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By the Commission. 

Dated: January 5, 2011. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–378 Filed 1–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Prisons 

28 CFR Part 570 

[BOP Docket No. 1144–F] 

RIN 1120–AB44 

Inmate Furloughs 

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau 

of Prisons (Bureau) revises its federal 

regulations on the inmate furlough 

program primarily to more clearly 

provide for and define transfer 

furloughs. Also, under this rule, the 

Bureau is expanding the authority of its 

Wardens to consider all inmates 

potentially eligible for non-transfer 

furloughs, as opposed to the current 

rule, which limits consideration to 

inmates with community custody status. 

DATES: This rule is effective on February 

10, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Qureshi, Office of General 

Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 

307–2105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau revises its federal regulations on 

the inmate furlough program primarily 

to more clearly provide for and define 

transfer furloughs. Through this change, 

we also seek to reorganize and clarify 

the rules, while eliminating language 

that constitutes agency guidance to staff. 

Any such guidance language will be 

retained in the relevant Bureau policy. 

Also, under this rule, the Bureau is 

expanding the authority of its Wardens 

to consider all inmates potentially 

eligible for non-transfer furloughs, as 

opposed to the current rule, which 

limits consideration to inmates with 

community custody status. 

A proposed rule on this subject was 

published on December 6, 2006 (71 FR 

70696). We received three comments, 

which we respond to below. 

Payment for Urinalysis, Breathalyzer, 

and Other Comparable Tests Upon 

Return From Furlough 

Section 570.38(b)(4) of the proposed 

rule stated that a furlough will only be 

approved if an inmate agrees to certain 

conditions, including the condition that 

the inmate may ‘‘be thoroughly searched 

and given a urinalysis, breathalyzer, and 

other comparable test, during the 

furlough or upon return to the 

institution, and must prepay the cost of 

such test(s) if the inmate or family 

members are paying the other costs of 

the furlough.’’ Further, this regulation 

provides that the inmate ‘‘must preauthorize all testing fee(s) to be 

withdrawn directly from his/her inmate 

deposit fund account.’’ 

One commenter questioned the 

payment process described in § 570.38. 

The commenter suggested that the 

inmate should pay for all potential 

testing before he/she be ‘‘allowed to 

leave.’’ This is not practical. Depending 

on Bureau resources, the inmate’s 

particular situation, and the particular 

circumstances surrounding the 

furlough, it is possible that the inmate 

will not undergo all of the available 

testing upon the inmate’s return from 

furlough. It is therefore unnecessary and 

impractical to require an inmate to prepay the costs of tests that he/she may 

not be required to undergo. 

The commenter then suggested that 

‘‘charging an inmate that is on an 

emergency non-transferral furlough is 

not reasonable before they be allowed to 

leave. Postponing their payment until 

they return seems to be more 

reasonable.’’ The Bureau agrees with this 

statement, which is why the regulation 

requires not that inmates pre-pay, but 

only that the inmate sign a form preauthorizing payment for testing that will 

be conducted upon the inmate’s return. 

For clarity, we have modified that 

part of the regulation to state that the 

inmate ‘‘must pre-authorize the cost of 

such test(s) if the inmate or family 

members are paying the other costs of 

the furlough.’’ 

Conditions Under Which a Furlough 

May Be Granted 

One commenter stated that the rule 

‘‘does not make clear that inmates in 

Low, Medium, or High security 

institutions are categorically ineligible 

for emergency or other non-transfer 

furloughs.’’ 

However, according to the regulation 

as proposed, ‘‘inmates in Low, Medium, 

or High security institutions’’ are not 

‘‘categorically ineligible for emergency 

or other non-transfer furloughs,’’ but 

instead will be considered on a case-bycase basis, in accordance with these 

regulations and in the Warden’s 

discretion. 

§ 570.36 specifies the conditions 

under which a non-transfer furlough 

may be granted. This section contains a 

chart which clarifies the eligibility 

requirements for non-transfer furloughs 

and describes the types of non-transfer 

furloughs an inmate may be eligible for, 

based on the inmate’s length of 

confinement or time remaining on the 

inmate’s sentence. The chart has been 

revised in the final rule for greater 

clarity and accuracy. This section also 

describes circumstances under which 

Wardens will ordinarily deny nontransfer furloughs. 

Under this rule, the Bureau is 

expanding the authority of its Wardens 

to consider all inmates potentially 

eligible for non-transfer furloughs, as 

opposed to the current rule, which 

limits consideration to inmates with 

community custody status. Community 

custody, the lowest custody level 

assigned to an inmate, affords the lowest 

level of security and staff supervision. 

The Bureau believes this change is 

justified by the potential prisoner reentry and rehabilitative benefits to be 

afforded by a non-transfer furlough. 

Further, any resulting public safety 

concerns are adequately addressed by 

the limitations contained within 

§§ 570.35(b) and 570.36. 

Further, § 570.31 describes inmate 

eligibility for furloughs, and states that 

sentenced inmates housed in Bureau 

facilities, pretrial inmates housed in 

Bureau facilities, and sentenced inmates 

housed in Bureau facilities and 

classified as central inmate monitoring 

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Inmates who are not eligible for 

furloughs through the Bureau include 

sentenced inmates housed in contract 

facilities and inmates who are U.S. 

Marshals prisoners housed in contract 

facilities. 

It should be noted that revised 

§ 570.35(a) states that inmates 

transferring to administrative, low, 

medium, or high security facilities are 

generally not eligible for participation in 

the Bureau’s transfer furlough program. 

Inmates transferring to facilities with 

these security designations are 

considered to pose a potential risk to the 

community if granted a transfer 

furlough. An inmate’s security level is 

based on relevant factual information, 

such as the inmate’s current offense, 

sentence, criminal history, and 

institutional behavior that requires 

additional security measures. Because of 

the potential risk to public safety, 

inmates transferring to administrative, 

low, medium, or high security facilities 

are not appropriate for participation in 

the Bureau’s transfer furlough program. 

Guidance to Staff Is Needed 

The third commenter recommended 

that ‘‘further guidance be given to the 

Warden or person making the decision 

so that there will be more consistency 

in the granting of furloughs.’’ 

Further guidance will be given to all 

staff regarding furloughs in the 

corresponding Bureau policy on 

furloughs, which is a guidance 

document for staff. The Bureau intends 

for the corresponding policy guidance to 

promote consistency in the granting of 

furloughs. 

For the aforementioned reasons, the 

Bureau finalizes, with minor changes, 

the proposed rule published on 

December 6, 2006 (71 FR 70696). 

Executive Order 12866 

This rule falls within a category of 

actions that the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) has determined not 

to constitute ‘‘significant regulatory 

actions’’ under section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 and, accordingly, it was 

not reviewed by OMB. 

The Bureau has assessed the costs and 

benefits of this rule as required by 

Executive Order 12866 Section 1(b)(6) 

and has made a reasoned determination 

that the benefits of this rule justify its 

costs. This rule will provide a more 

accurate description of the inmate 

furlough program. There will be no new 

costs associated with this rulemaking. 

Executive Order 13132 

This regulation will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, under 

Executive Order 13132, we determine 

that this rule does not have sufficient 

Federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a Federalism Assessment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 605(b)), reviewed this regulation 

and by approving it certifies that it will 

not have a significant economic impact 

upon a substantial number of small 

entities for the following reasons: This 

rule pertains to the correctional 

management of offenders committed to 

the custody of the Attorney General or 

the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, 

and its economic impact is limited to 

the Bureau’s appropriated funds. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This rule will not result in the 

expenditure by State, local and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100,000,000 or more 

in any one year, and it will not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. Therefore, no actions were 

deemed necessary under the provisions 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by section 804 of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996. This rule will not 

result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100,000,000 or more; a 

major increase in costs or prices; or 

significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and 

export markets. 

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 570 

Prisoners. 

Harley G. Lappin, 

Director, Bureau of Prisons. 

Accordingly, under rulemaking 

authority vested in the Attorney General 

in 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510 and 

delegated to the Director, Bureau of 

Prisons in 28 CFR 0.96, we amend 28 

CFR part 570 as set forth below. 

SUBCHAPTER D—COMMUNITY 

PROGRAMS AND RELEASE 

PART 570—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 28 CFR 

part 570 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 751, 

3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 

(Repealed in part as to offenses committed on 

or after November 1, 1987), 4161–4166, 

5006–5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to 

offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 

U.S.C. 509, 510. 

■ 2. Revise subpart C to read as follows: 

Subpart C—Furloughs 

Sec. 

570.30 Purpose. 

570.31 Inmate eligibility for furloughs. 

570.32 Types of furloughs. 

570.33 Justification for furlough. 

570.34 Expenses of furlough. 

570.35 Transfer furlough eligibility 

requirements. 

570.36 Non-transfer furlough eligibility 

requirements. 

570.37 Procedures to apply for a furlough. 

570.38 Conditions of Furlough. 

§ 570.30 Purpose. 

The purpose of this subpart is to 

describe the procedures governing the 

furlough program of the Federal Bureau 

of Prisons (Bureau), which is authorized 

by 18 U.S.C. 3622. Under the furlough 

program, the Bureau allows inmates 

who meet certain requirements to be 

temporarily released from custody 

under carefully prescribed conditions. 

§ 570.31 Inmate eligibility for furloughs. 

(a) Eligible inmates. The following 

types of inmates may be eligible for 

furloughs: 

(1) Sentenced inmates housed in 

Bureau facilities. 

(2) Pretrial inmates housed in Bureau 

facilities (provided that they comply 

with the requirements of 28 CFR part 

551, Subpart J). 

(3) Sentenced inmates housed in 

Bureau facilities and classified as 

central inmate monitoring cases 

(provided that they comply with the 

requirements of 28 CFR part 524, 

Subpart F). 

(b) Ineligible inmates. The following 

types of inmates are not eligible for 

furloughs: 

(1) Sentenced inmates housed in 

contract facilities are not eligible to 

participate in the Bureau’s furlough 

program under these rules, but may 

apply for furloughs as specified in that 

facility’s written agreement with the 

Bureau. 

(2) Inmates who are U.S. Marshals 

prisoners housed in contract facilities 

are not eligible to participate, but must 


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direct any furlough requests to the U.S. 

Marshals. 

§ 570.32 Types of furloughs. 

A furlough is an authorized absence 

from an institution by an inmate who is 

not under escort of a staff member, U.S. 

Marshal, or state or federal agents. The 

two types of furloughs are: 

(a) Transfer furlough—A furlough for 

the purpose of transferring an inmate 

from one Bureau facility to another, a 

non-federal facility, or community 

confinement (including home 

confinement) as noted below at 

§ 570.33(a). 

(b) Non-transfer furlough—A furlough 

for any purpose other than a transfer 

furlough, and which may be defined 

based on its nature, as either emergency 

or routine, as follows: 

(1) Emergency furlough—A furlough 

allowing an inmate to address a family 

crisis or other urgent situation as noted 

below at § 570.33(b). 

(2) Routine furlough—A furlough for 

any of the reasons noted below at 

§ 570.33 (a) and (c) through (j). 

(c) Duration and distance of nontransfer furlough— 

(1) Day furlough—A furlough within 

the geographic limits of the commuting 

area of the institution, which lasts 16 

hours or less and ends before midnight. 

(2) Overnight furlough—A furlough 

which falls outside the criteria of a day 

furlough. 

§ 570.33 Justification for furlough. 

The Warden or designee may 

authorize a furlough, for 30 calendar 

days or less, for an inmate to: 

(a) Transfer directly to another Bureau 

institution, a non-federal facility, or 

community confinement; 

(b) Be present during a crisis in the 

immediate family, or in other urgent 

situations; 

(c) Participate in the development of 

release plans; 

(d) Establish or reestablish family and 

community ties; 

(e) Participate in selected educational, 

social, civic, and religious activities 

which will facilitate release transition; 

(f) Appear in court in connection with 

a civil action; 

(g) Comply with an official request to 

appear before a grand jury, or to comply 

with a request from a legislative body, 

or regulatory or licensing agency; 

(h) Appear in or prepare for a criminal 

court proceeding, but only when the use 

of a furlough is requested or 

recommended by the applicable court or 

prosecuting attorney; 

(i) Participate in special training 

courses or in institution work 

assignments, including Federal Prison 

Industries (FPI) work assignments, 

when daily commuting from the 

institution is not feasible; or 

(j) Receive necessary medical, 

surgical, psychiatric, or dental treatment 

not otherwise available. 

§ 570.34 Expenses of furlough. 

All expenses of a furlough, including 

transportation, food, lodging, and 

incidentals, are the responsibility of the 

inmate, the inmate’s family, or other 

appropriate source approved by the 

Warden, except that the government 

may bear the expense of a furlough if it 

is for the government’s primary benefit. 

§ 570.35 Transfer furlough eligibility 

requirements. 

(a) Inmates transferring to 

administrative, low, medium, or high 

security facilities are generally not 

eligible for participation in the Bureau’s 

transfer furlough program. 

(b) For a transfer furlough, inmates 

other than those described in paragraph 

(a) of this section must: 

(1) Be physically and mentally 

capable of completing the furlough; and 

(2) Demonstrate sufficient 

responsibility to provide reasonable 

assurance that furlough requirements 

will be met. 

(c) Inmates transferring to minimum 

security facilities must meet the 

requirements described in paragraph (b) 

of this section, and must also be: 

(1) Transferring from a low or 

minimum security facility; and 

(2) Appropriate for placement in a 

minimum security facility based on the 

inmate’s security designation and 

custody classification at the time of 

transfer. 

(d) Inmates transferring to community 

confinement must meet the 

requirements described in paragraph (b) 

of this section, and must also be 

appropriate for placement in 

community confinement based on the 

inmate’s security designation and 

custody classification at the time of 

transfer. 

§ 570.36 Non-transfer furlough eligibility 

requirements. 

(a) An inmate may be eligible for a 

non-transfer furlough if the inmate 

meets the criteria described in 570.35(b) 

and the following additional criteria: 

If an inmate has . . . Then the inmate may only be considered 

for . . . 

been confined at the initially designated institution for less than 90 days an emergency furlough. 

more than two years remaining until the projected release date ............ an emergency furlough. 

2 years or less remaining until the projected release date ...................... an emergency furlough or a routine day furlough. 

18 months or less remaining until the projected release date ................. an emergency furlough, a routine day furlough, or a routine overnight 

furlough within the institution’s commuting area. 

1 year or less remaining until the projected release date ....................... an emergency furlough, a routine day furlough, or a routine overnight 

furlough either within or outside the institution’s commuting area. 

(b) Ordinarily, Wardens will not grant 

a furlough to an inmate if: 

(1) The inmate is convicted of a 

serious crime against a person; 

(2) The inmate’s presence in the 

community could attract undue public 

attention, create unusual concern, or 

diminish the seriousness of the offense; 

or 

(3) The inmate has been granted a 

furlough in the past 90 days. 

§ 570.37 Procedures to apply for a 

furlough. 

(a) Application. Inmates may submit a 

furlough application to staff, who will 

review it for compliance with these 

regulations and Bureau policy. 

(b) Notification of decision. An inmate 

will be notified of the Warden’s 

decision on the furlough application. 

Where a furlough application is denied, 

the inmate will be notified of the 

reasons for the denial. 

(c) Appeal. An inmate may appeal any 

aspect of the furlough program through 

the Administrative Remedy Program, 28 

CFR Part 542, Subpart B. 

§ 570.38 Conditions of Furlough. 

(a) An inmate who violates the 

conditions of a furlough may be 

considered an escapee under 18 U.S.C. 

4082 or 18 U.S.C. 751, and may be 

subject to criminal prosecution and 

institution disciplinary action. 


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(b) A furlough will only be approved 

if an inmate agrees to the following 

conditions and understands that, while 

on furlough, he/she: 

(1) Remains in the legal custody of the 

U.S. Attorney General, in service of a 

term of imprisonment; 

(2) Is subject to prosecution for escape 

if he/she fails to return to the institution 

at the designated time; 

(3) Is subject to institution 

disciplinary action, arrest, and criminal 

prosecution for violating any 

condition(s) of the furlough; 

(4) May be thoroughly searched and 

given a urinalysis, breathalyzer, and 

other comparable test, during the 

furlough or upon return to the 

institution, and must pre-authorize the 

cost of such test(s) if the inmate or 

family members are paying the other 

costs of the furlough. The inmate must 

pre-authorize all testing fee(s) to be 

withdrawn directly from his/her inmate 

deposit fund account; 

(5) Must contact the institution (or 

United States Probation Officer) in the 

event of arrest, or any other serious 

difficulty or illness; and 

(6) Must comply with any other 

special instructions given by the 

institution. 

(c) While on furlough, the inmate 

must not: 

(1) Violate the laws of any jurisdiction 

(federal, state, or local); 

(2) Leave the area of his/her furlough 

without permission, except for traveling 

to the furlough destination, and 

returning to the institution; 

(3) Purchase, sell, possess, use, 

consume, or administer any narcotic 

drugs, marijuana, alcohol, or intoxicants 

in any form, or frequent any place 

where such articles are unlawfully sold, 

dispensed, used, or given away; 

(4) Use medication that is not 

prescribed and given to the inmate by 

the institution medical department or a 

licensed physician; 

(5) Have any medical/dental/surgical/ 

psychiatric treatment without staff’s 

written permission, unless there is an 

emergency. Upon return to the 

institution, the inmate must notify 

institution staff if he/she received any 

prescribed medication or treatment in 

the community for an emergency; 

(6) Possess any firearm or other 

dangerous weapon; 

(7) Get married, sign any legal papers, 

contracts, loan applications, or conduct 

any business without staff’s written 

permission; 

(8) Associate with persons having a 

criminal record or with persons who the 

inmate knows to be engaged in illegal 

activities without staff’s written 

permission; 

(9) Drive a motor vehicle without 

staff’s written permission, which can 

only be obtained if the inmate has proof 

of a currently valid driver’s license and 

proof of appropriate insurance; or 

(10) Return from furlough with 

anything the inmate did not take out 

with him/her (for example, clothing, 

jewelry, or books). 

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BILLING CODE 4410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0316] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zones; Sabine Bank Channel, 

Sabine Pass Channel and SabineNeches Waterway, TX 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing moving security zones for 

certain vessels for which the Captain of 

the Port, Port Arthur deems enhanced 

security measures necessary. In 

addition, it is establishing security 

zones encompassing the mooring basins 

of LNG carriers while they are moored 

at the Golden Pass LNG facility in 

Sabine, TX and/or the Sabine Pass LNG 

facility located in Cameron Parish, LA. 

DATES: This rule is effective February 

10, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, are part 

of docket USCG–2009–0316 are 

available online by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2009–0316 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and 

then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This material is 

also available for inspection or copying 

at the Docket Management Facility (M– 

30), U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

e-mail Mr. Scott Whalen, Marine Safety 

Unit Port Arthur, TX; telephone 409– 

719–5086, e-mail 

scott.k.whalen@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

On May 27, 2010, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

entitled Security Zones; Sabine Bank 

Channel, Sabine Pass Channel and 

Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 29695). We 

received one comment on the proposed 

rule. On October 22, 2010, we then 

published an interim rule discussing 

and incorporating the recommendation 

from that one comment and requesting 

further comments (75 FR 65232). 

No public meeting was requested and 

none was held. Additionally, no 

comments concerning the interim rule 

were received. 

Basis and Purpose 

The Coast Guard is establishing 

moving security zones for certain 

vessels, for which the Captain of the 

Port deems enhanced security measures 

are necessary. The purpose of these 

security zones is to protect certain 

vessels designated as requiring such 

enhanced security measures. Mariners 

will be notified of the activation of a 

moving security zone around designated 

vessels by Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 

Vessels with active moving security 

zones will also be identified by the 

presence of escort vessels displaying 

flashing blue law enforcement lights. 

The moving security zones would be 

activated for certain vessels within the 

U.S. territorial waters through Sabine 

Bank Channel, Sabine Pass Channel and 

the Sabine-Neches Waterway, extending 

from the surface to the bottom. These 

moving security zones would extend 

channel edge to channel edge on the 

Sabine Bank and Sabine Pass Channel 

and shoreline to shoreline on the 

Sabine-Neches Waterway, 2 miles ahead 

and 1 mile astern of the designated 

vessels while in transit. Meeting, 

crossing or overtaking situations are not 

permitted within the security zone 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port. 

In addition, the Coast Guard is 

establishing security zones for the 

mooring basins at the Golden Pass LNG 

facility in Sabine, TX and the Sabine 

Pass LNG facility located in Cameron 

Parish, LA while LNG carriers are 

moored at these facilities. 

These security zones are part of a 

comprehensive port security regime 

designed to safeguard human life, 

vessels, and waterfront facilities against 

sabotage or terrorist attacks. 

All vessels not exempted under 

paragraph (b) of § 165.819 would be 


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