Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

OMB Control No: 1121-0152	ICR Reference No: 201511-1121-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201505-1121-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/22/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/25/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	08/31/2018	08/31/2018
Responses	66,938	0	66,989
Time Burden (Hours)	50,099	0	50,112
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 (CAPI). The purpose of this nonsubstantive change is to inform OMB of the results of a test of the functionality of the CAPI survey instrument that has been designed for the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI). OMB clearance for the test and national 2016 SPI collection, ICR reference #201505-1121-001, was approved on August 18, 2015. Based on findings from the CAPI feasibility test, conducted on August 31 – September 2, 2015, changes have been made to the CAPI instrument. Many of the changes are associated with programming modifications; other changes were identified through the experience of administering the questionnaire to inmates that were sampled to participate in the test. In addition to changes to the instrument, the test offered an opportunity to examine inmates’ reactions to the informed consent process. The test did not suggest any need to alter the consent process; observations from the CAPI feasibility test are described in this memorandum. Accounting for the changes to the instrumentation and the opportunity to administer the consent and survey. Minor changes in the burden are requested to correctly reflect the number of respondents and total burden hours that was originally proposed in the supporting statement.

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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 (SP) Questionnaire (updated version)

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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	66,938	66,989	0	-51	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,099	50,112	0	-13	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents and burden hours have been updated to correctly reflect the request in the original supporting statement.

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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: 11/25/2015

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