[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69164-69165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22509]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: New 
collection Census of Jail Facilities.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed information collected is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged 
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until January 13, 2006. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments, especially the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact James Stephan, Statistician (202) 616-3289, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    Requests for written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and 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:

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    (1) Type of information collection: New collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Census of Jail Facilities, 
2006.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: CJ-3F. 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: County and City jail authorities. Secondary: 
Federal authorities and private correctional facility operators. The 
Census of Jail Facilities, together with the Census of Jail Inmates, is 
the foundation for all national statistics on local jails and inmates. 
These censuses provide the frames from which to generalize to the 
nation and to track changes over time. Without periodic censuses, 
sample surveys would be unreliable, and statistics would be based on a 
group of jails of unknown representativeness, that were simply 
convenient to contact and willing to respond. These censuses provide a 
benchmark against which jurisdictions may compare their correctional 
populations. Administrators use their data to evaluate staffing and 
budget needs relative to similarly situated jail jurisdictions. 
Practitioners, policy makers, and researchers are able to test 
assertions and conclusions about the causes and consequences of current 
sentencing release policies. Finally, the censuses present raw material 
for discussion and evaluation of correctional policies and practices 
throughout the nation, in some States providing the only sources of 
objective descriptions of the operation of local jails.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Three thousand 
eighty-four respondents each taking an average of 120 minutes to 
respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 6,168 annual total burden 
hours associated with the collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, 
Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 7, 2005.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-22509 Filed 11-10-05; 8:45 am]
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