[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26598-26599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09190]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 
June 30, 2023.

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, 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,

[[Page 26599]]

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.

    Abstract: These establishment surveys provide BJS with the capacity 
to report annually on changes in the size and composition of the 
community corrections populations in the United States. The surveys 
also track key outcomes of offenders on probation or parole, such as 
completion of supervision terms and return to incarceration (or 
recidivism). Data are collected from the known universe of probation 
and parole supervising agencies, using central reporters wherever 
possible to minimize burden the public. The ASPP provides the only 
national level, regularly collected, data on the community corrections 
populations, and, as such, they inform this key stage of the criminal 
justice process. Revisions include an updated frame of probation 
agencies including additional misdemeanor only supervising agencies, as 
well changes to the probation survey forms (CJ-8 and CJ-8M) to collect 
information separately for felony and misdemeanant probation.
    Overview of this information collection:
    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Surveys of Probation 
and Parole.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The Annual Surveys of 
Probation and Parole (ASPP) contain three forms: CJ-7: Annual Parole 
Survey CJ-8: Annual Probation Survey and CJ-8M: Annual Probation Survey 
(Misdemeanant Supervision Only). The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond as well 
as the obligation: The affected public is Federal Government. The 
obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The ASPP will 
collect data from approximately 860 supervising agencies. The ASPP will 
collect data from approximately 860 supervising agencies. For each data 
collection cycle, we estimate an average burden of 96 minutes for the 
survey form CJ-7, 150 minutes for the updated survey form CJ-8, and 20 
minutes for the updated survey form CJ-M. If needed, respondents to the 
CJ-7 and CJ-8 will be contacted by email or telephone to verify data 
quality issues. We estimate that data quality follow-up is needed for 
70% of the CJ-7 and CJ-8 respondents (213) in each cycle and will run 
an average of 15 minutes for each respondent. We estimate a 10-minute 
follow-up for half (304) of the CJ-8M respondents.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 3,015 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information collection (1,005 per three 
years).

                                               Total Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Total annual
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total annual      Time per         burden
                                    respondents                      responses       response         (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Survey..........................             860               1             860           3.506           3,015
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Unduplicated Totals.........             860  ..............             860           3,015           3,015
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If additional information is required contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 25, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-09190 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-18-P