Notice2026-01253
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Revision of Currently Approved Collection Survey: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country
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Published
January 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
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 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2963-2964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01253]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0364]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Title--Revision of Currently Approved Collection
Survey: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country
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
February 23, 2026.
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 Carol Ann Sharo,
Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 999 N Capitol St. NE,
Washington, DC 20531, (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3f372e2d2f3c733e3230303833292e1d32372d73282e393237733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="523038212220337c313d3f3f373c2621123d38227c2721363d387c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone:
202-307-0765).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, volume 90 page 52704 on
November 21, 2025, allowing a 60-day comment period. BJS received two
comments expressing support for the information collection.
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;
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--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.
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 1121-0364. 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 receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian
Country (SJIC).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is CJ-
5B: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC). The applicable
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs. The Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the Annual
Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC) for a three-year period.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public Respondents will include
tribal and federal governments which will include approximately 77
confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional
facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Abstract: Through the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC), the
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collects annual aggregated
administrative data from all Indian country jails, which consists of
approximately 77 confinement facilities, detention centers, and other
correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA). Facility administrators provide data on SJIC form
CJ-5B that meet the definitions provided by BJS for items including:
the number of inmates confined by demographic information, number of
new admissions and final discharges, the average daily population (ADP)
and peak population, the number of attempted suicides and deaths, the
rated capacity to hold inmates, and the number of staff employed in
Indian country jails. 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. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: BJS estimates
approximately 77 Indian country correctional facilities will complete
SJIC form CJ-5B.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 55 minutes.
8. Frequency: One per year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 70.5 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: January 21, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-01253 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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