Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired; Survey of Inmates in Local Jails
| Published date | 14 March 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-05349 |
| Citation | 89 FR 18669 |
| Court | Justice Department |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18669-18670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05349]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired; Survey of Inmates
in Local Jails
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ)
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
May 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 Todd D. Minton,
(email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-7226), Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
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 using appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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Abstract: Since 1972, BJS has conducted the Survey of Inmates in
Local Jails (SILJ, OMB Number 1121-0098) periodically to gather
detailed information on individual characteristics of jail inmates. The
purposes of this omnibus survey are to generate reliable, nationally-
representative estimates of the characteristics of jail inmates in the
United States, track changes in the characteristics of jail inmates
over time, conduct studies of jail inmates on special topics, and
identify policy-relevant issues related to crime and corrections. This
national survey will profile jail inmates nationwide to determine
trends in criminal history, substance abuse, mental health, and medical
problems of jail inmates, and treatment they may have received for
problems, gun use and crime, inmate misconduct, inmate admission fees,
and programs and activities inmates participate in while confined in
jail. The data are used by a variety of stakeholders, including the
U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners,
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal
justice statistics. No other collection series provides these data on
the variety of topics that SILJ covers. The data will be collected
through face-to-face personal interviews with the inmates using
Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technology.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Inmates in Local Jails
(SILJ).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The applicable
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: County government and City
government and jail inmates age 18 or older that are held in local
(county and city) jails. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS will sample a
maximum of 10,000 inmates from 600 local jails for a total of 15,602
hours. BJS will conduct initial jail outreach with up to 740 jails to
participate at 15 minutes per facility for a total of 185 hours in
order to gain consent from 600 facilities to participate in the study.
A maximum of 600 jails will be contacted for study logistics planning
and roster coordination at 75 minutes per facility for a total of 750
hours. During data collection, jail staff will escort a maximum of
10,000 inmates to and from interview sites at 15 minutes per inmate for
a total of 2,500 hours. Inmate consent and survey participation total
73 minutes per interview for a total of 12,167 hours.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total public burden is 15,602 annual
hours. This comprises 3,435 hours of facility staff burden and 12,167
hours of respondent interviewing burden.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: The estimated cost is $90,450.
2024 SILJ Estimated Annualized Respondent Cost and Hour Burden
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Time per Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response burden
respondents responses (minutes) (hours)
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Facility Recruitment and
Logistic:
Introduction and Facility 740 1 740 15 185
Approval...................
Study Logistic Planning..... 600 1 600 45 450
National Study:
Staff time--Providing inmate 600 1 600 30 300
roster.....................
Staff time--Escorting 10,000 1 10,000 15 2,500
inmates....................
Consent--Inmate recruitment. 10,000 1 10,000 3 500
Interview--Participate in 10,000 1 10,000 70 11,667
the SILJ...................
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Total................... 31,940 .............. 31,940 .............. 15,602
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If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-05349 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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