[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17575-17576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06949]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension and Minor Revision of Existing
Collection; Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, and Annual
Probation Survey (Short Form)
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
(OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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. The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
May 27, 2014.
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 Tom Bonczar,
Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20531 (email [email protected]; telephone 202-616-
3615).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and suggestions from the public
and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
(4) 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
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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 and minor revision of
currently approved collection.
(2) The title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual
Probation Survey, and Annual Probation Survey (Short Form).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: CJ-7 Annual Parole
Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation Survey; and CJ-8A Annual Probation Survey
(Short Form). Corrections Statistics Program, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked 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 53 respondents including 51 central
reporters (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from the
remaining states), 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 307 reporters including 51 state
respondents (two state respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from
the remaining states), the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of
Prisons, and 254 from local authorities responsible for keeping records
on probationers. For the CJ-8A form, the affected public includes 161
reporters from 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, supervision status; outcomes
including the number of revocations and the re-incarceration rate of
parolees (i.e., recidivism measures); and the numbers of probationers
and parolees who had their location tracked through a Global
Positioning System (GPS). Starting with the 2014 Annual Probation
Survey, two questions will be added to assess the scope of probation
agencies being included by respondents and the levels of court
responsible for referring adults to probation supervision. The Bureau
of Justice Statistics uses this information in published reports and
for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President,
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others interested
in criminal justice statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 521 respondents
each taking an average of 1.63 hours to respond.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 848 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-06949 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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