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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0249]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Proposed
Collection: Extension of Currently
Approved Collection Survey: Death in
Custody Reporting Program—Prisons
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register at 80 FR 53572 on September
4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment
period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
December 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone:
202–353–2060). Written comments and/
or suggestions can also be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or
sent to OIRA_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
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—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; 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) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Deaths in Custody Reporting Program—
State Prisons. The collection includes
the Deaths in Custody Reporting
Program (DCRP)—State Prisons.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
This collection includes the following
forms:
• NPS–4: Annual Summary of Inmate
Deaths in State Prisons. This is sent to
the 50 state departments of correction.
• NPS–4A: State Prison Inmate Death
Report. This is sent to the 50 state
departments of correction. The
applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in
the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: The affected public that will be
asked to respond include 50 state
department of corrections authorities.
Originally authorized by the Death in
Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) of 2000,
the Death in Custody Reporting Program
(DCRP) is the only national database
that can inform the issue of mortality in
local jails and prisons in depth. BJS uses
this data to track and report on total and
cause-specific deaths and mortality rates
in correctional facilities. The local jail
portion of the collection is now part of
the BJS Annual Jail Collection, and is
not addressed in this notice. The arrestrelated death collection, which was
historically part of the DCRP, has been
temporarily suspended and is also not
part of this clearance.
The DCRP-prisons collection has two
components: a summary count of the
number of deaths occurring in state
departments of correction and
individual-level death forms that collect
information on inmates dying while in
the custody of state prisons.
Specifically, the following items are
collected:
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(a) Number of persons who died while
in the custody of state correctional
facilities.
(b) The first, last name and middle
initial, date of death, date of birth, sex,
and race/ethnic origin for each inmate
who died during the reporting year.
(c) The name and location of the
correctional facility involved.
(d) The admission date and current
offense(s) for each inmate who died
during the reporting year.
(e) Whether the inmate ever stayed
overnight in a mental health observation
unit or outside mental health facility.
(f) The location and cause of death of
each inmate death that took place
during the reporting year.
(g) The time of day that the incident
causing the inmate’s death occurred and
where the incident occurred (limited to
accidents, suicides, and homicides
only).
(h) Whether the cause of death was a
preexisting medical condition or a
condition that developed after
admission to the facility and whether
the inmate received treatment for the
medical condition after admission and if
so, the kind of treatment received
(deaths due to accidental injury,
intoxication, suicide, or homicide do
not apply).
(i) Whether an autopsy/postmortem
exam/review of medical records to
determine the cause of death of the
inmate was performed and the
availability of those results.
(j) The survey ends with a box in
which respondents can enter notes.
(k) Confirmation or correction of the
agency and agency head’s name, phone
number, email address, and mailing
address.
(l) Confirmation or correction of the
agency’s primary point of contact for
data collection, title, phone number,
email address, and mailing address;
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond.
Prior to 2015, DCRP clearance
included deaths in the process of arrest,
local jails and state prisons. The arrestrelated death collection has been
temporarily suspended due to data
quality and coverage issues. The arrestrelated death collection will seek a
separate OMB clearance when work on
the project begins again. In an effort to
reduce burden on respondents and
minimize costs associated with the ASJ
and the DCRP, the ASJ will be fielded
along with the DCRP beginning in early
2016. The major change to the DCRP
collection is the downgrade in burden
hours to account for the ARD and DCRPjail collections no longer being a part of
the clearance package. Otherwise, there
are no proposed substantive changes to
the DCRP-prisons collection.
DCRP-prisons (NPS–4, NPS–4A)—
There will be 50 respondents to DCRPprisons for collection year 2015. It takes
current DCRP respondents an average of
30 minutes to complete the death form
and 5 minutes to complete the annual
summary form, or 1,723 burden hours.
(a) BJS collection agent makes
verification calls and data quality
follow-up calls to prison respondents to
ensure data quality. With 50
respondents and 9 minute per call, data
verification induces a burden of 8 hours.
With an average annual 46 respondents
needing some level of follow-up, data
quality follow-up induces a burden of
12 hours.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF TOTAL RESPONDENT BURDEN FOR DCRP DATA COLLECTION
Number of
data suppliers
Reporting method
Type of data supplier
Mail and Online Data
Entry.
Mail and Online Data
Entry.
Data quality follow-up ......
Telephone ........................
State Prison—Death
Records 1.
State Prison—Annual
Summary 2.
State Prison respondents
State Prisons—
Verification Call.
Total ..........................
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(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated total burden
hours associated with this collection for
report year 2016 is 1,723.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Number of
responses
Average reporting time
50
3,400
30 minutes per death .....
1,700 hours.
50
50
5 minutes ........................
4 hours.
50
50
46
50
15 minutes ......................
8 minutes ........................
12 hours.
7 hours.
50
3,646
73 minutes ......................
1,723 hrs.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0094]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of
Currently Approved Collection Survey:
Death in Custody Reporting Program;
Annual Survey of Jails; Survey of Jails
in Indian Country
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register at 80 FR 53569 on September
4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment
period.
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
December 21, 2015.
DATES:
If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone:
202–353–2060). Written comments and/
or suggestions can also be directed to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0249]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Extension of Currently
Approved Collection Survey: Death in Custody Reporting Program--Prisons
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 53572 on
September 4, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Margaret Noonan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Margaret.Noonan@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-353-2060). Written comments
and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to
OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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) The Title of the Form/Collection: Deaths in Custody Reporting
Program--State Prisons. The collection includes the Deaths in Custody
Reporting Program (DCRP)--State Prisons.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection:
This collection includes the following forms:
NPS-4: Annual Summary of Inmate Deaths in State Prisons.
This is sent to the 50 state departments of correction.
NPS-4A: State Prison Inmate Death Report. This is sent to
the 50 state departments of correction. The applicable component within
the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(Corrections Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: The affected public that will be asked to
respond include 50 state department of corrections authorities.
Originally authorized by the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DICRA)
of 2000, the Death in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is the only
national database that can inform the issue of mortality in local jails
and prisons in depth. BJS uses this data to track and report on total
and cause-specific deaths and mortality rates in correctional
facilities. The local jail portion of the collection is now part of the
BJS Annual Jail Collection, and is not addressed in this notice. The
arrest-related death collection, which was historically part of the
DCRP, has been temporarily suspended and is also not part of this
clearance.
The DCRP-prisons collection has two components: a summary count of
the number of deaths occurring in state departments of correction and
individual-level death forms that collect information on inmates dying
while in the custody of state prisons. Specifically, the following
items are collected:
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(a) Number of persons who died while in the custody of state
correctional facilities.
(b) The first, last name and middle initial, date of death, date of
birth, sex, and race/ethnic origin for each inmate who died during the
reporting year.
(c) The name and location of the correctional facility involved.
(d) The admission date and current offense(s) for each inmate who
died during the reporting year.
(e) Whether the inmate ever stayed overnight in a mental health
observation unit or outside mental health facility.
(f) The location and cause of death of each inmate death that took
place during the reporting year.
(g) The time of day that the incident causing the inmate's death
occurred and where the incident occurred (limited to accidents,
suicides, and homicides only).
(h) Whether the cause of death was a preexisting medical condition
or a condition that developed after admission to the facility and
whether the inmate received treatment for the medical condition after
admission and if so, the kind of treatment received (deaths due to
accidental injury, intoxication, suicide, or homicide do not apply).
(i) Whether an autopsy/postmortem exam/review of medical records to
determine the cause of death of the inmate was performed and the
availability of those results.
(j) The survey ends with a box in which respondents can enter
notes.
(k) Confirmation or correction of the agency and agency head's
name, phone number, email address, and mailing address.
(l) Confirmation or correction of the agency's primary point of
contact for data collection, title, phone number, email address, and
mailing address;
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond.
Prior to 2015, DCRP clearance included deaths in the process of
arrest, local jails and state prisons. The arrest-related death
collection has been temporarily suspended due to data quality and
coverage issues. The arrest-related death collection will seek a
separate OMB clearance when work on the project begins again. In an
effort to reduce burden on respondents and minimize costs associated
with the ASJ and the DCRP, the ASJ will be fielded along with the DCRP
beginning in early 2016. The major change to the DCRP collection is the
downgrade in burden hours to account for the ARD and DCRP-jail
collections no longer being a part of the clearance package. Otherwise,
there are no proposed substantive changes to the DCRP-prisons
collection.
DCRP-prisons (NPS-4, NPS-4A)--There will be 50 respondents to DCRP-
prisons for collection year 2015. It takes current DCRP respondents an
average of 30 minutes to complete the death form and 5 minutes to
complete the annual summary form, or 1,723 burden hours.
(a) BJS collection agent makes verification calls and data quality
follow-up calls to prison respondents to ensure data quality. With 50
respondents and 9 minute per call, data verification induces a burden
of 8 hours. With an average annual 46 respondents needing some level of
follow-up, data quality follow-up induces a burden of 12 hours.
Table 1--Summary of Total Respondent Burden for DCRP Data Collection
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Type of data Number of data Number of Average Total burden
Reporting method supplier suppliers responses reporting time hours [dagger]
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Mail and Online Data Entry... State Prison-- 50 3,400 30 minutes per 1,700 hours.
Death Records death.
\1\.
Mail and Online Data Entry... State Prison-- 50 50 5 minutes...... 4 hours.
Annual Summary
\2\.
Data quality follow-up....... State Prison 50 46 15 minutes..... 12 hours.
respondents.
Telephone.................... State Prisons-- 50 50 8 minutes...... 7 hours.
Verification
Call.
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Total.................... ............... 50 3,646 73 minutes..... 1,723 hrs.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total burden hours associated with
this collection for report year 2016 is 1,723.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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