[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62750-62751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26923]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Reinstatement 
with changes of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired: The Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Pretest.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has 
submitted the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection 
is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 18, 2000.
    Request written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 
Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is 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 agency's estimate of the burden of 
the 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 
submission of responses.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, please write to Dr. Jan M. Chaiken, Director, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., Washington, DC 
20531. If you need a copy of the collection instruments with 
instructions, or have additional information, please contact Doris 
James Wilson at (202) 616-3625.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement with changes of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: The Survey of Inmates in 
Local Jails Pretest.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection:

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Forms: SIJ-43(X) CAPI instrument; and SIJ-50(X) Sampling Questionnaire. 
Corrections Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice 
Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and households. Others: State and 
local governments. The pretest will include an estimated 100 personal 
interviews with inmates held in local facilities. The pretest will 
approximate the national survey including a full scale implementation 
of the CAPI questionnaire, automated data control systems, sample 
selection instruments, and procedures related to the National Survey. 
This is a pretest for a survey that will profile jail inmates 
nationwide to determine trends in inmate composition, criminal history, 
drug abuse, mental and medical status, gun use and crime, and to report 
on victims of crime. This pretest will allow us to identify problems 
and to make improvements prior to the national survey to ensure an 
accurate data set. The data from the national survey will be used by 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics in published reports and the U.S. 
Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justice statistics. No other collection series provides these data.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to respond: 100 personal 
interviews each taking an average 1 hour to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 100 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., National Place Building, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 13, 2000.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-26923 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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