82 FR 37615 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, and Annual Probation Survey (Short Form)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 154 (August 11, 2017)

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting 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 collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2017, allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received one request for survey instruments and comments from two organizations. These comments will be addressed in the supporting statement.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37615-37616]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16965]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0064]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: 
Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, and Annual Probation 
Survey (Short Form)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting 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 collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2017, 
allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day 
notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received one request for 
survey instruments and comments from two organizations. These comments 
will be addressed in the supporting statement.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until September 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 
especially on 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 
Danielle Kaeble, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-305-2017).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
--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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Parole Survey, Annual 
Probation Survey
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers for the 
questionnaire are CJ-7 Annual Parole Survey; CJ-8 Annual Probation 
Survey; CJ-8a Annual Probation Survey (Short Form). The applicable 
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State departments of corrections or 
state probation and parole authorities. Others: The Federal Bureau of 
Prisons, city and county courts and probation offices for which a 
central reporting authority does not exist. For the CJ-7 form, the 
affected public

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consists of 53 respondents including 51 central reporters (two state 
respondents in Pennsylvania, and one each from the remaining states), 
the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons responsible 
for keeping records on parolees. For the CJ-8 form, the affected public 
includes 305 reporters including 35 state respondents, the District of 
Columbia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and 268 from local authorities 
responsible for keeping records on probationers. For the CJ-8A form, 
the affected public includes 151 reporters who are all local 
authorities responsible for keeping records on probationers. The Annual 
Parole Survey and Annual Probation surveys have been used since 1977 to 
collect annual yearend counts and yearly movements of community 
corrections populations; characteristics of the community supervision 
population, such as gender, racial composition, ethnicity, conviction 
status, offense, and supervision status.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 506 Respondents 
each taking an average of 1.20 hours to respond.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 716 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 8, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-16965 Filed 8-10-17; 8:45 am]
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