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

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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