[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 157 (Thursday, August 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49395-49396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17690]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection:
Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey
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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
September 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to 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.
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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: Annual Parole Survey, Annual
Probation Survey
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers for the
questionnaire are CJ-7 Annual Parole Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation
Survey; CJ-8a Annual Probation Survey (Short Form). The applicable
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required 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 52 respondents including 50 central
reporters, 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 360 reporters including 40 state respondents,
the District of Columbia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and 318 from
local authorities responsible for keeping records on probationers. For
the CJ-8A form, the affected public includes 448 reporters who are all
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, and supervision status. In 2020, respondents will be
asked a few questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected
their agency.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 860 respondents
total; 412 with an averaged time of 1.75 hours for response and 448
with an average time 0.625 hours to respond. 860 respondents will be
asked additional COVID-19 questions with an average time to complete of
0.33 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There is an estimated 1,001 total burden hours
associated with this collection, with an additional 287 hours in 2020
for the COVID-19 questions. The total burden for the 2020 data
collection is 1,288.
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: August 9, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-17690 Filed 8-12-20; 8:45 am]
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