80 FR 53572 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Revision of Currently Approved Collection Survey: Death in Custody Reporting Program-Prisons

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0249]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Revision of Currently
Approved Collection Survey: Death in Custody Reporting Program--Prisons

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
November 3, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-353-2060).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Deaths in Custody Reporting
Program--State Prisons. The collection includes the Deaths in Custody
Reporting Program (DCRP)--State Prisons.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection:
This collection includes the following forms:
NPS-4: Annual Summary of Inmate Deaths in State Prisons.
This is sent to the 50 state departments of correction.
NPS-4A: State Prison Inmate Death Report. This is sent to
the 50 state departments of correction.
The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in the Office of
Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: The affected public that will be asked to
respond include 50 state department of corrections authorities.
Originally authorized by the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA)
of 2000, the Death in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is the only
national database that can inform the issue of mortality in local jails
and prisons in depth. BJS uses this data to track and report on total
and cause-specific deaths and mortality rates in correctional
facilities. The local jail portion of the collection is now part of the
BJS Annual Jail Collection, and is not addressed in this notice. The
arrest-related death collection, which was historically part of the
DCRP, has been temporarily suspended and is also not part of this
clearance.
The DCRP-prisons collection has two components: A summary count of
the number of deaths occurring in state departments of correction and
individual-level death forms that collect information on inmates dying
while in the custody of state prisons. Specifically, the following
items are collected:
(a) Number of persons who died while in the custody of state
correctional facilities.
(b) The first, last name and middle initial, date of death, date of
birth, sex, and race/ethnic origin for each inmate who died during the
reporting year.
(c) The name and location of the correctional facility involved.
(d) The admission date and current offense(s) for each inmate who
died during the reporting year.
(e) Whether the inmate ever stayed overnight in a mental health
observation unit or outside mental health facility.
(f) The location and cause of death of each inmate death that took
place during the reporting year.
(g) The time of day that the incident causing the inmate's death
occurred and where the incident occurred (limited to accidents,
suicides, and homicides only).

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(h) Whether the cause of death was a preexisting medical condition
or a condition that developed after admission to the facility and
whether the inmate received treatment for the medical condition after
admission and if so, the kind of treatment received (deaths due to
accidental injury, intoxication, suicide, or homicide do not apply).
(i) Whether an autopsy/postmortem exam/review of medical records to
determine the cause of death of the inmate was performed and the
availability of those results.
(j) The survey ends with a box in which respondents can enter
notes.
(k) Confirmation or correction of the agency and agency head's
name, phone number, email address, and mailing address.
(l) Confirmation or correction of the agency's primary point of
contact for data collection, title, phone number, email address, and
mailing address;
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Prior to 2015,
DCRP clearance included deaths in the process of arrest, local jails
and state prisons. The arrest-related death collection has been
temporarily suspended due to data quality and coverage issues. The
arrest-related death collection will seek a separate OMB clearance when
work on the project begins again. In an effort to reduce burden on
respondents and minimize costs associated with the ASJ and the DCRP,
the ASJ will be fielded along with the DCRP beginning in early 2016.
The major change to the DCRP collection is the downgrade in burden
hours to account for the ARD and DCRP-jail collections no longer being
a part of the clearance package. Otherwise, there are no proposed
substantive changes to the DCRP-prisons collection. DCRP-prisons (NPS-
4, NPS-4A)--There will be 50 respondents to DCRP-prisons for collection
year 2015. It takes current DCRP respondents an average of 30 minutes
to complete the death form and 5 minutes to complete the annual summary
form, or 1,704 burden hours.
(a) BJS collection agent also makes verification calls to prison
respondents to ensure data quality. With 50 respondents and 9 minute
per call, data verification induces a burden of 8 hours.

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Average
Form Purpose of Number of data Number of reporting time Burden hours
contact suppliers responses (min)
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NPS-4......................... DCRP Annual 50 50 5 4
Summary.
NPS-4A........................ DCRP death 50 3,400 30 1,700
records.
ASJ-DCRP 50 50 9 8
verification
call.
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Total 2016................ ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,712
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total burden hours associated with
this collection for report year 2016 is 1,712.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: September 1, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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Average
Number of Number of
Form Purpose of contact reporting time Burden hours
data suppliers responses (min)

CJ–9A/5, CJ–10A/5 .......................... ASJ–DCRP ....................................... 941 941 75 1,176
CJ–9A, CJ–10A ................................ DCRP annual summary ................... 2059 2059 15 515
CJ–5B ............................................... SJIC .................................................. 80 80 75 100
CJ–9, CJ–10 ..................................... DCRP death records ........................ 600 950 30 450
ASJ–DCRP verification call .............. 3,000 3,000 9 450

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,691

(6) An estimate of the total public NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: The applicable component within the
burden (in hours) associated with the Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone: Department of Justice is the Bureau of
collection: The estimated total burden 202–353–2060). Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in
hours associated with this collection for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written the Office of Justice Programs.
reference years is 2,691. comments and suggestions from the (4) Affected public who will be asked
If additional information is required public and affected agencies concerning or required to respond, as well as a brief
contact: Jerri Murray, Department the proposed collection of information abstract: The affected public that will be
Clearance Officer, United States are encouraged. Your comments should asked to respond include 50 state
Department of Justice, Justice address one or more of the following department of corrections authorities.
Management Division, Policy and four points: Originally authorized by the Death in
Planning Staff, Two Constitution Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000,
—Evaluate whether the proposed the Death in Custody Reporting Program
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, collection of information is necessary
Washington, DC 20530. (DCRP) is the only national database
for the proper performance of the that can inform the issue of mortality in
Dated: September 1, 2015. functions of the Bureau of Justice local jails and prisons in depth. BJS uses
Jerri Murray, Statistics, including whether the this data to track and report on total and
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. information will have practical utility; cause-specific deaths and mortality rates
Department of Justice. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s in correctional facilities. The local jail
[FR Doc. 2015–22017 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] estimate of the burden of the portion of the collection is now part of
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P proposed collection of information, the BJS Annual Jail Collection, and is
including the validity of the not addressed in this notice. The arrest-
methodology and assumptions used; related death collection, which was
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Evaluate whether and if so how the historically part of the DCRP, has been
quality, utility, and clarity of the temporarily suspended and is also not
[OMB Number 1121–0249]
information to be collected can be part of this clearance.
Agency Information Collection enhanced; and The DCRP-prisons collection has two
Activities; Proposed eCollection —Minimize the burden of the collection components: A summary count of the
eComments Requested; Proposed of information on those who are to number of deaths occurring in state
Collection: Revision of Currently respond, including through the use of departments of correction and
Approved Collection Survey: Death in appropriate automated, electronic, individual-level death forms that collect
Custody Reporting Program—Prisons mechanical, or other technological information on inmates dying while in
collection techniques or other forms the custody of state prisons.
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, of information technology, e.g.,
Department of Justice. Specifically, the following items are
permitting electronic submission of collected:
ACTION: 60-day notice. responses. (a) Number of persons who died while
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Overview of This Information in the custody of state correctional
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Collection facilities.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be (b) The first, last name and middle
(1) Type of Information Collection: initial, date of death, date of birth, sex,
submitting the following information Extension of a Currently Approved
collection request to the Office of and race/ethnic origin for each inmate
Collection. who died during the reporting year.
Management and Budget (OMB) for (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
review and approval in accordance with (c) The name and location of the
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program— correctional facility involved.
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. State Prisons. The collection includes (d) The admission date and current
DATES: Comments are encouraged and the Deaths in Custody Reporting offense(s) for each inmate who died
will be accepted for 60 days until Program (DCRP)—State Prisons. during the reporting year.
November 3, 2015. (3) The agency form number, if any, (e) Whether the inmate ever stayed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If and the applicable component of the overnight in a mental health observation
you have additional comments Department sponsoring the collection: unit or outside mental health facility.
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especially on the estimated public This collection includes the following (f) The location and cause of death of
burden or associated response time, forms: each inmate death that took place
suggestions, or need a copy of the • NPS–4: Annual Summary of Inmate during the reporting year.
proposed information collection Deaths in State Prisons. This is sent to (g) The time of day that the incident
instrument with instructions or the 50 state departments of correction. causing the inmate’s death occurred and
additional information, please contact • NPS–4A: State Prison Inmate Death where the incident occurred (limited to
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of Report. This is sent to the 50 state accidents, suicides, and homicides
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street departments of correction. only).

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(h) Whether the cause of death was a (l) Confirmation or correction of the 2016. The major change to the DCRP
preexisting medical condition or a agency’s primary point of contact for collection is the downgrade in burden
condition that developed after data collection, title, phone number, hours to account for the ARD and DCRP-
admission to the facility and whether email address, and mailing address; jail collections no longer being a part of
the inmate received treatment for the (5) An estimate of the total number of the clearance package. Otherwise, there
medical condition after admission and if respondents and the amount of time are no proposed substantive changes to
so, the kind of treatment received the DCRP-prisons collection. DCRP-
estimated for an average respondent to
(deaths due to accidental injury, prisons (NPS–4, NPS–4A)—There will
respond: Prior to 2015, DCRP clearance
intoxication, suicide, or homicide do be 50 respondents to DCRP-prisons for
included deaths in the process of arrest,
not apply). collection year 2015. It takes current
(i) Whether an autopsy/postmortem local jails and state prisons. The arrest-
exam/review of medical records to related death collection has been DCRP respondents an average of 30
determine the cause of death of the temporarily suspended due to data minutes to complete the death form and
inmate was performed and the quality and coverage issues. The arrest- 5 minutes to complete the annual
availability of those results. related death collection will seek a summary form, or 1,704 burden hours.
(j) The survey ends with a box in separate OMB clearance when work on (a) BJS collection agent also makes
which respondents can enter notes. the project begins again. In an effort to verification calls to prison respondents
(k) Confirmation or correction of the reduce burden on respondents and to ensure data quality. With 50
agency and agency head’s name, phone minimize costs associated with the ASJ respondents and 9 minute per call, data
number, email address, and mailing and the DCRP, the ASJ will be fielded verification induces a burden of 8 hours.
address. along with the DCRP beginning in early

Average
Number of Number of Burden
Form Purpose of contact reporting time
data suppliers responses hours
(min)

NPS–4 ............................................... DCRP Annual Summary .................. 50 50 5 4
NPS–4A ............................................ DCRP death records ........................ 50 3,400 30 1,700
ASJ–DCRP verification call .............. 50 50 9 8

Total 2016 .................................. ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,712

(6) An estimate of the total public SUMMARY: This is an announcement of a Programs (OJP) regarding the operations
burden (in hours) associated with the conference call meeting of DOJ’s and administration of NMVTIS. The
collection: The estimated total burden National Motor Vehicle Title primary duties of the NMVTIS Federal
hours associated with this collection for Information System (NMVTIS) Federal Advisory Committee will be to advise
report year 2016 is 1,712. Advisory Committee to discuss various the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
If additional information is required issues relating to the operation and Director on NMVTIS-related issues,
contact: Jerri Murray, Department implementation of NMVTIS. including but not limited to:
Clearance Officer, United States DATES: The conference call meeting will Implementation of a system that is self-
Department of Justice, Justice take place on Thursday, September 24, sustainable with user fees; options for
Management Division, Policy and 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. alternative revenue-generating
Planning Staff, Two Constitution ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place opportunities; determining ways to
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, as a conference call hosted by the enhance the technological capabilities
Washington, DC 20530. Bureau of Justice Assistance. of the system to increase its flexibility;
Dated: September 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and options for reducing the economic
Jerri Murray, Todd Brighton, Designated Federal burden on current and future reporting
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Employee (DFE), Bureau of Justice entities and users of the system.
Department of Justice. Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,
[FR Doc. 2015–22016 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC Todd Brighton,
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 20531; Phone: (202) 616–3879 [note: NMVTIS Enforcement Coordinator, Bureau of
this is not a toll-free number]; Email: Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs.
Todd.Brighton@usdoj.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–21970 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
conference call meeting is open to the
Office of Justice Programs
public. Members of the public who wish
[OJP (BJA) Docket No. 1694] to dial into the call must register with
Mr. Brighton at the above email address
Conference Call Meeting of the at least seven (7) days in advance of the
Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) meeting. Anyone requiring special
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accommodations should notify Mr.
Information System (NMVTIS) Federal Brighton at least seven (7) days in
Advisory Committee advance of the meeting.
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs Purpose
(OJP), Justice.
The NMVTIS Federal Advisory
ACTION: Notice of conference call
Committee will provide input and
meeting.
recommendations to the Office of Justice

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Action		60-day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until November 3, 2015.
Contact		If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-353-2060).
FR Citation		80 FR 53572