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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110–0039]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comments Requested Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection
Bioterrorism Preparedness Act: Entity/
Individual Information
30-day Notice of information
collection under review:

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ACTION:

The Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice
Information Services Division will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with established review procedures of
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 77, Number 136, page
41801, on July 16, 2012, allowing for a
60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comment until October 15, 2012. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice, especially the estimated public
burden and associated response time,
should be directed to John E. Strovers,
National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS) Strategy and
Systems Unit, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Criminal Justice
Information Services Division, (CJIS),
Module E–3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306;
facsimile (304) 625–2198.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. 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;

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(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 of
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of information collection:
Extension of current collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bioterrorism Preparedness Act: Entity/
Individual Information.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection:
Forms FD–961; Criminal Justice
Information Services Division, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: City, county, state,
federal, individuals, business or other
for profit, and not-for-profit institute.
This collection is needed to receive
names and other identifying information
submitted by individuals requesting
access to specific agents or toxins, and
consult with appropriate officials of the
Department of Health and Human
Services and the Department of
Agriculture as to whether certain
individuals specified in the provisions
should be denied access to or granted
limited access to specific agents.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are approximately 4,005
(FY2011) respondents at 45 minutes for
FD–961 Form.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with this
collection: There are approximately
3,004 hours, annual burden, associated
with this information collection.
If additional information is required
contact Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE.,
Room 2E–508, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 10, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB No. 1121–0249]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Bureau of Justice Statistics;
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection; Comment Requested;
Deaths in Custody—Series of
Collections From State-Level Law
Enforcement Respondents, Local Jails
and State Prisons
30-day notice of information
collection under review.

ACTION:

The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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 77, Number 116, pages
36010–36012, on June 15, 2012,
allowing for a 60 day comment period.
No comments were received during the
60 day period. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for 30
days October 15, 2012. This process is
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.
We 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:
—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 agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumption used;

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—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).

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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of information collection:
Renewal of existing 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—Death Report on Inmates Under
Jail Jurisdiction (CJ–9); Annual
Summary on Inmates Under Jail
Jurisdiction (CJ–9A); Death Report on
Inmates In Private and MultiJurisdictional Jails (CJ–10); Annual
Summary on Inmates in Private and
Multi-Jurisdictional Jails (CJ–10A); State
Prison Inmate Death Report (NPS–4A);
Annual Summary of Inmate Deaths in
State Prisons (NPS–4); Summary of
Arrest-Related Deaths (CJ–11); ArrestRelated Death Report (CJ–11A). The
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of
Justice Programs, Department of Justice
is the sponsor for the collection.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Local jail administrators, state
prison administrators, and state-level
law enforcement respondents. One
reporter from each of the estimated
3,000 local jail jurisdictions and one
reporter from each of the 50 state prison
systems in the United States are asked
to provide information on the following
categories:
(a) The number of inmates confined in
jail facilities on December 31 of the
previous year, by sex, either actual or
estimated (local jails only);
(b) The number of inmates admitted
to jail facilities in the previous year, by
sex, either actual or estimated (local
jails only);
(c) The number of inmates confined in
local jails on the behalf of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
the U.S. Marshals Service or any other
hold for another jurisdiction (local jails
only);
(d) The average daily population of all
jail confinement facilities operated by
the jurisdiction in the previous year, by
sex, either actual or estimated (local
jails only);

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(e) The number of persons who died
while under the supervision of the
jurisdiction in the previous year, by sex,
either actual or estimated (local jails
only);
(f) The number of persons who died
while in custody of state correctional
facility during the previous year (state
prisons only);
(g) The full name, date of death, date
of birth, sex, and race/ethnic origin for
each inmate who died during the
reporting year;
(h) Whether the deceased inmate was
being held in the local jail or under the
authority of the state department of
correction on the behalf of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
U.S. Marshals Service, or other counties,
jurisdictions or correctional authorities;
(i) The name and location of the
correctional facility involved for each
inmate who died during the reporting
year (state prisons only);
(j) The admission date and current
offense(s) for each inmate who died
during the reporting year;
(k) The legal status for each inmate
who died during the reporting year
(local jails only);
(l) Whether the inmate ever stayed
overnight in a mental health observation
unit or outside mental health facility;
(m) The location and cause of death
of each inmate death that took place
during the reporting year;
(n) 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);
(o) Whether the cause of death was a
preexisting 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
(deaths due to accidental injury,
intoxication, suicide, or homicide do
not apply);
(p) Whether an autopsy/postmortem
exam/review of medical records to
determine the cause of death of the
inmate was performed and the
availability of those results;
(q) The survey ends with a box in
which respondents can enter notes;
(r) Confirmation or correction of the
agency and agency head’s name, phone
number, email address, and mailing
address;
(s) Confirmation or correction of the
agency’s primary point of contact for
data collection, title, phone number,
email address, and mailing address;
(t) Confirmation or correction of the
names of facilities within the
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A total of 52 respondents, comprising
of 50 state-level respondents,
representing each state, and two locallevel law enforcement agencies
representing the District of Columbia
and New York City are asked to provide
information on the number of persons
who died during the process of arrest by
state or local law enforcement in the
reporting year. In addition, state-level
law enforcement respondents are asked
to provide the following information for
each person who died during the
process of arrest in the reporting year:
(a) The full name, date of death, date
of birth, sex, and race/ethnic origin;
(b) The name and ORI number of the
law enforcement agency involved;
(c) The address, and location type, of
the incident that caused the death;
(d) The reason for the initial contact
between law enforcement and the
deceased, as well as whether specialize
units responded during the incident;
(e) Whether the deceased engaged in
non-compliant or aggressive behavior
during the process of arrest;
(f) Whether the deceased possessed,
threaten to use, or used any weapons
during the process of arrest;
(g) Whether law enforcement
personnel engage in tactics to restrain or
used restraints or weapons during the
process of arrest;
(h) Whether the deceased sustained
injuries during the incident and
whether law enforcement personnel, the
decedent, or another civilian was
responsible for inflicting injuries;
(i) The type of weapon that caused the
death;
(j) The location, date, time, manner,
and cause of death;
(k) Whether the autopsy or postmortem evaluation indicated the
presences of alcohol, other drugs, or
confirmed psychological diagnosis;
(l) The survey ends with a box in
which respondents can enter notes.
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, others
interested in criminal justice statistics,
and the general public.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An approximate 3,152 total
respondents will be asked to submit an
estimated 11,202 responses each year to
this collection program. The typical
amount of time needed for a respondent
to complete each form is broken down
as follows:
Local jails/death reports (forms CJ–9
and CJ–10)—600 respondents will have

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an average response time of 30 minutes
per form, for a total of 451 hours.
Analysis of data from past years shows
that approximately 80% of jails
nationwide have zero deaths in a given
calendar year. Thus, based on the 2010
data, approximately 20% of the 3,000
jails will complete death reports,
resulting in 600 respondents.
Respondents reporting zero deaths will
not need to complete a death report
form. Based on 2009 and 2010 data,
approximately 22% of the total 4,100
death reports received was from jail
respondents; thus, we expect to receive
approximately 902 death reports from
jails. For jurisdictions reporting a death,
the average response time is estimated
at 30 minutes per death, for a total of
451 hours devoted to reporting data on
deaths in jails. The estimated time is
based on feedback from jail staff.
Local jails/annual (forms CJ–9A and
CJ–10A)—an estimated 3,000 jail
respondents will have an average
response time of 15 minutes per form,
for a total of 750 hours. The estimated
time is based on feedback from jail staff.

State prison/death reports (form NPS–
A)—50 state prison respondents are
estimated to have an average response
time of 30 minutes per death, across
3,198 deaths each year, for a total of
1,599 hours. Based on 2009 and 2010
data, 78% of the total 4,100 death
reports received was from state prisons;
thus, we expect to receive
approximately 3,198 death reports from
state prisons. The estimated time is
based on feedback from state prison
staff.
State prison/annual (form NPS–4)—
50 state prison respondents are
estimated to have an average response
time of 5 minutes per form, for a total
of 4 hours. Based on 2010 data, we
expect approximately 50 respondents.
The estimated time is based on feedback
from state prison staff.
Local jail and state prisons
(verification call)—3,050 respondents
(3,000 jail jurisdiction respondents and
50 state department of corrections
respondents) will be asked to participate
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call, for a total of 407 hours (400 for jail
respondents and 7 for state prison
respondents). The estimated time is
based on the average time to complete
a verification call with a respondent.
Arrest-Related/death reports (CJ–
11A)—50 state-level respondents and 2
local law enforcement agencies are
estimated to have an average response
time of 60 minutes per death, across 900
deaths each year, for a total of 900
hours.
Arrest-Related/summary (CJ–11)—50
state-level respondents and 2 local law
enforcement agencies are estimated to
have an average response time of 5
minutes per form, for a total of 4 hours.
Based on 2010 data, we expect
approximately 50 respondents. The
estimated time is based on feedback
from state-level respondents.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 4,115 annual burden hours.
The estimates contributing to this
calculation are provided in the table
below.

SUMMARY OF TOTAL RESPONDENT BURDEN FOR DCRP DATA COLLECTION
Reporting method

Type of data supplier

Number of
data suppliers

Number of
responses

Average reporting time

Mail and Online Data Entry .....
Mail and Online Data Entry .....
Mail and Online Data Entry .....
Mail and Online Data Entry .....
Telephone ................................
Telephone ................................
Mail, Email, and Fax ...............
Mail, Email, and Fax ...............

Local Jails—Death Records 1 ..........
Local Jails—Annual Summary 2 ......
State Prison—Death Records 3 .......
State Prison—Annual Summary 4 ....
Local Jails—Verification Call ...........
State Prisons—Verification Call .......
Arrest-Related Death Record 5 ........
Arrest-Related Death Summary 6 ....

600
3,000
50
50
3,000
50
52
52

902
3,000
3,198
50
3,000
50
900
52

30 minutes per death ....
15 minutes .....................
30 minutes per death ....
5 minutes .......................
8 minutes .......................
8 minutes .......................
60 minutes per death ....
5 minutes .......................

451
750
1,599
4
400
7
900
4

Total .................................

..........................................................

3,102

11,152

........................................

4,115

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2 The
3 The
4 The
5 The
6 The

forms associated with local jail death records are forms CJ–9 and CJ–10.
forms associated with local jail annual summaries are forms CJ–9A and CJ–10A.
form associated with the state prison death records is form NPS–4A.
form associated with the state prison annual summary form is form NPS–4.
form associated with arrest-related death records is form CJ–11A
form associated with arrest-related death summary is form CJ–11

If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 2E–50,
Washington, DC 20530.

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Total burden
hours

Dated: September 11, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–NEW]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies
for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data
Collection Activities
60-day notice of information
collection under review.

ACTION:

The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS) intends to
request approval from the Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) for a
generic information collection clearance
that will allow BJS to conduct a variety
of cognitive, pilot, and field test studies.
BJS will submit the request for review
and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed notice of information
collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until
November 13, 2012. This process is in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Over the next three years, BJS
anticipates undertaking a variety of new
surveys and data collections, as well as
reassessing ongoing statistical projects,
across a number of areas of criminal

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