[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32246-32247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10697]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0094]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

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The proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register, volume 88 page 10937, on February 22, 2023, allowing 
a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics received four comments. Two of the 
comments expressed support for the continuation of the Annual Survey of 
Jails. The other two comments suggested new items to collect in the 
survey, including diagnosed disability and education level at 
admission; education and job training received during incarceration; 
job preparedness upon release; information on people who identify as 
transgender; jail population counts by combined race/ethnicity and sex 
categories; and admissions and releases from jail by race/ethnicity.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 20, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 Zhen Zeng, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 
20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-9955).

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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1121-0094. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: CJ-5, 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 a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal 
Governments.
    Abstract: The ASJ is the only national collection that tracks 
annual changes in the local jail population in the United States and 
provides national estimates on the number of persons confined in jails, 
the number of persons jails supervised in programs outside jail, 
characteristics of the jail population, counts of admissions and 
releases, and number of staff employed. Policymakers, correctional 
administrators, and government officials use the ASJ data to develop 
new policies and procedures, plan budgets, and maintain critical 
oversight. The ASJ is fielded every year except in the years when BJS 
conducts the Census of Jails (OMB Control No. 1121-0100). BJS requests 
clearance for the 2023 and 2025 ASJ under OMB Control No. 1121-0094. In 
2024, BJS plans to conduct the Census of Jails and will not field the 
ASJ in the same year. In 2023, BJS will introduce a verification module 
to the web instrument to update (1) the agency's contact information; 
(2) regional and private jail flags; (3) the name and address of the 
facilities under the agency's jurisdiction; and (4) eligibility of each 
facility to be included in the ASJ.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 940.
    7. Frequency: Once a year.
    8. Time per Response: 88 minutes.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,378 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 15, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-10697 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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