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The location and cause of each inmate
death that took place in their custody
during the reporting quarter; (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; (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.
To measure the law enforcement
deaths BJS asks 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; (b) The deceased’s name, date of
birth, gender, race/Hispanic origin, and
legal status at time of death; (c) The date
and location of death, the manner and
medical cause of death, and whether an
autopsy was performed; (d) The law
enforcement agency involved, and the
offenses for which the inmate was being
charged; (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; (f) In cases of death prior to
booking, whether the deceased was
under restraint 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; (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; (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 and data.
(5) An estimated 3,235 total
respondents will submit an estimated
16,455 responses each year to this
collection program. The amount of time
needed for an average respondent to
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complete each form is broken down as
follows:
Local jails/quarterly (forms CJ–9 and
CJ–10)—3,083 respondents (At least
90% of jails nationwide have zero
deaths in a given calendar quarter; these
respondents will need an average of 5
minutes to respond. For those
jurisdictions with a death to report, the
average response time will be 30
minutes per death.)
Local jails/annual (forms CJ–9A and
CJ–10A)—3,083 respondents (average
response time = 15 minutes)
State prisons/quarterly (form NPS–
4)—50 respondents (average response
time = 5 minutes)
State prisons addendum/quarterly
(form NPS–4A)—50 respondents
(average response time = 30 minutes per
reported death).
State juvenile corrections/quarterly
(form NPS–5)—51 respondents (average
response time = 5 minutes).
State juvenile corrections addendum/
quarterly (NPS–5A)—51 respondents
(average response time = 30 minutes per
reported death).
State and local law enforcement/
quarterly (CJ–11)—51 respondents
(average response time = 5 minutes).
State and local law enforcement
addendum/quarterly (CJ–11A)—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: Brenda E. Dyer, Department
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: January 20, 2006.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request
Definition of ‘‘Plan Assets’’—
Participant Contributions
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program helps to ensure that the
data the Department collects can be
provided in the desired format, that the
reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
that the public understands the
Department’s collection instruments,
and that the Department can accurately
assess the impact of its collection
requirements on respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning an
extension of the current approval of the
information collection in the regulation
entitled Definition of Plan Assets—
Participant Contributions, codified at 29
CFR 2510.3–102. A copy of EBSA’s
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments
regarding the ICR and burden estimates
to Susan G. Lahne, Office of Policy and
Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Comments may
be submitted in writing to the above
address, via facsimile to (202) 219–4745,
or electronically to the following
Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov. You may contact Ms.
Lahne for further information at (202)
693–8410. These telephone numbers are
not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The regulation concerning plan assets
and participant contributions provides
guidance for fiduciaries, participants,
and beneficiaries of employee benefit
plans regarding how participant
contributions to pension plans must be
handled when they are either paid to
the employer by the participant or
directly withheld by the employer from
the employee’s wages for transmission
to the pension plan. In particular, the
regulation sets standards for the timely
delivery of such participant
contributions, including an outside time
limit for the employer’s holding of
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participant contributions. In addition,
for those employers who may have
difficulty meeting the regulation’s
outside deadlines for transmitting
participant contribution, the regulation
provides the opportunity for the
employer to obtain an extension of the
time limit by providing participants and
the Department with a notice that
contains specified information. The ICR
pertains to this notice requirement. The
Department previously requested review
of this information collection and
obtained approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB control number 1210–0100. That
approval is scheduled to expire on April
30, 2006.
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II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor
(Department) is particularly interested
in comments that:
• 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on an
extension of the ICR included in the
regulation governing the definition of
‘‘plan assets’’ as related to participant
contributions. The Department is not
proposing or implementing changes to
the existing ICR at this time. A summary
of the ICR and the current burden
estimates follows:
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: Definition of Plan Assets—
Participant Contributions.
OMB Number: 1210–0100.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions;
individuals.
Number of Respondents: 1.
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Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 251.
Total Burden Hours: 3.
Total Burden Cost (Operating and
Maintenance): $300.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–883 Filed 1–24–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection: Comment Request National
Medical Support Notice—Part B
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program helps to ensure that the
data the Department collects can be
provided in the desired format, that the
reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
that the public understands the
Department’s collection instruments,
and that the Department can accurately
assess the impact of its collection
requirements on respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning an
extension of the current approval of the
information collections in the regulation
entitled National Medical Support
Notice—Part B. A copy of EBSA’s
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to
the office shown in the ADDRESSES
section on or before March 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments
regarding the ICR and burden estimates
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to Susan G. Lahne, Office of Policy and
Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Comments may
be submitted in writing to the above
address, via facsimile to (202) 219–4745,
or electronically to the following
Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov. You may contact Ms.
Lahne for further information at (202)
693–8410. The above-listed telephone
numbers are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 609(a) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (ERISA), requires each
group health plan, as defined in ERISA
section 607(1), to provide benefits in
accordance with the applicable
requirements of any ‘‘qualified medical
child support order’’ (QMCSO). A
QMCSO is, generally, an order issued by
a state court or other competent state
authority that requires a group health
plan to provide group health coverage to
a child or children of an employee
eligible for coverage under the plan. In
accordance with Congressional
directives contained in the Child
Support Performance and Incentive Act
of 1998, EBSA and the Federal Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) cooperated in the
development of regulations to create a
National Medical Support Notice
(NMSN or Notice). The Notice
simplifies the establishment and
processing of qualified medical child
support orders issued by state child
support enforcement agencies; provides
for standardized communication
between state agencies, employers, and
plan administrators; and creates a
uniform and streamlined process for
enforcement of medical child support
obligations ordered by state child
support enforcement agencies. The
NMSN comprises two parts: Part A was
promulgated by HHS and pertains to
state child support enforcement
agencies; Part B was promulgated by the
Department and pertains to plan
administrators pursuant to ERISA. This
solicitation of public comment relates
only to Part B of the NMSN, which was
promulgated by the Department. In
connection with promulgation of Part B
of the NMSN, the Department submitted
an ICR to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review, and OMB
approved the information collections
contained in the Part B regulation under
OMB control number 1210–0113.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request
Definition of ``Plan Assets''--Participant Contributions
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
helps to ensure that the data the Department collects can be provided
in the desired format, that the reporting burden on the public (time
and financial resources) is minimized, that the public understands the
Department's collection instruments, and that the Department can
accurately assess the impact of its collection requirements on
respondents.
Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is
soliciting comments concerning an extension of the current approval of
the information collection in the regulation entitled Definition of
Plan Assets--Participant Contributions, codified at 29 CFR 2510.3-102.
A copy of EBSA's proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments regarding the ICR and burden estimates
to Susan G. Lahne, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Comments may be submitted in writing
to the above address, via facsimile to (202) 219-4745, or
electronically to the following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov. You may contact Ms. Lahne for further information at
(202) 693-8410. These telephone numbers are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The regulation concerning plan assets and participant contributions
provides guidance for fiduciaries, participants, and beneficiaries of
employee benefit plans regarding how participant contributions to
pension plans must be handled when they are either paid to the employer
by the participant or directly withheld by the employer from the
employee's wages for transmission to the pension plan. In particular,
the regulation sets standards for the timely delivery of such
participant contributions, including an outside time limit for the
employer's holding of
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participant contributions. In addition, for those employers who may
have difficulty meeting the regulation's outside deadlines for
transmitting participant contribution, the regulation provides the
opportunity for the employer to obtain an extension of the time limit
by providing participants and the Department with a notice that
contains specified information. The ICR pertains to this notice
requirement. The Department previously requested review of this
information collection and obtained approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB control number 1210-0100. That
approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2006.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor (Department) is particularly interested in
comments that:
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., by
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on an extension of the ICR included
in the regulation governing the definition of ``plan assets'' as
related to participant contributions. The Department is not proposing
or implementing changes to the existing ICR at this time. A summary of
the ICR and the current burden estimates follows:
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Title: Definition of Plan Assets--Participant Contributions.
OMB Number: 1210-0100.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; individuals.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Annual Responses: 251.
Total Burden Hours: 3.
Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance): $300.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Susan G. Lahne,
Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-883 Filed 1-24-06; 8:45 am]
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