Notice2024-20959
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: National Corrections Reporting Program
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Published
September 16, 2024
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Justice Department
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75582-75584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20959]
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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: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice
(DOJ), 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
October 16, 2024.
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: Derek Mueller,
Ph.D., Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 999 North Capitol
St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da9ebfa8bfb1f497afbfb6b6bfa89aafa9beb5b0f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9fddccbdcd297f4ccdcd5d5dccbf9cccaddd6d397ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>;
telephone: 202-353-5216).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, volume 89 page 55280, on
July 3, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period. No comments were
received.
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 <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 and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number [1121-0065]. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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
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receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
2. 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. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice 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).
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 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.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 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 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.
8. Frequency: Annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 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).
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $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 (hrs) (hrs) 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 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 11, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-20959 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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