[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19751-19753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3641]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION:  30-day notice of information collection under review: 
Extension of a currently approved collection, Deaths in custody--series 
of collections from local jails, State prisons and juvenile detention 
centers, and law enforcement.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
has submitted the following information collection request to the 
Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection 
information is published to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16, page 4172, on 
January 25, 2006, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until May 17, 2006. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-5806. 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 agency, 
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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; 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) Title of the Form/Collection: Deaths In Custody--
Quarterly Summary of Inmate Deaths in State Prison;
State Prison Inmate Death Report;
Quarterly Summary of Deaths in State Juvenile Residential Facilities;
State Juvenile Residential Death Report;
Quarterly Report on Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction;
Annual Summary on Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction;
Quarterly Report on Inmates in Private and Multi-Jurisdiction Jails;
Annual Summary on Inmates in Private and Multi-Jurisdiction Jails;
Quarterly Summary of Deaths in Law Enforcement Custody;
Law Enforcement Custodial Death Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms: NPS-4, NPS-4A, 
NPS-5, NPS-5A, CJ-9, CJ-9A, CJ-10, CJ-10A, CJ-11 and CJ-11A. 
Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Local jail administrators, (one 
reporter from each of the 3,083 local jail jurisdictions in the United 
States), State prison administrators (one reporter from each of the 50 
States), and State juvenile correctional administrators (one reporter 
from each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia) responsible 
for keeping records on inmates will be asked to provide information for 
the following categories:
    (a) During each reporting quarter, the number of deaths or persons 
in their custody; and
    (b) As of January 1 and December 31 of each reporting year, the 
number of male and female inmates in their custody (local jails only); 
and
    (c) Between January 1 and December 31 of each reporting year, the 
number of male and female inmates admitted to their custody (local 
jails only); and
    (d) The name, date of birth, gender, race/ethnic origin, and date 
of death for each inmate who died in their custody during each 
reporting quarter; and
    (e) The admission date, legal status, and current offenses for each 
inmate who died in their custody during the reporting quarter; and
    (f) Whether or not an autopsy was conducted by a medical examiner 
or coroner to determine the cause of each inmate death that took place 
in their custody during the reporting quarter; and
    (g) The location and cause of each inmate death that took place in 
their custody during the reporting quarter; and
    (h) In cases where the cause of death was illness/natural causes 
(including AIDS), whether or not the cause of each inmate death was the 
result of a pre-existing medical condition, and whether or not the 
inmate had been receiving treatment for that medical condition; and
    (i) In cases where the cause of death was accidental injury, 
suicide, or homicide, when and where the incident causing the inmate's 
death took place.
    Others: To measure the law enforcement deaths BJS utilizes State-
level central reporters (one reporter from each of the 50 States and 
the District of Columbia) from each State's criminal justice 
Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) to provide information for the 
following categories:
    (a) During each reporting quarter, the number of deaths of persons 
in the custody of State and local law enforcement during the process of 
arrest; and
    (b) The deceased's name, date of birth, gender, race/Hispanic 
origin, and legal status at time of death; and
    (c) The date and location of death, the manner and medical cause of 
death, and whether an autopsy was performed; and
    (d) The law enforcement agency involved, and the offenses for which 
the inmate was being charged; and
    (e) In cases of death prior to booking, whether death was the 
result of a pre-existing medical condition or injuries sustained at the 
crime or arrest scene, and whether the officer(s) involved used any 
weapons to cause the death; and
    (f) In cases of death prior to booking, whether the deceased was 
under restraining in the time leading up to the death, and whether 
their behavior at the arrest scene included threats or the use of any 
force against the arresting officers; and
    (g) In cases of death after booking, the time and date of the 
deceased's entry into the law enforcement booking facility where the 
death occurred, and the medical and mental condition of the deceased at 
the time of entry; and
    (h) In cases of accidental, homicide or suicide deaths after 
booking, who and what were the means of death (e.g., suicide by means 
of hanging).
    The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information to publish 
statistics on deaths in custody. These reports will be made available 
to the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justice statistics and data.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to respond is broken down as 
follows:
    Local jails/quarterly--3,083 respondents (average response time = 5 
minutes + 30 minutes per reported death).

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    Local jails/annual--3,083 respondents (average response time = 15 
minutes).
    State prisons/quarterly--50 respondents (average response time = 5 
minutes).
    State prisons addendum/quarterly--50 respondents (average response 
time = 30 minutes per reported death).
    State juvenile corrections/quarterly--51 respondents (average 
response time = 5 minutes).
    State juvenile corrections addendum/quarterly--51 respondents 
(average response time = 30 minutes per reported death).
    State and local law enforcement/quarterly--51 respondents (average 
response time = 5 minutes).
    State and local law enforcement addendum/quarterly--51 respondents 
(average response time = 60 minutes per reported death).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection:
    The estimated total public burden hours associated with this 
collection is 4,609 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 12, 2006.
Robert B. Briggs,
Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 06-3641 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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