[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
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Part V





Department of Justice





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Bureau of Prisons



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28 CFR Part 524



Inmate Control at Independent Camps: Progress Reports; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

28 CFR Part 524

[BOP-1037-F]
RIN 1120-AA32


Progress Reports

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Prisons is amending its regulations on progress 
reports to require that progress reports be prepared for inmates at 
independent camps at least once every 24 or 36 months. The purpose of 
this change is to streamline operations at Bureau facilities while 
continuing to provide appropriate program services to inmates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1995.

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 Progress Reports. A final rule on this subject was 
published in the Federal Register on December 3, 1990 (55 FR 49977), 
and was amended on February 11, 1994 (59 FR 6856).

    Current policy requires that a progress report be prepared on each 
federal inmate at least once every 24 months, if for no other reason 
than to update report information. With this amendment, inmates at 
independent camps would be given progress reports at least once every 
24 or 36 months, dependent upon institution resources. Progress reports 
are used to maintain current information on an inmate such as his/her 
institutional adjustment, program participation, and readiness for 
release. Inmates at independent camps have demonstrated the necessary 
responsibility to serve their term of incarceration in the least 
restrictive environment. Because inmates in this environment do not 
need the same level of program opportunities as inmates at higher 
security institutions, program opportunities at camps are more limited. 
Release readiness for such inmates is monitored regularly through unit 
team review as part of the institution's release preparation program. 
Consequently, the need for frequent progress reports is greatly 
diminished. This amendment makes no change to the provisions in 
Sec. 524.41(f) which allows for preparation for any other reason. This 
amendment, therefore, will not negatively impact inmates at independent 
camps. This change will give the Bureau the flexibility to streamline 
operations at independent camps in accordance with staff resources.
    The Bureau 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 of the 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.
    Because these changes allow the Bureau to allocate staff resources 
in a more efficient manner and do not impose further restrictions on 
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.

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 524

    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 524 in subchapter B of 28 
CFR, chapter V is amended as set forth below.
SUBCHAPTER B--INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER

PART 524--CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES

    1. The authority citation for 28 CFR part 524 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3521-3528, 3621, 3622, 3624, 
4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed as to offenses committed on or 
after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to 
offenses committed after that date), 5039; 21 U.S.C. 848; 28 U.S.C. 
509, 510; 28 CFR 0.95-0.99.

    2. In Sec. 524.41, paragraph (e) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 524.41  Types of progress reports.

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    (e) Biennial Report--except for inmates at independent camps, a 
progress report shall be completed on each designated inmate at least 
once every 24 months if not previously generated for another reason 
required by this section. Dependent upon institution resources, 
progress reports for inmates housed at independent camps shall be 
updated at least once every 24 or 36 months.
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