Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

OMB Control No: 1121-0152	ICR Reference No: 201505-1121-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200208-1121-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/18/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2005
Responses	66,989	0	20,435
Time Burden (Hours)	50,112	0	25,345
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking clearance to conduct the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI). The 2016 SPI will be a national, omnibus survey of prisoners age 18 or older within the United States who are incarcerated in confinement or community-based correctional facilities operated by or for state or federal governments. BJS has been conducting SPI periodically since the 1970s among state prisoners and the early 1990s among federal prisoners. A main purpose of this omnibus survey is to generate reliable national estimates of the characteristics of prisoners over a variety of domains, including characteristics that are germane to the corrections field, such as the severity of offenses committed and criminal history; medical, mental health, and substance abuse and dependency problems; behaviors in prison including both rule infractions and participation in programs. Other important objectives of SPI are to track changes in these characteristics over time, describe special populations of prisoners, and identify policy-relevant changes in the prison population. The 2016 survey will also be used to produce subnational estimates of prisoners within jurisdictions that have the largest prison populations (i.e., 100,000 or more) in the nation. The 2016 data will be collected through personal interviews with a representative sample of about 23,200 prisoners using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 9749	02/24/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 26299	05/07/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016 NPS-25 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) Questionnaire Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2003 NPS-25, NPS-26, NPS-27, NPS-13

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	66,989	20,435	0	46,554	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,112	25,345	0	24,767	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There has been a change in the respondent burden since the 2004 SPI study. The respondent burden increased because of an increase in the number of sampled facilities and inmates in order to minimize burden on individual facilities while also ensuring enhanced levels of precision for key national estimates of state and federal inmates, and subnational estimates for jurisdictions with 100,000 or more prisoners. Also, the estimated burden reported in this supporting statement is the maximum burden expected which is based on the number of sampled facilities and inmates, not the number of expected participating facilities and inmates which relies on assumptions about nonresponse rates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,380,240

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Lauren Glaze 2023059628

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 05/14/2015

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