National Institute of Corrections; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16256]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


National Institute of Corrections; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired; Data base of Offender Job Training and Placement Service 
Providers.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National 
Institute of Corrections (NIC) has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget 
approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 7, 1999 (64 FR 17014), allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received by the NIC or the 
Justice Department.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until July 26, 1999. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions, regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Office, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20530. Written comments and suggestion 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/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Data base of Offender Job 
Training and Placement Service Providers.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Department of Justice, Bureau 
of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional 
Job Training and Placement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, well 
as a brief abstract: Agencies and organizations involved in providing 
job counseling, training in job readiness skills, job development, and 
job placement services for offenders and/or ex-offenders to include 
public corrections, i.e. State and local Prison Systems; Jails; 
Departments of Probation and Parole; and Private For Profit and Private 
Not For Profit Agencies and Organizations. Other: None Information 
gathered from the survey will be placed in a data base to be used 
primarily as a mailing list of service providers. The database is being 
used by the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement to build 
a network of professionals providing these services, and it will 
Facilitate the sharing of timely information to include notices of 
available training opportunities, publications, and technical 
assistance.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for any average respondent too respond/reply: It is 
estimated that approximately 75 surveys per year will be forwarded to 
programs for return and inclusion into the data base. The time burden 
of the 75 surveys is 10 minutes per survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public (in hours) associated with the 
collection: The total burden hour to complete the applications is 12 
hrs. & 45 minutes annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20530.

    Dated: June 22, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-16256 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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