[Federal Register: September 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 183)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

 
Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; National Prisoner 
Statistics Midyear Counts and National Prisoner Statistics Advance 
Year-end Counts.

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    Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collections listed below. These proposed collections were 
previously published in the Federal Register on April 10, 1998, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. Two comments were received 
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Changes were performed where 
appropriate.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
October 22, 1998. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collections of information should 
address one or more of the following four points;
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 
submissions of responses.

Overview of this Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Forms/Collections: National Prisoner Statistics 
Midyear Counts and National Prisoner Statistics Advance Year-end 
Counts.
    (3) Agency form numbers, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: NPS-1A&B. Bureau 
of Justice Statistics.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Federal, State, and Local or Tribal 
Government. The National Prisoner Statistics-1A (midyear collection) 
provides information on the number of persons in State and Federal 
correctional facilities with maximum sentences of more than 1 year, 
less than 1 year, or no sentence. It also reports on racial 
composition, number of inmates under age 18, and number of inmates who 
were not citizens of the United States. The NPS-1B (advance year-end 
collection) provides information on the number of inmates under the 
jurisdiction and the number of inmates under the custody of Federal and 
State authorities, as well as data on prison capacity and crowding. No 
other data collections provide these counts. These programs make it 
possible to track prisoner growth at the jurisdictional level.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. Fifty-two 
respondents each take an estimated 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete 
the NPS-1A for and 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the NPS-1B form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection. One hundred forty-three annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need copies of the 
proposed information collection instruments with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information management 
and Security staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 850, Washington 
Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 16, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-25222 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]
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