Notice2024-14629
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: National Corrections Reporting Program
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July 3, 2024
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Justice Department
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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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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55280-55282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14629]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0065]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection:
National Corrections Reporting Program
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,
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
September 3, 2024.
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
Derek Mueller, Ph.D., Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a7e5f485f5114774f5f56565f487a4f495e5550145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bd9c8b9c92d7b48c9c95959c8bb98c8a9d9693d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-353-5216).
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,
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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: The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP, OMB
Number 1121-0065) is the only national data collection furnishing
annual individual-level information for state prisoners at five points
in the incarceration process: prison admission, prison release, annual
year-end prison custody census, entry to post-custody community
corrections supervision, and exits from post-custody community
corrections supervision. BJS, the U.S. Congress, researchers, and
criminal justice practitioners use these data to describe annual
movements of adult persons through state correctional systems, as well
as to examine long-term trends in time served in prison, demographic
and offense characteristics of persons in prison, sentencing practices
in the states that submit data, transitions between incarceration and
community corrections, and recidivism. Providers of the data are
personnel in the states' Departments of Corrections and Parole, and all
data are submitted on a voluntary basis. The NCRP collects the
following administrative data on each person in participating states'
custody:
<bullet> County of sentencing
<bullet> State and federal inmate identification numbers
<bullet> Dates of: birth, prison admission, prison release,
projected prison release, mandatory prison release, eligibility hearing
for post-custody community corrections supervision, post-custody
community corrections supervision entry, post-custody community
corrections supervision exit
<bullet> First, middle, and last names
<bullet> Demographic information: sex, race, Hispanic origin,
education level, prior military service, date and type of last
discharge from military
<bullet> Offense type and number of counts per inmate for a maximum
of three convicted offenses per person
<bullet> Total sentence length imposed
<bullet> Type of facility where person is serving sentence (for
year-end custody census records only, the name of the facility is also
requested)
<bullet> Country of current citizenship, country of birth, and
status of current U.S. citizenship
<bullet> Type of prison admission
<bullet> Type of prison release
<bullet> Location of post-custody community supervision exit or
post-custody community supervision office (post-custody community
supervision records only)
<bullet> Social security number
<bullet> Address of last residence prior to incarceration
<bullet> Prison security level at which the inmate is held
BJS is not proposing making additions or deletions from the
previously approved collection. BJS uses the information gathered in
NCRP in published reports and statistics. The reports will be made
available to the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President,
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, others interested in
criminal justice statistics, and the general public via the BJS
website.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Corrections Reporting
Program. The collection includes the following parts: Prisoner
Admission Report, Prisoner Release Report, Prisoners in Custody at
Year-end Report, Post-Custody Community Supervision Entry Report, Post-
Custody Community Supervision Exit Report.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): NCRP-1A,
NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D, NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F. The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Prisons
Statistics Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: 50 state departments of corrections
(DOCs) and 7 parole boards (in six states and the District of
Columbia). 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: BJS anticipates 57
respondents to NCRP by 2027: 50 state DOC respondents and seven
separate parole boards (in six states and the District of Columbia).
Burden hours for the three collection years (2025-2027) differ based on
whether a state has previously submitted NCRP prison and PCCS data in
recent years. In the last four years, 47 DOCs have submitted NCRP
prison data, but currently, only 35 respondents have submitted PCCS
data.
Burden Hours for Prison Records (NCRP-1A, NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D)
All 50 DOCs have submitted NCRP prison data in the past, so the
average time needed to continue providing prison data is expected to be
7 hours per respondent for both prisoner admissions and releases (NCRP-
1A and NCRP-1B) and 7 hours for data on persons in prison at year-end
(NCRP-1D). For 2025-2027, the total burden estimate is 14 hours per DOC
for a total of 700 hours annually for the 50 DOCs (14 hours*50 = 700
hours). This is the same estimate as given for the 2024 collection
since BJS is not requesting changes to the collection.
Burden Hours for PCCS Records (NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F)
In 2023, there were 35 jurisdictions submitting 2022 PCCS data (31
DOCs and 4 parole supervising agencies), and BJS estimates that
extraction and submission of both the PCCS entries and exits takes an
average of 8 hours per jurisdiction. For 2025-2027, BJS hopes to
recruit an additional five jurisdictions to submit NCRP PCCS data. For
those 35 supervising agencies currently responding, provision of the
PCCS data in 2022-2024 will total 280 hours (8 hours*35 = 280 hours)
annually. The total estimate for submission of PCCS for new
jurisdictions in 2022-2024 is 120 hours (24 hours*5 = 120 hours). For
new agencies, BJS assumes the initial submission will take about three
times longer than established reporters to account for programming,
questions, and submission. The total amount of time for all PCCS
submissions annually is 400 hours.
Burden Hours for Data Review/Follow-Up Consultations
Follow-up consultations with respondents are usually necessary
while processing the data to obtain further information regarding the
definition, completeness and accuracy of their report. The duration of
these follow-up consultations will vary based on the number of record
types submitted, so BJS has estimated an average of 3 hours per
jurisdiction to cover all of the records (prison and/or PCCS)
submitted. In 2025, BJS anticipates that one of the two parole boards
not currently submitting PCCS data will begin to submit, so the number
of jurisdictions requiring follow-up consultations is 51 (50 DOCs
submitting at least the prison data, and one parole board submitting
only PCCS data). This yields a total of
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153 hours of follow-up consultation after submission (3 hours*51 = 153
hours). This total estimate of 153 hours for data review/follow-up
consultations remains the same for 2026 and 2027.
Total Burden Hours for Submitting NCRP Data
BJS anticipates that the total burden for provision and data
follow-up of all NCRP data across the participating jurisdictions in
2025-2027 to be 1,235 hours (700 hours for prison records, 400 hours
for PCCS records, and 153 hours for follow-up consultation).
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,235 total burden hours
associated with this collection in 2025-2027.
7. An estimated of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $48,696.
Total Burden Hours
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Time for
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual Time per follow-up Total annual
respondents responses survey (hours) (hours) burden (hours)
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NCRP Prison (NCRP-1A, 1B, 1D)........................... 50 1 50 14 1.5 15.5
NCRP PCCS (NCRP 1E, 1F)................................. 35 1 35 8 1.5 9.5
NCRP PCCS New........................................... 5 1 5 24 1.5 25.5
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Unduplicated Totals................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,235
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If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 28, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-14629 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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