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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1780-1781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-748]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; National 
Corrections Reporting Program.

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    This information collection is published to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be 
accepted until March 14, 1997. This process is conducted in accordance 
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Request written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the extension of this currently approved 
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 function of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden 
of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumption 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 need a copy of 
this information collection instrument with instructions, or have 
comments regarding the estimated public burden and associated response 
time please contact the United States Department of Justice, Office of 
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Corrections Unit, 
Attention, Doris James Wilson, 633 Indiana Ave, NW., Washington, DC 
20531. Additionally, comments may be subjected to BJS via facsimile to 
202-307-0128.
    Additionally, comments may also be submitted to the U.S. Department 
of Justice, Justice Management Division, Information Management and 
Security Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 
1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to DOJ via facsimile at 202-514-1590.
    Overview of this information collection is listed below:
    (1) Type of information collection. Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection. National Corrections 
Reporting Program.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection. Form: NCRP-1A, Prison Admission 
Report; NCRP-1B, Prison Release Report; and NCRP-1C, Parole Exit 
Report. Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: State Departments of Corrections and 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The National Corrections Reporting 
Program (NCRP) is the only national level data collection, furnishing 
information on sentencing, time served in state prisons, and time 
served on parole. The NCRP also contains other individual-level data on 
prisoners, including offense, admission/release type, and demographies. 
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, the U.S. Congress, researchers, 
practitioners, and others in the criminal justice community use these 
data to enumerate and describe annual movements of adult offenders 
through State correctional systems. Providers of the data are personnel 
in the Department of Corrections and Parole in the states and the 
District of Columbia.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 41 respondents, 
with an average time of 2 hours per respondent.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,648 hours annual burden (including initial time 
of data collection with respondent, consolidation/automation of data, 
and reporting from 41 agencies/respondents.
    Public comment on this information collection is strongly 
encouraged.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, Suite 
850, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 8, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-748 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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