83 FR 63909 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)

Page Range		63909-63909
FR Document		2018-26881

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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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0296]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 Census of 
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC)

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 
February 11, 2019.

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 
Connor Brooks, Statistician, Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-514-8633).

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: Reinstatement of the Census of 
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, with changes, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2018 Census of Medical 
Examiner and Coroner Offices.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is CMEC-1. 
The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    This information collection is a census of medical examiner and 
coroner offices. The 2018 survey is revised from the data collection 
referencing 2004. BJS plans to field the 2018 CMEC from May through 
November 2019. Respondents will be the medical examiners and coroners 
(or members of their staff) working in medicolegal death investigation 
offices.
    Abstract: The 2018 CMEC will focus on the same topics as the 2004: 
The number and type of medical examiner and coroner offices operating 
in the U.S., staff at these offices, budget and capital resources, 
workload, policies and procedures regarding casework, specialized death 
investigations, records and evidence retention, resources, and 
operations. The survey was assessed by a panel of practitioners and 
subject matter experts. Results from these efforts were used to revise 
the survey to ensure content was up-to-date and relevant to the 
medicolegal death investigation system today. The survey was also 
revised to improve clarity and ease of answering questions. Suggestions 
resulting from this review were incorporated into the survey and then 
cognitively tested with 14 medical examiner and coroner offices.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A projected 
2,400 respondents will take an average of 1.5 hours each to complete 
form CMEC-1, including time to research or find information not readily 
available. In addition, an estimated 1,100 respondents will be 
contacted for data quality follow-up by phone at 15 minutes per call.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 3,875 total burden hours 
associated with this information collection.
    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: December 7, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE collection techniques or other forms contacted for data quality follow-up by
of information technology, e.g., phone at 15 minutes per call.
[OMB Number 1121–0296] (6) An estimate of the total public
permitting electronic submission of
Agency Information Collection responses. burden (in hours) associated with the
Activities: Proposed Collection; collection: There are an estimated 3,875
Overview of This Information total burden hours associated with this
Comments Requested; Reinstatement, Collection
With Change, of a Previously information collection.
(1) Type of Information Collection: If additional information is required
Approved Collection for Which
Reinstatement of the Census of Medical contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Approval Has Expired: 2018 Census of
Examiner and Coroner Offices, with Clearance Officer, United States
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
changes, of a previously approved Department of Justice, Justice
(CMEC)
collection for which approval has Management Division, Policy and
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, expired. Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Department of Justice. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
ACTION: 60-day notice. 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Washington, DC 20530.
Coroner Offices. Dated: December 7, 2018.
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (3) The agency form number, if any, Melody Braswell,
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, and the applicable component of the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department sponsoring the collection: Department of Justice.
submitting the following information The form number is CMEC–1. The [FR Doc. 2018–26881 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am]
collection request to the Office of applicable component within the
Management and Budget (OMB) for BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
Department of Justice is the Bureau of
review and approval in accordance with Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Programs. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DATES: Comments are encouraged and (4) Affected public who will be asked
will be accepted for 60 days until or required to respond, as well as a brief [OMB Number 1121–0147]
February 11, 2019. abstract: Agency Information Collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If This information collection is a Activities; Proposed eCollection
you have additional comments census of medical examiner and coroner eComments Requested;
especially on the estimated public offices. The 2018 survey is revised from Reinstatement, With Change, of a
burden or associated response time, the data collection referencing 2004. BJS Previously Approved Collection for
suggestions, or need a copy of the plans to field the 2018 CMEC from May Which Approval Has Expired: Census
proposed information collection through November 2019. Respondents of State and Federal Adult Correctional
instrument with instructions or will be the medical examiners and Facilities
additional information, please contact coroners (or members of their staff)
Connor Brooks, Statistician, Law working in medicolegal death AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Enforcement Statistics Unit, Bureau of investigation offices. Department of Justice.
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street Abstract: The 2018 CMEC will focus ACTION: 60-Day notice.
NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: on the same topics as the 2004: The
Connor.Brooks@usdoj.gov; phone: 202– number and type of medical examiner SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
514–8633). and coroner offices operating in the (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written U.S., staff at these offices, budget and Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
comments and suggestions from the capital resources, workload, policies submitting the following information
public and affected agencies concerning and procedures regarding casework, collection request to the Office of
the proposed collection of information specialized death investigations, records Management and Budget (OMB) for
are encouraged. Your comments should and evidence retention, resources, and review and approval in accordance with
address one or more of the following operations. The survey was assessed by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
four points: a panel of practitioners and subject DATES: Comments are encouraged and
—Evaluate whether the proposed matter experts. Results from these will be accepted for 60 days until
collection of information is necessary efforts were used to revise the survey to February 11, 2019.
for the proper performance of the ensure content was up-to-date and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
functions of the Bureau of Justice relevant to the medicolegal death you have additional comments
Statistics, including whether the investigation system today. The survey especially on the estimated public
information will have practical utility; was also revised to improve clarity and burden or associated response time,
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s ease of answering questions. suggestions, or need a copy of the
estimate of the burden of the Suggestions resulting from this review proposed information collection
proposed collection of information, were incorporated into the survey and instrument with instructions or
including the validity of the then cognitively tested with 14 medical additional information, please contact
methodology and assumptions used; examiner and coroner offices. Laura Maruschak, Statistician, Bureau of
—Evaluate whether and if so how the (5) An estimate of the total number of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
quality, utility, and clarity of the respondents and the amount of time NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email:
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information to be collected can be estimated for an average respondent to laura.maruschak@usdoj.gov; telephone:
enhanced; and respond: A projected 2,400 respondents 202–307–5986).
—Minimize the burden of the collection will take an average of 1.5 hours each SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
of information on those who are to to complete form CMEC–1, including comments and suggestions from the
respond, including through the use of time to research or find information not public and affected agencies concerning
appropriate automated, electronic, readily available. In addition, an the proposed collection of information
mechanical, or other technological estimated 1,100 respondents will be are encouraged. Your comments should

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until February 11, 2019.
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 Connor Brooks, Statistician, Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; phone: 202-514-8633).
FR Citation		83 FR 63909