Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC), 44712-44713 [2024-11114]

Download as PDF 44712 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices in the study. A maximum of 600 jails will be contacted for study logistics planning and roster coordination at 75 minutes per facility for a total of 750 hours. During data collection, jail staff will escort a maximum of 10,000 inmates to and from interview sites at 15 minutes per inmate for a total of 2,500 hours. Inmate consent and survey participation total 73 minutes per interview for a total of 12,167 hours. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated total public burden is 15,602 annual hours. This comprises 3,435 hours of facility staff burden and 12,167 hours of respondent interviewing burden. 7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: The estimated cost is $90,450. 2024 SILJ ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED RESPONDENT COST AND HOUR BURDEN Number of respondents Activity Time per response (minutes) Total annual response Frequency Total annual burden (hours) Facility Recruitment and Logistic Introduction and Facility Approval ....................................... Study Logistic Planning ....................................................... 740 600 1 1 740 600 15 45 185 450 National Study Staff time—Providing inmate roster ..................................... Staff time—Escorting inmates ............................................. Consent—Inmate recruitment .............................................. Interview—Participate in the SILJ ........................................ 600 10,000 10,000 10,000 1 1 1 1 600 10,000 10,000 10,000 30 15 3 70 300 2,500 500 11,667 Total .............................................................................. 31,940 ........................ 31,940 ........................ 15,602 If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC. Dated: May 16, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–11115 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121–0296] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ) 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 May 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until July 22, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 Matt Durose (email: Matt.Durose@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202– 598–0295), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531. 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 using appropriate DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2023 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) will provide comprehensive statistics regarding the organizational structure, operations, policies and procedures, finances, and resources of the approximately 2,300 medical examiner and coroner (MEC) offices in 2023 nationwide. In the United States, medicolegal death investigations are provided by MEC offices whose purpose is to determine the cause and manner of death. As such, these offices are valuable, unique sources of information to many stakeholders, including the federal government, local law enforcement, the court system, the public health community, and families. The 2023 CMEC will generate an enumeration of the number and type of MEC offices operating in the United States in 2023, staff at these offices, budget and capital resources, workload, policies and procedures regarding casework, specialized death investigations, records and evidence retention, resources, and operations. The 2023 CMEC will be the third administration of the survey since 2004. To provide more comprehensive statistics on the nation’s medicolegal death investigations outside of the traditional MEC offices, the 2023 CMEC E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices will also include the approximately 700 justices of the peace in Texas that make cause and manner of death determinations but were out of scope for the 2004 and 2018 CMECs. The 2023 CMEC survey was assessed by a panel of practitioners and subject matter experts and revised to ensure content is up-to-date and relevant to the medicolegal death investigation system today. The survey has also been revised to improve clarity and ease of answering questions. The 2023 CMEC will extend the national understanding of medicolegal death investigations and complement BJS’s data collections involving publicly funded forensic crime laboratories and law enforcement core statistics. Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2023 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is CMEC– 1. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected public are state and local government agencies. The 2023 CMEC is revised from the 2018 CMEC. BJS plans to field the 2023 CMEC from September 2024 through July 2025. Respondents will be the staff at MEC offices and Texas justices of the peace. The obligation to respond is voluntary. 44713 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A projected 3,000 respondents (including 2,300 MEC offices and 700 justices of the peace in Texas) will take an average of 90 minutes (1.5 hours) each to complete form CMEC–1, including time to research or find information not readily available. In addition, an estimated 1,500 respondents will be contacted for data quality follow-up at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per respondent. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total burden hours for this collection is 4,875. 7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: $1,301,727. TOTAL BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Activity Total annual responses Time per response Total annual burden (hours) Survey .......................................................................... Data Quality Follow-Up ................................................ 3,000 1,500 1 1 3,000 1,500 90 min (1.5 hrs.) 15 min (.25 hrs.) 4,500 375 Unduplicated Totals .............................................. 3,000 .................... 3,000 .................................... 4,875 If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC. Dated: May 16, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–11114 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am] Federal advisory committee, in May 2024, and two meetings during June 2024. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates. The meetings will open at 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn by 5 p.m. on the dates specified below. DATES: BILLING CODE 4410–18–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. Meeting of Humanities Panel National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold two additional meetings, by video conference, of the Humanities Panel, a SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 May 20, 2024 Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10), notice is hereby given of the following meetings: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Endowment for the Humanities ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Frequency Jkt 262001 1. Date: May 20, 2024 This video meeting will discuss applications for the Dynamic Language Infrastructure—Documenting Endangered Languages Fellowships grant program, submitted to the Division of Preservation and Access. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2. Date: May 22, 2024 This video meeting will discuss applications on the topics of Democracy, Governance, and Trust, for the Trans-Atlantic Partnership grant program, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. 3. Date: June 25, 2024 This video meeting will discuss applications on the topics of History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences, for the Fellowships grant program, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. 4. Date: June 26, 2024 This video meeting will discuss applications on the topics of Literature and the Arts, for the Fellowships grant program, submitted to the Division of Research Programs. Because these meetings will include review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, the meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of title 5, U.S.C., as amended. I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chair’s Delegation of E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44712-44713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11114]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0296]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Medical 
Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ) 
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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
July 22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 Matt Durose 
(email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-0295), Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.

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 using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

    Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2023 Census of 
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) will provide comprehensive 
statistics regarding the organizational structure, operations, policies 
and procedures, finances, and resources of the approximately 2,300 
medical examiner and coroner (MEC) offices in 2023 nationwide. In the 
United States, medicolegal death investigations are provided by MEC 
offices whose purpose is to determine the cause and manner of death. As 
such, these offices are valuable, unique sources of information to many 
stakeholders, including the federal government, local law enforcement, 
the court system, the public health community, and families. The 2023 
CMEC will generate an enumeration of the number and type of MEC offices 
operating in the United States in 2023, staff at these offices, budget 
and capital resources, workload, policies and procedures regarding 
casework, specialized death investigations, records and evidence 
retention, resources, and operations. The 2023 CMEC will be the third 
administration of the survey since 2004. To provide more comprehensive 
statistics on the nation's medicolegal death investigations outside of 
the traditional MEC offices, the 2023 CMEC

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will also include the approximately 700 justices of the peace in Texas 
that make cause and manner of death determinations but were out of 
scope for the 2004 and 2018 CMECs. The 2023 CMEC survey was assessed by 
a panel of practitioners and subject matter experts and revised to 
ensure content is up-to-date and relevant to the medicolegal death 
investigation system today. The survey has also been revised to improve 
clarity and ease of answering questions. The 2023 CMEC will extend the 
national understanding of medicolegal death investigations and 
complement BJS's data collections involving publicly funded forensic 
crime laboratories and law enforcement core statistics.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2023 Census of Medical Examiner 
and Coroner Offices (CMEC)
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is 
CMEC-1. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice 
Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected public are state and local 
government agencies. The 2023 CMEC is revised from the 2018 CMEC. BJS 
plans to field the 2023 CMEC from September 2024 through July 2025. 
Respondents will be the staff at MEC offices and Texas justices of the 
peace. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A projected 3,000 
respondents (including 2,300 MEC offices and 700 justices of the peace 
in Texas) will take an average of 90 minutes (1.5 hours) each to 
complete form CMEC-1, including time to research or find information 
not readily available. In addition, an estimated 1,500 respondents will 
be contacted for data quality follow-up at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per 
respondent.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total burden hours for this collection is 
4,875.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $1,301,727.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                                   Total annual
           Activity               Number of     Frequency    Total annual     Time per response       burden
                                 respondents                   responses                              (hours)
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Survey.......................           3,000            1           3,000     90 min (1.5 hrs.)           4,500
Data Quality Follow-Up.......           1,500            1           1,500     15 min (.25 hrs.)             375
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Unduplicated Totals......           3,000  ...........           3,000  ....................           4,875
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    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: May 16, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-11114 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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