62752 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW, National Place Building,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–26924 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review: New Collection: Deaths

In Custody, 2000—Report on Inmates

Under Jail Jurisdiction/Inmates in

Private and Multi-Jurisdictional Jails.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, has submitted the

following information collection request

to the Office of Management and Budget

for review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. This proposed information

collection is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted until December 18,

2000.

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 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

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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or additional information,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time, please write to Dr. Jan M. Chaiken,

Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics,

810 Seventh St. NW., Washington, DC

20531. If you need a copy of the

collection instruments with

instructions, or have additional

information, please contact Christopher

Mumola at (202) 307–5995, or via

facsimile at 202–514–1757.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection.

New Collection.

(2) The title of the Form/Collection:

Deaths in Custody, 2000—Report on

Inmates Under Jail Jurisdiction/Inmates

in Private and Multi-Jurisdictional Jails.

(3) The agency form number and the

applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

Forms: CJ–9 and CJ–9A. Corrections

Statistics Unit, 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:

Primary: Local jail administrators, (one

reporter from each of the 3,083 local jail

jurisdictions in the United States)

responsible for keeping records on

inmates will be asked to provide

information for the following categories:

(a) Between January 1, 2000, and

December 31, 2000, the number of

deaths of persons under the supervision

of their jail jurisdiction; and (b) As of

January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2000,

the number of male and female inmates

under their jail jurisdiction; and (c)

Between January 1, 2000, and December

31, 2000, the number of male and

female inmates admitted to their jail

jurisdiction; and (d) Between January 1,

2000, and December 31, 2000, the

average daily population of all jail

confinement facilities with their

jurisdiction; and (e) The name, date of

birth, gender, race/ethnic origin, and

date of death for each inmate who died

in their jail jurisdiction between January

1, 2000, and December 31, 2000; and (f)

The admission date, legal status, and

current offenses for each inmate who

died in their jail jurisdiction between

January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2000;

and (g) The location and cause of each

inmate death that took place in their jail

jurisdiction between January 1, 2000,

and December 31, 2000; and (h)

Whether or not an autopsy was

conducted by a medical examiner or

coroner to determine the cause of each

inmate death that took place in their jail

jurisdiction between January 1, 2000,

and December 31, 2000; and (i) 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; and (j) 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.

As part of the conference agreement

for FY2000 appropriations, the Bureau

of Justice Statistics was directed by the

U.S. Congress ‘‘to implement a

voluntary annual reporting system of all

deaths occurring in law enforcement

custody.’’ This collection will

supplement the data on prison inmate

deaths which the Bureau of Justice

Statistics already collects as part of the

National Prisoners Statistics Program

and the National Corrections Reporting

Program. The Bureau of Justice Statistics

will use this new information to publish

an annual report on deaths in custody.

The report 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

and data.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

needed for an average respondent to

respond: 3,083 respondents each taking

an average 30 minutes to respond.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,541.5 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required,

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–26925 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Program

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review: Extension of a Currently

Approved Collection: Capital

Punishment Report of Inmates under

Sentence of Death.