49018 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–0249] 

Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Deaths in 

Custody—series of collections from 

local jails, state prisons, and law 

enforcement. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

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. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register Volume 74, Number 135, page 

34590 on July 16, 2009, allowing for a 

sixty day comment period. BJS will 

make both the comments and responses 

public. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment October 26, 2009. This process 

is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.10. 

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 Margaret Noonan, 

Statistician (202) 353–2060, Bureau of 

Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20531. 

Request written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

(1) 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; 

(2) 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; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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 currently approved 

collection. 

(2) The title of the Form/Collection: 

Deaths in Custody Reporting Program. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Forms: CJ–9 Quarterly Report on 

Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction, CJ–9A 

Annual Summary on Inmates Under Jail 

Jurisdiction, CJ–10 Quarterly Report on 

Inmates in Private or Multi-Jurisdiction 

Jails, CJ–10A Annual Summary on 

Inmates in Private of Multi-Jurisdiction 

Jails, NPS–4 Quarterly Summary of 

Inmate Deaths in State Prison, NPS–4A 

State Prison Inmate Death Report, CJ–11 

Quarterly Summary of Arrest-Related 

Deaths, and CJ–11A Arrest-Related 

Death Report. Corrections Statistics 

Program, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Office of Justice Programs, United States 

Department of Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

to respond, as well as a brief abstract: 

Local jail administrators, State prison 

administrators. Other: State-level central 

reporters from each State’s criminal 

justice Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) 

as well as reporters from the District of 

Columbia and the New York City Police 

Department. 

One reporter from each of the 3,000 

local jail jurisdictions and one reporter 

from each of the 50 prison systems in 

the United States are asked to provide 

information for the following categories: 

(a) The number of inmates as of 

January 1 and December 31st of each 

reporting year, by gender, either actual 

or estimated (local jails only); 

(b) The number of inmates admitted 

between January 1 and December 31st of 

each reporting year (local jails only); 

(c) The average daily population of all 

jail confinement facilities operated by 

the jurisdiction, by gender, in the 

previous year (local jails only); 

(d) During each reporting quarter, the 

number of inmate deaths; 

(e) The full name, date of birth, 

gender, race/Hispanic origin and date of 

death for each inmate who died during 

the reporting quarter; 

(f) The admission date, legal status 

and current offenses for each inmate 

who died during the reporting quarter; 

(g) Where the inmate died within the 

correctional facilities; 

(h) Whether an autopsy/post-mortem 

to determine the cause of death of the 

inmate was performed and the 

availability of those results; 

(i) The location and cause of death of 

each inmate death that took place 

during the reporting quarter; 

(j) Whether the cause of death was a 

pre-existing 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 

(illness—including AIDS—deaths only, 

deaths due to accidental injury, 

intoxication, suicide or homicide do not 

apply); 

(k) 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); 

and 

(l) The survey ends with a small 

‘notes’ block. 

Fifty-two state-level central reporters 

(one reporter from each state, one from 

the District of Columbia and one from 

the New York City Police Department) 

will be asked by BJS to provide 

information on the following categories: 

(a) During each reporting quarter, the 

number of deaths of persons during the 

process of arrest by State and local law 

enforcement; 

(b) The deceased’s name, date of birth, 

gender, race/Hispanic origin and legal 

status at the 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 the death was the result of a 

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 deaths prior to booking, 

whether the deceased was under 

restraint, including the use of 

conducted-energy devices, 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 officer(s); 

(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 death after booking, 

who caused the death and what were 

the means of death, e.g., suicide by 

hanging (limited to accidental deaths, 

homicides and suicides only). 


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The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses 

this information in published reports 

and statistics. The 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. 

(5) An estimated 3,102 total 

respondents will submit an estimated 

19,308 responses each year to this 

collection program. The amount of time 

needed for a typical respondent to 

complete each form is broken down as 

follows: 

Local jails/quarterly (forms CJ–9 and 

CJ–10)—3,000 respondents: 

Approximately 85% of jails 

nationwide have zero deaths in a given 

calendar year, and even greater 

percentage would have zero deaths in a 

given calendar quarter. Respondents 

reporting a zero will need an average of 

5 minutes to respond. For jurisdictions 

reporting a death, the average response 

time is estimated at 30 minutes per 

death, for a total of 1,550 hours devoted 

to reporting data on deaths in jails. 

Local jails/annual (forms CJ–9A and 

CJ–10A)—3,000 respondents will have 

an average response time of 15 minutes 

per form, for a total of 750 hours. 

State prison/quarterly (form NPS–4)— 

50 respondents are estimated to have an 

average response time of 5 minutes per 

form, for a total of 17 hours. 

State prisons addendum/quarterly 

(form NPS–4A)—50 respondents are 

estimated to have an average response 

time of 30 minutes per death, for a total 

of 1,600 hours. 

State and local law enforcement/ 

quarterly (CJ–11)—52 respondents are 

estimated to have an average response 

time of 5 minutes per form, for a total 

of 17 hours. 

State and local law enforcement 

addendum/quarterly (CJ–11A)—52 

respondents are estimated to have an 

average response time of 60 minutes per 

death, for a total of 700 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 4,634 annual burden hours. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Lynn Bryant, 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: September 22, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E9–23181 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Justice Programs 

[OMB Number 1121–0218] 

Office of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention; Agency 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Comments 

Requested 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Census of 

Juveniles in Residential Placement 

(Reinstatement, without change, of a 

previously approved collection). 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Office of Justice Programs, Office of 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention, 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 Federal Register 

Volume 74, Number 140, page 36511, on 

July 23, 2009. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted for ‘‘thirty days’’ 

until October 26, 2009. This process is 

conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.10. 

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 Janet Chiancone, (202) 

353–9258, Office of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention, Office of 

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 

Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20531. 

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 agencies 

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) The title of the form/collection: 

Census of Juveniles in Residential 

Placement. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

The form number is CJ–14, Office of 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention, United States Department of 

Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Federal Government, 

State, Local or Tribal. 

Other: Not-for-profit institutions; 

Business or other for-profit. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond/reply: It is estimated that 3,500 

respondents will complete a 3-hour 

questionnaire. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: Approximately 11,550 hours. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy 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 (phone: 202– 

514–4304). 

Dated: September 22, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E9–23178 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Justice Programs 

[OMB Number 1121–0323] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension of a Currently 

Approved Collection; Comments 

Requested 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Office of 

Justice Programs and Office on Violence 


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