83 FR 31778 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: National Corrections Reporting Program

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)

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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0065]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: 
National Corrections Reporting Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-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.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
September 7, 2018.

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 
Elizabeth Ann Carson, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
elizabeth.carson@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-616-3496).

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: National Corrections 
Reporting Program. The collection includes the following parts: 
Prisoner Admission Report, Prisoner Release Report, Prisoners in 
Custody at Year-end Report, Post-Custody Community Supervision Entry 
Report, Post-Custody Community Supervision Exit Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): NCRP-1A, 
NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D, NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Corrections 
Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: 50 state departments of corrections 
(DOCs) and 7 parole boards (in six states and the District of 
Columbia). The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) is the 
only national data collection furnishing annual individual-level 
information for state prisoners at five points in the incarceration 
process: Prison admission, prison release, annual year-end prison 
custody census, entry to post-custody community corrections 
supervision, and exits from post-custody community corrections 
supervision. BJS, the U.S. Congress, researchers, and criminal justice 
practitioners use these data to describe annual movements of adult 
offenders through state correctional systems, as well as to examine 
long-term trends in time served in prison, demographic and offense 
characteristics of inmates, sentencing practices in the states that 
submit data, transitions between incarceration and community 
corrections, and recidivism. Providers of the data are personnel in the 
states' Departments of Corrections and Parole, and all data are 
submitted on a voluntary basis. The NCRP collects the following 
administrative data on each inmate in participating states' custody:
     County of sentencing
     State and federal inmate identification numbers

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     Dates of: Birth, prison admission, prison release, 
projected prison release, mandatory prison release, eligibility hearing 
for post-custody community corrections supervision, post-custody 
community corrections supervision entry, post-custody community 
corrections supervision exit
     First, middle, and last names
     Demographic information: Sex, race, Hispanic origin, 
education level, prior military service, date and type of last 
discharge from military
     Offense type and number of counts per inmate for a maximum 
of three convicted offenses per inmate
     Total sentence length imposed
     Type of facility where inmate is serving sentence (for 
year-end custody census records only, the name of the facility is also 
requested)
     Type of prison admission
     Type of prison release
     Location of post-custody community supervision exit or 
post-custody community supervision office (post-custody community 
supervision records only)
     Social security number
     Address of last residence prior to incarceration
     Prison security level at which the inmate is held
    For consideration, BJS is proposing to add the following items to 
the NCRP collection, all of which are likely available from the same 
databases as existing data elements and should likely pose minimal 
additional burden to the respondents, while enhancing BJS's ability to 
characterize the corrections systems and populations it serves:
     Status of current U.S. citizenship
     Country of current citizenship
     Country of birth
    Finally, BJS is proposing to remove the following items from the 
NCRP collection, based on a combination of low response rates (less 
than 50% of states) and/or high levels of missing data (30% or higher 
missing) among states that do respond:
     Prior prison time served by the offender
     Additional offenses since admission date
     Additional sentence time since admission date
     Whether the offender was on AWOL or escape while serving 
sentences
     Whether the offender was serving time concurrently on 
community release prior to prison release
     The number of days on community release prior to prison 
release served by the offender
     Agencies assuming custody at the time of prison release
     Offender's supervision status prior to release from post-
custody community supervision
     Whether the offender's maximum sentence includes a 
mandatory minimum sentence
     Whether the offender's maximum sentence includes a Truth 
in Sentencing Law restriction
     The length of court-imposed sentence to community service 
for the offender
    BJS uses the information gathered in NCRP in published reports and 
statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, 
students, the media, others interested in criminal justice statistics, 
and the general public via the BJS website.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS anticipates 
57 respondents to NCRP by 2021: 50 state DOC respondents and seven 
separate parole boards (in six states and the District of Columbia). 
Burden hours for the three collection years (2019-2021) differ based on 
whether a state has previously submitted NCRP prison and PCCS data in 
recent years. All 50 DOCs have recently submitted NCRP prison data, but 
currently, only 32 DOCs have submitted PCCS data in the last four 
years.

Burden Hours for Prison Records (NCRP-1A, NCRP-1B, NCRP-1D)

    All 50 DOCs have recently submitted NCRP prison data, so the 
average time needed to continue providing prison data is expected to be 
8 hours per respondent for both prisoner admissions and releases (NCRP-
1A and NCRP-1B) and 8 hours for data on persons in prison at year-end 
(NCRP-1D). For 2019, the total burden estimate of 16 hours per DOC for 
these three record types is increased by 45 minutes from the previous 
NCRP OMB submission, to account for the addition and removal of 
variables from states' extract programs (a 30 minute increase to add 
citizenship questions to NCRP-1A and NCRP-1D, and a 15 minute increase 
to remove the 11 variables). The total amount of time estimated for 50 
DOCs to submit NCRP-A, -B, and -D records in 2019 is 837.5 hours (16.75 
hours*50 = 837.5 hours).
    In 2020 and 2021, BJS expects to have all 50 DOCs providing NCRP 
prison data. The burden for provision of the NCRP prison data will 
decrease to 14 hours per respondent due to the removal of the 11 items 
(7 hours for the prison admission and release records combined, and 7 
hours for the year-end custody records), for a total of 700 hours 
annually for the 50 DOCs in 2020 and 2021 (14 hours*50 = 70 hours).

Burden Hours for PCCS Records (NCRP-1E, NCRP-1F)

    There are currently 37 jurisdictions submitting PCCS data (32 DOCs 
and 5 parole boards), and BJS estimates that extraction and submission 
of both the PCCS entries and exits takes an average of 8 hours per 
jurisdiction. In 2019, BJS anticipates that 8 additional DOCs and one 
parole board (likely the District of Columbia) will submit data, with 
the burden for each new jurisdiction being 24 hours to set up 
extraction programs and make the submission. Thus, the burden for PCCS 
records is 296 hours for those already submitting (8 hours*37 = 296 
hours), and 216 hours for new submissions (24 hours*9 = 216). The total 
amount of time for all PCCS submissions in 2019 is 512 hours.
    In 2020, BJS hope to recruit an additional 2 DOCs and the remaining 
parole board to submit NCRP PCCS data. The total estimate for 
submission of PCCS for new jurisdictions in 2020 is 72 hours (24 
hours*3 = 72 hours). For those 40 DOCs and 6 parole boards currently 
responding, provision of the PCCS data in 2020 will total 368 hours (8 
hours*46 = 368 hours). The total amount of time for all PCCS 
submissions in 2020 is 440 hours.
    Similarly, BJS hopes that the remaining 2 DOCs will submit PCCS 
data for the first time in 2021. The remaining non-reporting DOCs would 
need a total of 48 hours to create data extraction programs and begin 
data submission (24 hours*2 = 48 hours). Those jurisdictions (42 DOCs 
and 7 parole boards) who provided NCRP PCCS data in 2020 will require 
392 hours total to do the same in 2021 (8 hours*49 = 392 hours). The 
total amount of time for all PCCS submissions in 2021 is 440 hours.

Burden Hours for Data Review/Follow-up Consultations

    Follow-up consultations with respondents are usually necessary 
while processing the data to obtain further information regarding the 
definition, completeness and accuracy of their report. The duration of 
these follow-up consultations will vary based on the number of record 
types submitted, so BJS has estimated an average of 3 hours per 
jurisdiction to cover all of the records (prison and/or PCCS) 
submitted. In 2019, BJS anticipates that one of the two parole boards 
not currently submitting PCCS data will begin to submit, so the number 
of jurisdictions requiring follow-up consultations is 51

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(50 DOCs submitting at least the prison data, and one parole board 
submitting only PCCS data). This yields a total of 153 hours of follow-
up consultation after submission (3 hours*51 = 153 hours).
    This total estimate of 153 hours for data review/follow-up 
consultations remains the same for 2020 and 2021.

Total Burden Hours for Submitting NCRP Data

    BJS anticipates that the total burden for provision and data 
follow-up of all NCRP data across the participating jurisdictions in 
2019 is 1,502.5 hours (837.5 hours for prison records, 512 hours for 
PCCS records, and 153 hours for follow-up consultation). This is 
equivalent to roughly 29 hours per respondent. The total annual burden 
for provision and follow-up of NCRP data in 2020 and 2021 is 
anticipated to be 1,293 hours (700 hours for prison records, 440 hours 
for PCCS records, and 153 hours for follow-up consultation).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,502.5 total burden hours 
associated with this collection in 2019, and 1,293 hours in both 2020 
and 2021.
    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.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 3, 2018
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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respond, including through the use of Dated: July 3, 2018. —Minimize the burden of the collection
appropriate automated, electronic, Melody Braswell, of information on those who are to
mechanical, or other technological Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. respond, including through the use of
collection techniques or other forms Department of Justice. appropriate automated, electronic,
of information technology, e.g., [FR Doc. 2018–14598 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] mechanical, or other technological
permitting electronic submission of BILLING CODE 4410–02–P collection techniques or other forms
responses. of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
Overview of This Information responses.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Collection:
[OMB Number 1121–0065] Overview of This Information
1. Type of Information Collection: Collection
Extension of a currently approved Agency Information Collection
collection. (1) Type of Information Collection:
Activities; Proposed eCollection Extension of a Currently Approved
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: eComments Requested; Extension of a Collection.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Currently Approved Collection: (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Assaulted Program, Analysis of Officers National Corrections Reporting National Corrections Reporting Program.
Feloniously Killed and Assaulted Program The collection includes the following
Program; and Law Enforcement Officers parts: Prisoner Admission Report,
Killed and Assaulted, Analysis of AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice. Prisoner Release Report, Prisoners in
Officers Accidentally Killed Custody at Year-end Report, Post-
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
3. The agency form number, if any, Custody Community Supervision Entry
and the applicable component of the SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Report, Post-Custody Community
Department sponsoring the collection: (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Supervision Exit Report.
The form number is 1–701 and 1–701a. Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be (3) The agency form number, if any,
The applicable component within the submitting the following information and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice is the Criminal collection request to the Office of Department sponsoring the collection:
Justice Information Services Division, in Management and Budget (OMB) for Form number(s): NCRP–1A, NCRP–1B,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. review and approval in accordance with NCRP–1D, NCRP–1E, NCRP–1F. The
4. Affected public who will be asked the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. applicable component within the
or required to respond, as well as a brief DATES: Comments are encouraged and Department of Justice is the Bureau of
abstract: will be accepted for 60 days until Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in
Primary: City, county, state, tribal and September 7, 2018. the Office of Justice Programs.
federal law enforcement agencies. (4) Affected public who will be asked
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code, or required to respond, as well as a brief
you have additional comments abstract: Primary: 50 state departments
Section 534, Acquisition, Preservation, especially on the estimated public
and Exchange of Identification Records; of corrections (DOCs) and 7 parole
burden or associated response time, boards (in six states and the District of
Appointment of Officials this collection suggestions, or need a copy of the
requests the number of officers killed or Columbia). The National Corrections
proposed information collection Reporting Program (NCRP) is the only
assaulted from law enforcement instrument with instructions or
agencies in order for the FBI Uniform national data collection furnishing
additional information, please contact annual individual-level information for
Crime Reporting Program to serve as the Elizabeth Ann Carson, Statistician,
national clearinghouse for the collection state prisoners at five points in the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh incarceration process: Prison admission,
and dissemination of law enforcement Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
officer death/assault data and to publish prison release, annual year-end prison
(email: elizabeth.carson@usdoj.gov; custody census, entry to post-custody
these statistics in Law Enforcement telephone: 202–616–3496).
Officers Killed and Assaulted. community corrections supervision, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written exits from post-custody community
5. An estimate of the total number of comments and suggestions from the corrections supervision. BJS, the U.S.
respondents and the amount of time public and affected agencies concerning Congress, researchers, and criminal
estimated for an average respondent to the proposed collection of information justice practitioners use these data to
respond: UCR Participation Burden are encouraged. Your comments should describe annual movements of adult
Estimation: There are approximately address one or more of the following offenders through state correctional
188 law enforcement agency four points: systems, as well as to examine long-term
respondents with an estimated response —Evaluate whether the proposed trends in time served in prison,
time of 1 hour per report. collection of information is necessary demographic and offense characteristics
6. An estimate of the total public for the proper performance of the of inmates, sentencing practices in the
burden (in hours) associated with the functions of the Bureau of Justice states that submit data, transitions
collection: There are approximately 188 Statistics, including whether the between incarceration and community
hours, annual burden, associated with information will have practical utility; corrections, and recidivism. Providers of
this information collection. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s the data are personnel in the states’
If additional information is required
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estimate of the burden of the Departments of Corrections and Parole,
contact: Melody Braswell, Department proposed collection of information, and all data are submitted on a
Clearance Officer, United States including the validity of the voluntary basis. The NCRP collects the
Department of Justice, Justice methodology and assumptions used; following administrative data on each
Management Division, Policy and —Evaluate whether and if so how the inmate in participating states’ custody:
Planning Staff, Two Constitution quality, utility, and clarity of the • County of sentencing
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, information to be collected can be • State and federal inmate
Washington, DC 20530. enhanced; and identification numbers

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(50 DOCs submitting at least the prison DATES: Comments are encouraged and sexual assault coalitions, State domestic
data, and one parole board submitting will be accepted for 60 days until violence coalitions; territorial domestic
only PCCS data). This yields a total of September 7, 2018. violence or sexual assault coalitions,
153 hours of follow-up consultation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: tribal coalitions, community-based
after submission (3 hours*51 = 153 Written comments and/or suggestion organizations, and non-profit,
hours). regarding the items contained in this nongovernmental organizations. The
This total estimate of 153 hours for notice, especially the estimated public purpose of the solicitation template is to
data review/follow-up consultations burden and associated response time, provide a framework to develop
remains the same for 2020 and 2021. should be directed to Cathy Poston, program-specific announcements
Total Burden Hours for Submitting Office on Violence Against Women, at soliciting applications for funding. A
NCRP Data 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ program solicitation outlines the
usdoj.gov. specifics of the funding program;
BJS anticipates that the total burden
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written describes the requirements for
for provision and data follow-up of all
comments and suggestions from the eligibility; instructs an applicant on the
NCRP data across the participating
public and affected agencies concerning necessary components of an application
jurisdictions in 2019 is 1,502.5 hours
the proposed collection of information under a specific program (e.g. project
(837.5 hours for prison records, 512
hours for PCCS records, and 153 hours are encouraged. Your comments should activities and timeline, proposed
for follow-up consultation). This is address one or more of the following budget): and provides registration dates,
equivalent to roughly 29 hours per four points: due dates, and instructions on how to
respondent. The total annual burden for (1) Evaluate whether the proposed apply within the designated application
provision and follow-up of NCRP data collection of information is necessary system. OVW is proposing revisions to
in 2020 and 2021 is anticipated to be for the proper performance of the the current OMB-approved solicitation
1,293 hours (700 hours for prison functions of the agency, including template to reduce duplicative language,
records, 440 hours for PCCS records, whether the information will have employ plain language, ensure
and 153 hours for follow-up practical utility; consistency, outline all requirements
consultation). (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the clearly, and conform with 2 CFR part
(6) An estimate of the total public agency’s estimate of the burden of the 200, Uniform Administrative
burden (in hours) associated with the proposed collection of information, Requirements, Cost Requirements, Cost
collection: There are an estimated including the validity of the Principles, and Audit Requirements for
1,502.5 total burden hours associated methodology and assumptions used; Federal Awards.
with this collection in 2019, and 1,293 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and (5) An estimate of the total number of
hours in both 2020 and 2021. clarity of the information to be respondents and the amount of time
If additional information is required collected; and estimated for an average respondent to
contact: Melody Braswell, Department (4) Minimize the burden of the respond/reply: It is estimated that
Clearance Officer, United States collection of information on those who information will be collect annually
Department of Justice, Justice are to respond, including through the from the approximately 1800
Management Division, Policy and use of appropriate automated, respondents (applicants to the OVW
Planning Staff, Two Constitution electronic, mechanical, or other grant programs). The public reporting
Square, 145 N street NE, 3E.405B, technological collection techniques or burden for this collection of information
Washington, DC 20530. other forms of information technology, is estimated at up to 30 hours per
Dated: July 3, 2018 e.g., permitting electronic submission of application. The 30-hour estimate is
Melody Braswell, responses. based on the amount of time to prepare
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Overview of This Information a narrative, budget and other materials
Department of Justice. Collection for the application and, if required, to
[FR Doc. 2018–14599 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] coordinate with and develop a
(1) Type of Information Collection: memorandum of understanding with
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Extension of a currently approved requisite project partners.
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: OVW (6) An estimate of the total public
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE burden (in hours) associated with the
Solicitation Template.
[OMB Number 1122–0020] (3) Agency form number, if any, and collection: The estimated public burden
the applicable component of the associated with this collection is 54,000
Agency Information Collection Department of Justice sponsoring the hours.
Activities; Proposed eCollection collection: Form Number: 1122–0020. If additional information is required
eComments Requested; Revision of a U.S. Department of Justice, OVW. contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Currently Approved Collection (4) Affected public who will be asked Clearance Officer, United States
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against or required to respond, as well as a brief Department of Justice, Justice
Women, Department of Justice. abstract: Primary: The affected public Management Division, Policy and
ACTION: 60-Day notice. includes applicants to OVW grant Planning Staff, Two Constitution
programs authorized under the Violence Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Against Women Act of 1994 as
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Washington, DC 20530.
Office on Violence Against Women amended. These include States,
Dated: July 3, 2018.
(OVW) will be submitting the following territories, Tribes or units of local
information collection request to the government, institutions of higher Melody Braswell,
Office of Management and Budget education including colleges and Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
(OMB) for review and approval in universities, tribal organizations, Department of Justice.
accordance with the Paperwork Federal, State, tribal, territorial or local [FR Doc. 2018–14642 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am]
Reduction Act of 1995. courts or court-based programs, State BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P

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Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until September 7, 2018.
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 Elizabeth Ann Carson, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3496).
FR Citation		83 FR 31778