The National Corrections Reporting
Program (NCRP) is the only national data collection furnishing
annual individual-level information for State prisoners admitted or
released during the year, those in custody at year-end, and persons
discharged from parole supervision. The NCRP collects data on
sentencing, time served in prison and on parole, offense,
admission/release type and demographic information. BJS, the
Congress, researchers and criminal justice practitioners use these
data to describe annual movements of adult offenders through State
correctional system. Providers of the data are personnel in State
Departments of Corrections.
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The burden will remain the
about the same as the previously OMB approved 2023 collection. Race
and ethnicity data collection guidelines have been updated to
reflect the 2024 Statistical Policy Directive 15 (SPD15) revisions
(see Attachment A) but BJS does not anticipate any increase in
burden. BJS will continue to accept the race and ethnicity
categories respondents are collecting. BJS is working with our
criminal justice partners to assist in their compliance with SPD15
by the OMB deadline.
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:
(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;
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.