[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13170-13171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6874]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
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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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, has sent the following information collection to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in 
accordance with the review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1996. The proposed information collection (60 day notice) was published 
in the Federal Register on January 13, 1997, to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies.
    The purpose of this notice is to publish the collection for an 
additional 30 days until April 18, 1997. Comments should be directed to 
OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503.
    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 proposed 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 agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed 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 collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Corrections Reporting 
Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any,and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: NCRP-1A Prison 
Admissions Report; NCRP-1B Prison Release Report; NCRP-1C Parol Exit 
Report. 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 juvenile corrections agencies. 
Other: None. This

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collection is the only national level data collection, furnishing 
information on sentencing, time served in State prisons, and time 
served on parol. The NCRP also contains other individual level of data 
on prisoners, including offense, admission/release type, and 
demographics. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Congress, 
researchers, practioners, and others in the criminal justice community 
use these data to enumerate and describe annual movements of adult 
offenders throughout state correctional systems.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 41 respondents 
at an average 2 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,643 burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Department Clearance Officer, Information Management and 
Security Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department 
of Justice, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 14, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-6874 Filed 3-18-97; 8:45 am]
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