Department of Justice July 7, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures
Document Number: 2015-16637
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons
In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to amend its regulations on inmate commissary account deposit procedures and requirements to provide clarification. Specifically, the amendments will clarify that, regardless of the form or method of the deposit (by mail or electronic deposit), the Bureau is authorized to obtain transaction information about the sender, and the sender is required to provide such information to the Bureau and its authorized service providers if the sender seeks to deposit funds in an inmate's commissary account.
Commutation of Sentence: Technical Change
Document Number: 2015-16635
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons
This document finalizes a minor technical change to the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) regulations on sentence commutation which clarifies that Bureau staff, other than institution-level staff, will recalculate the inmate's sentence in accordance with the terms of the commutation order if a petition for commutation of sentence is granted.
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2015-16634
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Department of Justice
This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the National Commission on Forensic Science.
Transfer of Offenders to Foreign Countries
Document Number: 2015-16610
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons
In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) streamlines regulations on transferring offenders to foreign countries by eliminating language that constitutes agency guidance to staff. Guidance language will be retained in the relevant Bureau policy.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Assumption of Concurrent Federal Criminal Jurisdiction In Certain Areas of Indian Country
Document Number: 2015-16554
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice, 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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published in the FR 80 23287, on April 27, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
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