Cognitive Test to Evaluate and Improve New Survey Items for the Census of Jails and Annual Survey of Jails

Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Collection Activities

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
Cognitive Test to Evaluate and Improve New Survey Items for the Census of Jails and Annual Survey of Jails Form and Instruction
appendix_b_interviewguide.docx Instruction
2018 Jail Survey Cognitive Test appendix_a_instrument.docx Form and Instruction
OMB_memo.docx Cognitive Testing Memo for Census of Jails IC Document
appendix_c_communications.docx Census of Jails Cog Test Communications to Participants IC Document

Information Collection (IC) Details

IC Title:	Cognitive Test to Evaluate and Improve New Survey Items for the Census of Jails and Annual Survey of Jails	Agency IC Tracking Number:	BJS

IC Status: New

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

CFR Citation:

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Form and Instruction	N/A	2018 Jail Survey Cognitive Test	appendix_a_instrument.docx		Yes	Yes	Fillable Fileable
Instruction			appendix_b_interviewguide.docx		Yes	Yes	Printable Only

Line of Business: Correctional Activities

Subfunction: Criminal Incarceration

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 49	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 100 %

	Approved	Program Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	98	98
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	91	91
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Documents for IC

Title	Document	Date Uploaded
Cognitive Testing Memo for Census of Jails	OMB_memo.docx	05/23/2018
Census of Jails Cog Test Communications to Participants	appendix_c_communications.docx	05/23/2018

Blank fields in records indicate information that was not collected or not collected electronically prior to July 2006.