The Bureau of Justice Statistics encourages comments for 60 days until June 8, 2020



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BJS 60-day notice


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Public comments requested on the proposed reinstatement and update of BJS data collection: National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J) [ [link removed] ]

TheBureau of Justice Statistics encourages comments for 60 days until June 8, 2020, on the proposed reinstatement and update of a previously approved data collection: National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J). Your comments on BJSs request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the"Federal Register", should address points such as


* whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will have practical utility
* the accuracy of the agencys estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of data, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
* whether and how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced
* the burden of the data collection on respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.

TheNational Inmate Survey (NIS) [ [link removed] ] is part of BJS's National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual victimization in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79).

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.

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