Notice2022-08860
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; New Collection: National Pretrial Reporting Program (NPRP)
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Published
April 26, 2022
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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 was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31, page 8607, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, BJS received three comments. The first comment recommended use of a specific technology as a means to ease the burden on data providers. The second comment recommended the inclusion of people charged with misdemeanors. BJS did not make these changes; BJS has technology suitable to this data collection and misdemeanors would expand the scope of this data collection beyond what BJS feels can be achieved in this iteration. The third comment suggested a focus on electronic monitoring as a condition of release, which BJS feels the current data collection adequately addresses.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24589-24590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08860]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; New Collection: National Pretrial Reporting Program
(NPRP)
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 (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 was
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31, page
8607, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, allowing a 60-day comment period.
Following publication of the 60-day notice, BJS received three
comments. The first comment recommended use of a specific technology as
a means to ease the burden on data providers. The second comment
recommended the inclusion of people charged with misdemeanors. BJS did
not make these changes; BJS has technology suitable to this data
collection and misdemeanors would expand the scope of this data
collection beyond what BJS feels can be achieved in this iteration. The
third comment suggested a focus on electronic monitoring as a condition
of release, which BJS feels the current data collection adequately
addresses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
June 27, 2022.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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: New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: The National Pretrial
Reporting Program (NPRP).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The Data Extraction Guide is
NPRP-1. 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: Respondents will be local general
jurisdiction courts, jails and pretrial services agencies or their
information technology (IT) staff. Among other responsibilities, the
Bureau of Justice Statistics is charged with collecting data regarding
the prosecution of crimes by state and federal offices. The NPRP will
focus on the pretrial phase of felony case processing in large
counties. This effort will collect information from jails, pretrial
services agencies and general jurisdiction courts by requesting data
extracts associated with felony filings from case management systems. A
total of 125 of the largest 200 counties in the U.S. will be sampled
with the top 75 counties sampled with certainty.
BJS will request complete case-level records from the 125 sampled
counties and connect data files within jurisdictions through defendant
identifiers. The files will then be linked to defendant criminal
histories for a comprehensive data file on pretrial release and
detention. BJS is requesting that the extracts include all felony cases
filed in 2019. BJS is also requesting that the extracts include arrest
charges, defendant demographics, pretrial release decisions, pretrial
misconduct, case disposition and sentencing. Local jails, pretrial
services agencies and courts can provide the data extracts in any
format.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS will send a
data extraction guide to a total of 375 agencies within 125
jurisdictions (one court, one jail, and one pretrial service agency for
each county). The expected burden placed on each agency is about 16
hours per agency for data extraction and 10 hours to explain any data
inconsistencies or to answer questions of the data collection team.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 9,750
burden hours for the 375 agencies.
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: April 21, 2022.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-08860 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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