[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52207-52209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20260]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0065]


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

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-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

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collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES:  The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until October 20, 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 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 supervising agencies (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. 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)
 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.
    BJS received zero comments to its 60-day Federal Register Notice 
(https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/13/2021-14831/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested-extension-of-a). Responses to these comments will 
be included in the final clearance package submitted to OMB and 
available at the NCRP page on www.reginfo.gov (https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1121-0065).
    (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 2022: 50 state DOC respondents and seven 
separate parole supervising agencies (in six states and the District of 
Columbia). All 50 DOCs have recently submitted NCRP prison data, and 40 
DOCs or parole boards 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 8 hours per 
respondent for prisoner admissions and releases (NCRP-1A and NCRP-1B) 
and 8 hours for data on persons in prison at year-end (NCRP-1D), based 
on conversations with data providers during follow-up calls. The 
average of 8 hours per respondent considers that some respondents need 
just 2 hours to make a copy of a research database, while others may 
need to do additional work, including modifying computer programs, 
preparing input data, and documenting the record layout.
    In 2022-2024, BJS expects to have all 50 DOCs providing NCRP prison 
data.

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The burden for provision of the NCRP data will remain at the 2021 level 
of 14 hours per respondent due to the fact that the survey is not 
changing for this approval, for a total of 700 hours annually for the 
50 DOCs in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
    Burden hours for PCCS records (NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F): There are 
currently 40 jurisdictions submitting PCCS data (35 DOCs and 5 parole 
supervising agencies), and BJS estimates that extraction and submission 
of both the PCCS entries and exits takes an average of 8 hours per 
jurisdiction. In 2022-2024, BJS hope to recruit an additional 5 
jurisdictions to submit NCRP PCCS data. For those 40 supervising 
agencies currently responding, provision of the PCCS data in 2022-2024 
will total 320 hours (8 hours * 40 = 320 hours) annually. The total 
estimate for submission of PCCS for new jurisdictions in 2022-2024 is 
120 hours (24 hours * 5 = 120 hours). For new agencies, BJS assumes the 
initial submission will take about three times longer than established 
reporters to account for programming, questions, and submission. The 
total amount of time for all PCCS submissions annually 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. In 2022, 
BJS anticipates that one of the two parole supervising agencies 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 supervising agency 
submitting only PCCS data). This yields a total of 153 hours of follow-
up consultation after submission. 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 annual burden for provision of all NCRP data across the 
jurisdictions will participate in 2022-2024 is anticipated to be 1,293 
hours (700 hours for prison records, 440 hours for PCCS records, and 
153 hours for follow-up consultation), or 25 hours per respondent.
    (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, 2023, and 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.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 15, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-20260 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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