 
57 respondents to NCRP by 2024: 50 state DOC respondents and seven 
separate parole boards (in six states and the District of Columbia). 
Burden hours for the three collection years (2022-2024) differ based on 
whether a state has previously submitted NCRP prison and PCCS data in 
recent years. All 50 DOCs have recently submitted NCRP prison data, but 
currently, only 35 DOCs have submitted PCCS data in the last four 
years.

Burden Hours for Prison Records (NCRP-1A, NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D)

    All 50 DOCs have recently submitted NCRP prison data, so the 
average time needed to continue providing prison data is expected to be 
7 hours per respondent for both prisoner admissions and releases (NCRP-
1A and NCRP-1B) and 7 hours for data on persons in prison at year-end 
(NCRP-1D). For 2022-2024, the total burden estimate of 14 hours per DOC 
for a total of 700 hours annually for the 50 DOCs (14 hours*50 = 70 
hours). This is the same estimate as given for the 2021 collection 
since BJS is not requesting changes to the collection.

Burden Hours for PCCS Records (NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F)

    There are currently 37 jurisdictions submitting PCCS data (32 DOCs 
and 5 parole boards), and BJS estimates that extraction and submission 
of both the PCCS entries and exits takes an average of 8 hours per 
jurisdiction. In 2022, BJS anticipates that 3 additional DOCs and one 
parole board will submit data, with the burden for each new 
jurisdiction being 24 hours to set up extraction programs and make the 
submission. Thus, the burden for PCCS records is 296 hours for those 
already submitting (8 hours*37 = 296 hours), and 96 hours for new 
submissions (24 hours*4 = 96). The total amount of time for all PCCS 
submissions in 2022 is 392 hours.
    In 2023, BJS hope to recruit an additional 7 DOCs and the remaining 
parole board to submit NCRP PCCS data. The total estimate for 
submission of PCCS for new jurisdictions in 2023 is 192 hours (24 
hours*8 = 192 hours). For those 40 DOCs and 6 parole boards currently 
responding, provision of the PCCS data in 2023 will total 368 hours (8 
hours*46 = 368 hours). The total amount of time for all PCCS 
submissions in 2023 is 560 hours.
    Similarly, BJS hopes that the remaining 2 DOCs will submit PCCS 
data for the first time in 2024. The remaining non-reporting DOCs would 
need a total of 48 hours to create data extraction programs and begin 
data submission (24 hours*2 = 48 hours). Those jurisdictions (42 DOCs 
and 7 parole boards) who provided NCRP PCCS data in 2023 will require 
392 hours total to do the same in 2024 (8 hours*49 = 392 hours). The 
total amount of time for all PCCS submissions in 2024 is 440 hours.

Burden Hours for Data Review/Follow-Up Consultations

    Follow-up consultations with respondents are usually necessary 
while processing the data to obtain further information regarding the 
definition, completeness and accuracy of their report. The duration of 
these follow-up consultations will vary based on the number of record 
types submitted, so BJS has estimated an average of 3 hours per 
jurisdiction to cover all of the records (prison and/or PCCS) 
submitted.

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In 2022, BJS anticipates that one of the two parole boards not 
currently submitting PCCS data will begin to submit, so the number of 
jurisdictions requiring follow-up consultations is 51 (50 DOCs 
submitting at least the prison data, and one parole board submitting 
only PCCS data). This yields a total of 153 hours of follow-up 
consultation after submission (3 hours*51 = 153 hours).
    This total estimate of 153 hours for data review/follow-up 
consultations remains the same for 2023 and 2024.

Total Burden Hours for Submitting NCRP Data

    BJS anticipates that the total burden for provision and data 
follow-up of all NCRP data across the participating jurisdictions in 
2022-2024 to be 1,293 hours (700 hours for prison records, 440 hours 
for PCCS records, and 153 hours for follow-up consultation).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,293 total burden hours 
associated with this collection in 2022-2024.
    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: July 8, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-14831 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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