Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 1997 / Notices 1781

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.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Advisory Panel

Meeting

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel

(Creation & Presentation Section) to the

National Council on the Arts will be

held on February 3–7, 1997. The

meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to

7:30 p.m. on February 3 & 4; from 9:00

a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on February 5; from

9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on February 6;

and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

February 7. This meeting will be held in

Room 716 at the Nancy Hanks Center,

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506.

A portion of this meeting, from 2:30

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on February 7, will be

open to the public for a discussion of

guidelines and policy related issues.

The remaining portions of this meeting,

from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on February

3 and 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on

February 5; from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

on February 6; and from 9:00 a.m. to

2:30 p.m. on February 7, are for the

purpose of Panel review, discussion,

evaluation, and recommendation on

applications for financial assistance

under the National Foundation on the

Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as

amended, including information given

in confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of June

22, 1995, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and may

be permitted to participate in the

panel’s discussions at the discretion of

the panel chairman and with the

approval of the full-time Federal

employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel

Coordinator, National Endowment for

the Arts, Washington, D.C. 20506, or

call 202/682–5691.

Dated: January 8, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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