[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 90 (Thursday, May 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26646-26647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9000]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Proposed 
Collection--Former Prisoner Survey.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information 
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty 
days'' until July 9, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 Christopher Mumola, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
353-2132).
    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 agencies 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
--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 data collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Former Prisoner Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: FPS (Survey 
Questionnaire), FPS-1 (Records Form), FPS-2 (Roster Verification Form), 
and FPS-C (Consent to Participate in Research). The Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, is the 
sponsor for the collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Other: 
State, Local, or Tribal Government. The work under this clearance will 
be used to develop surveys to produce national estimates for the 
incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional 
facilities as required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 
(Pub. L. 108-79).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 16,500 former prisoners will be interviewed. Of these, 87% 
(14,355) are estimated to be non-victims and will spend approximately 
30 minutes on average responding to the survey, while 13% (2,145) will 
be victims and will spend approximately 40 minutes on average 
responding to the survey. Approximately 200 parole office groupings 
will be asked to develop and verify rosters of eligible parolees and 
provide background and contact information for those cases sampled. It 
is estimated that the rostering and verification process will average 
approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes per office. Providing contact and 
background information will average 10.84 hours for the 140 smaller 
offices (with smaller sample sizes) and 21.67 hours for the 60 larger 
offices (with larger sample sizes). The total average burden will thus 
be 13 hours for the 140 smaller offices and 24 hours for the 60 larger 
offices.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 11,858 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 4, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
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