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[FR Doc No: 94-1367]


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[Federal Register: January 21, 1994]


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Part III





Department of Justice





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Bureau of Prisons



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28 CFR Part 570




Control, Custody, Care, Treatment and Instruction of Inmates; 
Furloughs; Final Rule and Proposed Rule
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

28 CFR Part 570

 
Control, Custody, Care, Treatment and Instruction of Inmates; 
Furloughs

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is amending its rule 
on furloughs. This amendment removes unnecessary statutory and program 
references and updates references to authorizing Bureau staff, 
programs, and facilities. This amendment is intended to implement 
administrative provisions ensuring the continued efficient operation of 
the Bureau of Prisons.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 21, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, HOLC room 754, 
320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Nanovic, Office of General 
Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 514-6655.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Prisons is amending its 
regulations on Furloughs. A final rule on this subject was published in 
the Federal Register July 1, 1981 (46 FR 34552) and was amended 
September 30, 1983 (48 FR 45051). A summary of this document's changes 
follows.
    Section 570.30 currently contains reference to statutory authority 
for granting of furlough (18 U.S.C. 4082(c)) given to the Attorney 
General and re-delegated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons by 
the Attorney General in 28 CFR 0.96(d). This statutory authority needs 
to be updated to reflect the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 3622. An 
updated statutory authority, however, is already present in the 
authority citation for part 570. There is no need to duplicate these 
references in the text of the regulation, and accordingly the statutory 
references in Sec. 570.30 are being removed.
    In Sec. 570.31, paragraph (a) is revised to remove reference to the 
work/study release program. This is a conforming amendment made in 
acknowledgement that the work/study release program has previously been 
canceled.
    In Sec. 570.32, paragraph (a)(9) is revised to rename UNICOR work 
assignments as Federal Prison Industries (FPI) work assignments. 
Paragraph (b)(1) is revised to specify that the Regional Health 
Services Administrator is the approving official for furloughs when the 
cost of medical care is at the expense of the government and is to be 
notified in all other medical cases involving emergency furloughs.
    References in Sec. 570.33(b) and (c) and in Sec. 570.34(b) to 
community treatment centers are being replaced with references to 
community corrections centers. This change is necessary to reflect a 
change in nomenclature for such facilities. In addition, reference in 
paragraph (b) to UNICOR work assignments has been updated as noted 
above.
    Because these amendments are administrative in nature and impose no 
new restrictions upon inmates, the Bureau finds good cause for 
exempting the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for 
public comment, and delay in effective date. Members of the public may 
submit comments concerning this rule by writing to the previously cited 
address. These comments will be considered but will receive no response 
in the Federal Register.
    The Bureau of Prisons has determined that this rule is not a 
significant regulatory action for the purpose of E.O. 12866, and 
accordingly this rule was not reviewed by the Office of Management and 
Budget. After review of the law and regulations, the Director, Bureau 
of Prisons has certified that this rule, for the purpose of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354), does not have a 
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 570

    Prisoners.
Kathleen M. Hawk
Director, Bureau of Prisons.
    Accordingly, pursuant to the rulemaking authority vested in the 
Attorney General in 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and delegated to the Director, 
Bureau of Prisons in 28 CFR 0.96(p), part 570 in subchapter D of 28 
CFR, chapter V is amended as set forth below.

SUBCHAPTER D--COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND RELEASE

PART 570--COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

    1. The authority citation for 28 CFR part 570 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 751, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 
4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or 
after November 1, 1987), 4161-4166, 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 
1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 
510; 28 CFR 0.95-0.99.


Sec. 570.30  [Amended].

    2. Section 570.30 is amended by removing the first sentence.
    3. In Sec. 570.31, paragraph (a) introductory text is revised to 
read as follows:


Sec. 570.31  Definitions.

    (a) A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an 
inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, U.S. Marshal, or 
state or federal agents. The two types of furlough are:
* * * * *
    4. In Sec. 570.32, paragraphs (a)(9) and (b)(1) are revised to read 
as follows:


Sec. 570.32  Justification for furloughs.

    (a) * * *
    (9) To participate in special training courses or in institution 
work assignments, including Federal Prison Industries (FPI) work 
assignments, of 30 calendar days or less, when daily commuting from the 
institution is not feasible.
    (b) * * *
    (1) Staff shall contact the Regional Health Services Administrator 
for approval when the cost of medical care is at the expense of the 
government. In case of medical emergency, staff may authorize a 
furlough for hospitalization and shall notify the Regional Health 
Services Administrator as soon after the emergency admission as 
possible.
* * * * *
    5. In Sec. 570.33, paragraphs (b) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 570.33  Expenses of furlough.

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    (b) The government may bear the expense of a furlough only when the 
purpose of the furlough is to obtain necessary medical, surgical, 
psychiatric, or dental treatment not otherwise available, or to 
transfer an inmate to another correctional institution (includes 
community corrections centers), or, if it is for the primary benefit of 
the government, to participate in special training courses or 
institutional work assignments (including FPI work assignments) as 
outlined in Sec. 570.32(a)(9).
    (c) The Warden may allow an inmate scheduled for transfer to a 
community corrections center (CCC) to choose the means of 
transportation to the CCC in the following situations. An inmate 
traveling under the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section is 
expected to go directly from the institution to the CCC.
    (1) Where the distance from the transferring institution to the CCC 
is not over 150 miles, provided the inmate pays all transportation 
costs.
    (2) Where the distance from the transferring institution to the CCC 
is over 150 miles and the inmate prefers to travel by plane rather than 
by public ground transportation (e.g., bus), provided the inmate pays 
the difference in cost between the air and public ground travel.
    6. In Sec. 570.34, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 570.34  Eligibility requirements.

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    (b) The Warden may grant a furlough to an inmate with ``out'' 
custody only when the furlough is for the purpose of transferring 
directly to another institution (except community corrections centers) 
or for obtaining local medical treatment not otherwise available at the 
institution.

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