80 FR 72740 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Extension of Currently Approved Collection Survey: Death in Custody Reporting Program-Prisons
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 72740-72741] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-29591] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121-0249] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Extension of Currently Approved Collection Survey: Death in Custody Reporting Program--Prisons AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 53572 on September 4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until December 21, 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: [email protected]; telephone: 202-353-2060). Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to [email protected]. 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: [[Page 72741]] (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). (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 1,723 burden hours. (a) BJS collection agent makes verification calls and data quality follow-up calls to prison respondents to ensure data quality. With 50 respondents and 9 minute per call, data verification induces a burden of 8 hours. With an average annual 46 respondents needing some level of follow-up, data quality follow-up induces a burden of 12 hours. Table 1--Summary of Total Respondent Burden for DCRP Data Collection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of data Number of data Number of Average Total burden Reporting method supplier suppliers responses reporting time hours [dagger] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail and Online Data Entry... State Prison-- 50 3,400 30 minutes per 1,700 hours. Death Records death. \1\. Mail and Online Data Entry... State Prison-- 50 50 5 minutes...... 4 hours. Annual Summary \2\. Data quality follow-up....... State Prison 50 46 15 minutes..... 12 hours. respondents. Telephone.................... State Prisons-- 50 50 8 minutes...... 7 hours. Verification Call. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total.................... ............... 50 3,646 73 minutes..... 1,723 hrs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 1,723. 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: November 16, 2015. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2015-29591 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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Field Superfund Site in Olean, New DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Evaluate whether and if so how the
York (‘‘Site’’). The settlement requires quality, utility, and clarity of the
[OMB Number 1121–0249]
two parties, Alcoa Inc. and Cutco information to be collected can be
Corporation, to perform remedial Agency Information Collection enhanced; and
actions at two areas of the Site known Activities; Proposed eCollection —Minimize the burden of the collection
as the ‘‘Alcas facility’’ and ‘‘Parcel B,’’ eComments Requested; Proposed of information on those who are to
to reimburse the United States for Collection: Extension of Currently respond, including through the use of
$612,000 of response costs incurred at Approved Collection Survey: Death in appropriate automated, electronic,
the Site, and to reimburse the United Custody Reporting Program—Prisons mechanical, or other technological
States for its future response costs collection techniques or other forms
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, of information technology, e.g.,
regarding the Alcas facility and Parcel
Department of Justice. permitting electronic submission of
B. The settlement resolves the United
ACTION: 30-Day notice. responses.
States’ claims against these defendants
Overview of this information
regarding the Site. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice collection:
The publication of this notice opens (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, (1) Type of Information Collection:
a period for public comment on the Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be Extension of a Currently Approved
proposed consent decree. Comments submitting the following information Collection.
should be addressed to the Assistant collection request to the Office of (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Attorney General, Environment and Management and Budget (OMB) for Deaths in Custody Reporting Program—
Natural Resources Division, and should review and approval in accordance with State Prisons. The collection includes
refer to United States v. Alcoa Inc., et the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. the Deaths in Custody Reporting
al., Civ. No. 15–cv–973, D.J. Ref. No. This proposed information collection Program (DCRP)—State Prisons.
was previously published in the Federal (3) The agency form number, if any,
90–11–3–181/1. All comments must be
Register at 80 FR 53572 on September and the applicable component of the
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment Department sponsoring the collection:
after the publication date of this notice. period.
Comments may be submitted either by This collection includes the following
DATES: Comments are encouraged and forms:
email or by mail:
will be accepted for 30 days until • NPS–4: Annual Summary of Inmate
December 21, 2015. Deaths in State Prisons. This is sent to
To submit Send them to: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
comments: the 50 state departments of correction.
you have additional comments • NPS–4A: State Prison Inmate Death
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ especially on the estimated public Report. This is sent to the 50 state
usdoj.gov. burden or associated response time, departments of correction. The
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, suggestions, or need a copy of the applicable component within the
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. proposed information collection
Box 7611, Washington, DC
Department of Justice is the Bureau of
instrument with instructions or Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in
20044–7611.
additional information, please contact the Office of Justice Programs.
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of (4) Affected public who will be asked
During the public comment period, Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street or required to respond, as well as a brief
the proposed consent decree may be NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: abstract: The affected public that will be
examined and downloaded at this Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone: asked to respond include 50 state
Justice Department Web site: http:// 202–353–2060). Written comments and/ department of corrections authorities.
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. or suggestions can also be directed to Originally authorized by the Death in
We will provide a paper copy of the the Office of Management and Budget, Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000,
proposed consent decree upon written Office of Information and Regulatory the Death in Custody Reporting Program
request and payment of reproduction Affairs, Attention Department of Justice (DCRP) is the only national database
costs. Please mail your request and Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or that can inform the issue of mortality in
payment to: Consent Decree Library, sent to OIRA_submissions@ local jails and prisons in depth. BJS uses
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, omb.eop.gov. this data to track and report on total and
Washington, DC 20044–7611. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written cause-specific deaths and mortality rates
Please enclose a check or money order comments and suggestions from the in correctional facilities. The local jail
for $55.50 (25 cents per page public and affected agencies concerning portion of the collection is now part of
reproduction cost) payable to the United the proposed collection of information the BJS Annual Jail Collection, and is
are encouraged. Your comments should not addressed in this notice. The arrest-
States Treasury.
address one or more of the following related death collection, which was
Robert E. Maher Jr., four points: historically part of the DCRP, has been
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental —Evaluate whether the proposed temporarily suspended and is also not
Enforcement Section, Environment and collection of information is necessary part of this clearance.
Natural Resources Division. for the proper performance of the The DCRP-prisons collection has two
[FR Doc. 2015–29578 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] functions of the Bureau of Justice components: a summary count of the
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Statistics, including whether the number of deaths occurring in state
information will have practical utility; departments of correction and
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s individual-level death forms that collect
estimate of the burden of the information on inmates dying while in
proposed collection of information, the custody of state prisons.
including the validity of the Specifically, the following items are
methodology and assumptions used; collected:
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(a) Number of persons who died while (deaths due to accidental injury, the project begins again. In an effort to
in the custody of state correctional intoxication, suicide, or homicide do reduce burden on respondents and
facilities. not apply). minimize costs associated with the ASJ
(b) The first, last name and middle (i) Whether an autopsy/postmortem and the DCRP, the ASJ will be fielded
initial, date of death, date of birth, sex, exam/review of medical records to along with the DCRP beginning in early
and race/ethnic origin for each inmate determine the cause of death of the 2016. The major change to the DCRP
who died during the reporting year. inmate was performed and the collection is the downgrade in burden
(c) The name and location of the availability of those results. hours to account for the ARD and DCRP-
correctional facility involved. (j) The survey ends with a box in jail collections no longer being a part of
(d) The admission date and current which respondents can enter notes. the clearance package. Otherwise, there
offense(s) for each inmate who died (k) Confirmation or correction of the are no proposed substantive changes to
during the reporting year. agency and agency head’s name, phone the DCRP-prisons collection.
(e) Whether the inmate ever stayed number, email address, and mailing
overnight in a mental health observation DCRP-prisons (NPS–4, NPS–4A)—
address.
unit or outside mental health facility. (l) Confirmation or correction of the There will be 50 respondents to DCRP-
(f) The location and cause of death of agency’s primary point of contact for prisons for collection year 2015. It takes
each inmate death that took place data collection, title, phone number, current DCRP respondents an average of
during the reporting year. email address, and mailing address; 30 minutes to complete the death form
(g) The time of day that the incident (5) An estimate of the total number of and 5 minutes to complete the annual
causing the inmate’s death occurred and respondents and the amount of time summary form, or 1,723 burden hours.
where the incident occurred (limited to estimated for an average respondent to (a) BJS collection agent makes
accidents, suicides, and homicides respond. verification calls and data quality
only). Prior to 2015, DCRP clearance follow-up calls to prison respondents to
(h) Whether the cause of death was a included deaths in the process of arrest, ensure data quality. With 50
preexisting medical condition or a local jails and state prisons. The arrest- respondents and 9 minute per call, data
condition that developed after related death collection has been verification induces a burden of 8 hours.
admission to the facility and whether temporarily suspended due to data With an average annual 46 respondents
the inmate received treatment for the quality and coverage issues. The arrest- needing some level of follow-up, data
medical condition after admission and if related death collection will seek a quality follow-up induces a burden of
so, the kind of treatment received separate OMB clearance when work on 12 hours.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF TOTAL RESPONDENT BURDEN FOR DCRP DATA COLLECTION
Number of Number of
Reporting method Type of data supplier Average reporting time Total burden hours †
data suppliers responses
Mail and Online Data State Prison—Death 50 3,400 30 minutes per death ..... 1,700 hours.
Entry. Records 1.
Mail and Online Data State Prison—Annual 50 50 5 minutes ........................ 4 hours.
Entry. Summary 2.
Data quality follow-up ...... State Prison respondents 50 46 15 minutes ...................... 12 hours.
Telephone ........................ State Prisons— 50 50 8 minutes ........................ 7 hours.
Verification Call.
Total .......................... ......................................... 50 3,646 73 minutes ...................... 1,723 hrs.
(6) An estimate of the total public DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE This proposed information collection
burden (in hours) associated with the was previously published in the Federal
[OMB Number 1121–0094]
collection: The estimated total burden Register at 80 FR 53569 on September
hours associated with this collection for Agency Information Collection 4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment
report year 2016 is 1,723. Activities; Proposed eCollection period.
If additional information is required eComments Requested; Extension of DATES: Comments are encouraged and
contact: Jerri Murray, Department Currently Approved Collection Survey: will be accepted for 30 days until
Clearance Officer, United States Death in Custody Reporting Program; December 21, 2015.
Department of Justice, Justice Annual Survey of Jails; Survey of Jails
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Management Division, Policy and in Indian Country
you have additional comments
Planning Staff, Two Constitution AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, especially on the estimated public
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Department of Justice. burden or associated response time,
Washington, DC 20530. ACTION: 30-Day notice. suggestions, or need a copy of the
Dated: November 16, 2015. proposed information collection
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice instrument with instructions or
Jerri Murray,
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(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, additional information, please contact
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of
Department of Justice. submitting the following information Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
[FR Doc. 2015–29591 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] collection request to the Office of NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P Management and Budget (OMB) for Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone:
review and approval in accordance with 202–353–2060). Written comments and/
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. or suggestions can also be directed to
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