83 FR 46190 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: Mortality in Correctional Institutions (State Prisons)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 177 (September 12, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46190-46191] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19802] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121-0249] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: Mortality in Correctional Institutions (State Prisons) AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting an extension to an existing information collection 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 13, 2018. 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 Mary Cowhig, Statistician, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-353-4982). 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: Mortality in Correctional Institutions (State Prisons) (MCI-State Prisons). 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The MCI-State Prisons collection currently includes the following forms:NPS-4: Annual Summary of Inmate Deaths in State Prisons. This form is sent to the 50 state DOCs to collect the number of state prisoner deaths in a calendar year. NPS-4A: State Prison Inmate Death Report Form. Annually, this form is sent to the 50 state DOCs to collect details about each state prisoner death. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs. BJS proposes to transfer the MCI-Jails information collection from the currently approved OMB collection under control number 1121-0094, where it was bundled with the Annual Survey of Jails and the Survey of Jails in Indian Country collections in 2015, to this collection (OMB Control Number 1121-0249, expiration 03/31/2019) to form one mortality collection program. The combined mortality collection would include the 50 state departments of corrections (DOCs) plus approximately 3,000 local jail jurisdictions and would collect data on the number and nature of inmate deaths in the custody of state correctional facilities. Prior to 2015, BJS collected mortality data from both state prisons and local jails under the OMB Control Number 1121-0249. In 2015, the Mortality in Correctional Institutions (Jails) (MCI-Jails) portion of the collection was bundled with the Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) and the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC) in an attempt to consolidate the response burden placed on jails. However, the overlap among these three collections is small, both in terms of jails covered in each and context collected: MCI-Jails requests annual data from about 3,000 jail jurisdictions on deaths, the confined population as of December [[Page 46191]] 31, average daily population (ADP), number of holds for other jurisdictions, and number of admissions. The ASJ samples approximately 900 local jails, and provides data to estimate the number and characteristics of local jail inmates nationwide. The ASJ collects population information, including the number of confined inmates, number of individuals supervised in the community by local jails, average daily population, and the number of holds for other authorities as of June 30. The ASJ also obtains data on inmate movements, including the number of admissions and discharges; facility characteristics, including rated and peak capacities and staffing; and inmate characteristics, including race and ethnicity, sex, age group (adult or juvenile), primary offense, and conviction status. The SJIC collects data from Indian country jails that are not part of either the ASJ or the MCI-Jails collections. The SJIC collects information from confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Although there is some duplication in data collected by the ASJ and MCI-Jails, the reference dates are different and the ASJ is a sample, whereas MCI-Jails is a full enumeration of jail jurisdictions. Due to seasonal fluctuations in jail populations, and fewer inmates held at year-end (December 31), the ASJ uses the last weekday in June as its reference date. MCI-Jails uses December 31 as its reference date, and more importantly, uses ADP from January 1 to December 31 as the denominator in calculating mortality rates, which is consistent with the time period represented by the numerator, the number of deaths in a calendar year. The following forms are proposed to be transferred from OMB Control Number 1121-0094 to OMB Control Number 1121-0249: CJ-9: Death Report on Inmates under Jail Jurisdiction. This form goes to all jail jurisdictions that are operated by a county or city. Jail administrators are requested to complete the form if their facilities had one or more deaths in a calendar year. CJ-10: Death Report on Inmates in Private and Multi- Jurisdictional Jails. This form goes to all confinement facilities administered by two or more local governments (regional jails) and privately owned or operated confinement facilities. Jail administrators are requested to complete the form if their facilities had one or more deaths in a calendar year. CJ-9A: Annual Summary on Inmates under Jail Jurisdiction. This form goes to county and city jail jurisdictions. The form collects the number of male and female deaths in custody in a calendar year, the number of males and females confined as of December 31, the number of male and female admissions during the year, the average daily population by sex, and the number of persons confined on behalf of other agencies. CJ-10A: Annual Summary on Inmates in Private and Multi- Jurisdictional Jails. This form goes to confinement facilities administered by two or more local governments (regional jails) and to privately owned or operated facilities. The form collects the same information as Form CJ-9A. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: The combined MCI for prisons and jails would collect annual data from the 50 state departments of corrections and roughly 3,000 jail jurisdictions on the number and nature of deaths in their custody. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total burden Number of data Number of Average (in hours, Data supplier and form Reporting method suppliers responses reporting time rounded to (in minutes) whole number) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verification calls (local Telephone....... 3,000 3,000 9 450 jails). CJ-9A, CJ-10A jail annual Online, mail.... 3,000 2,900 15 725 summary. CJ-9, CJ-10 jail death report. Online, mail.... 3,000 1,000 30 500 Data quality follow-up (local Telephone, email 3,000 350 10 58 jails). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, MCI-Jails.......... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,733 Verification calls (state Telephone....... 50 50 9 8 prisons). NPS-4A, state prison death Online, mail.... 50 3,500 30 1,750 report. NPS-4, state prison annual Online, mail.... 50 50 5 4 summary. Data quality follow-up (state Telephone, email 50 420 10 70 prisons). Total, MCI-State Prisons.. ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,832 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Burden.......... ................ .............. .............. .............. 3,565 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The estimated total burden hours associated with this combined jail and state prison mortality collection for report year 2018 is 3,565. This is a transfer of 1,733 hours from the jail mortality collection to the state prison mortality collection. When the state prison mortality collection was last approved in 2016, the total burden estimate was 1,723 hours. The state prison portion is now estimated at 1,832 burden hours due to an increase in the expected number of individual death reports. Based on the average number of death reports received over the most recent 10-year period, BJS expects to receive about 3,500 state prison and 1,000 jail death reports per year. If additional information is required, contact: Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: September 7, 2018. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2018-19802 Filed 9-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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publication of this notice in the Federal Issued: September 6, 2018. respond, including through the use of
Register. A separate service list will be Lisa Barton, appropriate automated, electronic,
maintained by the Secretary for those Secretary to the Commission. mechanical, or other technological
parties authorized to receive BPI under [FR Doc. 2018–19790 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] collection techniques or other forms
the APO. BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
of information technology, e.g.,
Conference.—The Commission’s permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Director of Investigations has scheduled
a conference in connection with these DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Overview of This Information
investigations for 9:30 a.m. on [OMB Number 1121–0249] Collection
Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at the 1. Type of Information Collection:
U.S. International Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Extension of a currently approved
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, Activities; Proposed eCollection collection.
DC. Requests to appear at the conference eComments Requested; Extension of a 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
should be emailed to Currently Approved Collection: Mortality in Correctional Institutions
preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO Mortality in Correctional Institutions (State Prisons) (MCI-State Prisons).
NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before (State Prisons) 3. The agency form number, if any,
September 24, 2018. Parties in support and the applicable component of the
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
of the imposition of antidumping duties Department sponsoring the collection:
Department of Justice.
in these investigations and parties in The MCI-State Prisons collection
ACTION: 60-day notice.
opposition to the imposition of such currently includes the following forms:
duties will each be collectively SUMMARY: The Department of Justice • NPS–4: Annual Summary of Inmate
allocated one hour within which to (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Deaths in State Prisons. This form is
make an oral presentation at the Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be sent to the 50 state DOCs to collect the
conference. A nonparty who has submitting an extension to an existing number of state prisoner deaths in a
testimony that may aid the information collection to the Office of calendar year.
Management and Budget (OMB) for • NPS–4A: State Prison Inmate Death
Commission’s deliberations may request
review and approval in accordance with Report Form. Annually, this form is sent
permission to present a short statement
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. to the 50 state DOCs to collect details
at the conference.
about each state prisoner death.
Written submissions.—As provided in DATES: Comments are encouraged and
The applicable component within the
sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the will be accepted for 60 days until Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Commission’s rules, any person may November 13, 2018. Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of
submit to the Commission on or before FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Justice Programs.
October 1, 2018, a written brief you have additional comments, BJS proposes to transfer the MCI-Jails
containing information and arguments especially on the estimated public information collection from the
pertinent to the subject matter of the burden or associated response time, currently approved OMB collection
suggestions, or need a copy of the under control number 1121–0094,
investigations. Parties may file written
proposed information collection where it was bundled with the Annual
testimony in connection with their
instrument with instructions or Survey of Jails and the Survey of Jails
presentation at the conference. All
additional information, please contact in Indian Country collections in 2015, to
written submissions must conform with
Mary Cowhig, Statistician, 810 Seventh this collection (OMB Control Number
the provisions of section 201.8 of the Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Commission’s rules; any submissions 1121–0249, expiration 03/31/2019) to
(email: mary.cowhig@usdoj.gov; form one mortality collection program.
that contain BPI must also conform with telephone: 202–353–4982). The combined mortality collection
the requirements of sections 201.6,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written would include the 50 state departments
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s comments and suggestions from the of corrections (DOCs) plus
rules. The Commission’s Handbook on public and affected agencies concerning approximately 3,000 local jail
E-Filing, available on the Commission’s the proposed collection of information jurisdictions and would collect data on
website at https://edis.usitc.gov, are encouraged. Your comments should the number and nature of inmate deaths
elaborates upon the Commission’s rules address one or more of the following in the custody of state correctional
with respect to electronic filing. four points: facilities.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) —Evaluate whether the proposed Prior to 2015, BJS collected mortality
and 207.3 of the rules, each document collection of information is necessary data from both state prisons and local
filed by a party to the investigations for the proper performance of the jails under the OMB Control Number
must be served on all other parties to functions of the Bureau of Justice 1121–0249. In 2015, the Mortality in
the investigations (as identified by Statistics, including whether the Correctional Institutions (Jails) (MCI-
either the public or BPI service list), and information will have practical utility; Jails) portion of the collection was
a certificate of service must be timely —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s bundled with the Annual Survey of Jails
filed. The Secretary will not accept a estimate of the burden of the (ASJ) and the Survey of Jails in Indian
document for filing without a certificate proposed collection of information, Country (SJIC) in an attempt to
of service. including the validity of the consolidate the response burden placed
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methodology and assumptions used; on jails. However, the overlap among
Authority: These investigations are being —Evaluate whether and if so how the these three collections is small, both in
conducted under authority of title VII of the quality, utility, and clarity of the terms of jails covered in each and
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
information to be collected can be context collected:
pursuant to section 207.12 of the • MCI-Jails requests annual data from
enhanced; and
Commission’s rules. —Minimize the burden of the collection about 3,000 jail jurisdictions on deaths,
By order of the Commission. of information on those who are to the confined population as of December
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31, average daily population (ADP), full enumeration of jail jurisdictions. • CJ–9A: Annual Summary on
number of holds for other jurisdictions, Due to seasonal fluctuations in jail Inmates under Jail Jurisdiction. This
and number of admissions. populations, and fewer inmates held at form goes to county and city jail
• The ASJ samples approximately 900 year-end (December 31), the ASJ uses jurisdictions. The form collects the
local jails, and provides data to estimate the last weekday in June as its reference number of male and female deaths in
the number and characteristics of local date. MCI-Jails uses December 31 as its custody in a calendar year, the number
jail inmates nationwide. The ASJ reference date, and more importantly, of males and females confined as of
collects population information, uses ADP from January 1 to December December 31, the number of male and
including the number of confined 31 as the denominator in calculating female admissions during the year, the
inmates, number of individuals mortality rates, which is consistent with average daily population by sex, and the
supervised in the community by local the time period represented by the number of persons confined on behalf of
jails, average daily population, and the numerator, the number of deaths in a other agencies.
number of holds for other authorities as calendar year.
of June 30. The ASJ also obtains data on The following forms are proposed to • CJ–10A: Annual Summary on
inmate movements, including the be transferred from OMB Control Inmates in Private and Multi-
number of admissions and discharges; Number 1121–0094 to OMB Control Jurisdictional Jails. This form goes to
facility characteristics, including rated Number 1121–0249: confinement facilities administered by
and peak capacities and staffing; and • CJ–9: Death Report on Inmates two or more local governments (regional
inmate characteristics, including race under Jail Jurisdiction. This form goes to jails) and to privately owned or operated
and ethnicity, sex, age group (adult or all jail jurisdictions that are operated by facilities. The form collects the same
juvenile), primary offense, and a county or city. Jail administrators are information as Form CJ–9A.
conviction status. requested to complete the form if their 4. Affected public who will be asked
• The SJIC collects data from Indian facilities had one or more deaths in a
country jails that are not part of either or required to respond, as well as a brief
calendar year. abstract: The combined MCI for prisons
the ASJ or the MCI-Jails collections. The • CJ–10: Death Report on Inmates in
SJIC collects information from and jails would collect annual data from
Private and Multi-Jurisdictional Jails.
confinement facilities, detention This form goes to all confinement the 50 state departments of corrections
centers, jails, and other facilities facilities administered by two or more and roughly 3,000 jail jurisdictions on
operated by tribal authorities or the local governments (regional jails) and the number and nature of deaths in their
Bureau of Indian Affairs. privately owned or operated custody.
Although there is some duplication in confinement facilities. Jail 5. An estimate of the total number of
data collected by the ASJ and MCI-Jails, administrators are requested to respondents and the amount of time
the reference dates are different and the complete the form if their facilities had estimated for an average respondent to
ASJ is a sample, whereas MCI-Jails is a one or more deaths in a calendar year. respond:
Average Total burden
Number of Number of reporting (in hours,
Data supplier and form Reporting method data suppliers responses time rounded to
(in minutes) whole number)
Verification calls (local jails) ................................. Telephone ..................... 3,000 3,000 9 450
CJ–9A, CJ–10A jail annual summary ................... Online, mail .................. 3,000 2,900 15 725
CJ–9, CJ–10 jail death report ............................... Online, mail .................. 3,000 1,000 30 500
Data quality follow-up (local jails) ......................... Telephone, email .......... 3,000 350 10 58
Total, MCI-Jails .............................................. ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,733
Verification calls (state prisons) ............................ Telephone ..................... 50 50 9 8
NPS–4A, state prison death report ...................... Online, mail .................. 50 3,500 30 1,750
NPS–4, state prison annual summary .................. Online, mail .................. 50 50 5 4
Data quality follow-up (state prisons) ................... Telephone, email .......... 50 420 10 70
Total, MCI-State Prisons ............................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,832
Total Burden ........................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,565
The estimated total burden hours death reports received over the most Dated: September 7, 2018.
associated with this combined jail and recent 10-year period, BJS expects to Melody Braswell,
state prison mortality collection for receive about 3,500 state prison and Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
report year 2018 is 3,565. This is a 1,000 jail death reports per year. Department of Justice.
transfer of 1,733 hours from the jail If additional information is required, [FR Doc. 2018–19802 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am]
mortality collection to the state prison contact: Melody Braswell, Department BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
mortality collection. When the state Clearance Officer, United States
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prison mortality collection was last Department of Justice, Justice
approved in 2016, the total burden Management Division, Policy and
estimate was 1,723 hours. The state Planning Staff, Two Constitution
prison portion is now estimated at 1,832 Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
burden hours due to an increase in the Washington, DC 20530.
expected number of individual death
reports. Based on the average number of
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