[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8241-8242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2508]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Program


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Deaths In 
Custody, 2000--Report on Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction/Inmates in 
Private and Multi-Jurisdiction Jails.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 
19, 2000, at Vol 65 FR 62752, allowing for a 60-day public comment 
period on this information collection. No comments were received by the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and 
will be accepted for ``thirty days'' until March 1, 2001. This process 
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attn.: Mr. Nathan Knuffman, 202-395-6466, Department of Justice Desk 
Officer, Room 10235, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
202-395-7285.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, please write Jan M. Chaiken, Director, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC 20531. If you need a 
copy of the collection instrument with instructions, or have additional 
information, please contact Christopher J. Mumola at 202-307-5995, or 
via facsimile at 202-514-1757.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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. New data collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Deaths in Custody, 2000--
Report on Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction/Inmates in Private and Multi-
jurisdiction Jails.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection. Forms: CJ-9 and CJ-9A. 
Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice 
Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will asked to respond, as well as a brief 
abstract: Primary: Local jail administrators. The Deaths in Custody, 
2000 collections will assess the number of inmate deaths that occur 
while in law enforcement custody. This collection will provide the only 
source of this essential information at the national level. The data 
providers for this collection are confinement facilities usually 
administered by local law enforcement agencies.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of responses and the amount of 
the time estimated for an average response: 3,083 respondents each 
taking an average 30 minutes to respond.

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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,541 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, National Place Building, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 23, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
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