[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4040-4041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1309]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Extension of Existing Collection: Summary of Sentenced 
Population Movement Annual Data Collection National Prisoner 
Statistics.

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    Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2000, Vol. 
65, page 62751, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``thirty days'' until February 16, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 
submissions of responses.

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Overview of this Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Summary of Sentenced Population 
Movement--National Prisoner Statistics.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: NPS-1. Bureau of 
Justice Statistics.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Federal, State, and Local or Tribal 
Government. The National Prisoner Statistics--1 form is the only 
national source of information on the number of persons under 
jurisdiction or in custody at midyear and yearend; the number and type 
of admissions and releases; the number of inmate deaths by cause; 
counts by sex, race and Hispanic origin; number of inmates with HIV/
AIDS, and prison capacity and jail backups due to crowding.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: the estimated 
total number of respondents is 52.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total number of annual burden hours 
for this collection is 338.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instruction, or 
additional information, please contact Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy 
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: January 10, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-1309 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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