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(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: 12,200 respondents at 10

minutes per interview.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 2,038 hours biannual burden.

If additional information is required,

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer,

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; National

Survey of Prosecutors.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office

of Justice Programs, United States

Department of Justice, has submitted the

following information collection request

for review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. Office of management and Budget

(OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on September 5, 2000, Vol. 65,

page 53751, allowing for a 60 days for

public comment.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments until December 26, 2000.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 CFR 1320, 10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Comments may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Deputy

Clearance Office, Suite 1220, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20530.

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s/component’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.

Overview of this information:

(1) Type of information collection:

Reinstatement, with change, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

2000 National Survey of Prosecutors.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

The form number are NSP–5L and NSP–

5S, Bureau of Justice Statistics, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: It is estimated that 300

respondents will complete a 30 minute

survey form NSP–5L, and 2100

respondents will complete a 20 minute

survey from NSP–5S.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: the total hour burden to

complete the survey is 850 annual

burden hours.

If additional information is required,

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer,

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections

Solicitation for a Cooperative

Agreement—Classification of High

Risk and Special Management Inmates

in Prison Systems

AGENCY: National Institute of

Corrections, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative

agreement.

SUMMARY: This cooperative agreement

will examine contemporary issues and

newer developing topics in prison

classification that will concentrate on

classification of high risk, aggressive,

disruptive and predatory offenders in

general population, close custody

management units, maximum custody

or administrative segregation. This

cooperative agreement will also direct

attention to special topics such as

identification and classification of

inmates involved in serious incidents

who are mentally ill; assessing risks of

younger inmates and sexual predators

within prison systems; and application

of risk assessment instruments for civil

commitments.

The project will encompass offender

management, case management and

internal classification practices for

housing and supervising inmates to

promote a safer environment and

control serious disruptive behavior.

This will include reduction of predatory

behavior and assaults on staff or other

inmates within the prison setting, and

minimizing the need for protective

custody and super max or long term

segregation placements.

The scope of this project will include

but will not be limited to: Conducting

research and identifying best policies

and practices in prison classification for

determining which offenders in general

population are the higher risks;

determining appropriate levels of

supervision and control that are

required; determining appropriate

housing, program and work

assignments; assessing risk to the public

as well as to the institution; and

examining effective classification and

case management methods for

transitioning inmates from segregation

to general population and from general

population to the community at the time

of release