Death in Custody Reporting Act

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
State Corrections Incident Report for Prison Input	Form	Modified	Repair queued
State Corrections Incident Report for Prison Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
State Corrections Incident Report Jail Input	Form	Modified	Repair queued
State Corrections Incident Report Jail Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
State Correction Incident Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
State Correction Incident Report	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
LEA Incident Report for LEA Input	Form	Removed	Repair queued
LEA Incident Report for Lea Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
LEA Death Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
LEA Incident Report	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary Prisons Input	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary Persons Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary Jail Input	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary Jail Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary LEA Input	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary LEA Input	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Quarterly Summary	Form	Modified	Available
Quarterly Summary	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
DCRA supporting statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-08-26	Repair queued
DICRA Legislation.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-10-19	Repair queued
DCR Burden Estimates FINAL.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-10-19	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
233651	State Corrections Death Report for Prison	Form	Modified	State Corrections Incident Report for Prison Input
233651	State Corrections Incident Report for Prison Input	Form	Unchanged
233650	State Corrections Death Report Jail	Form	Modified	State Corrections Incident Report Jail Input
233650	State Corrections Incident Report Jail Input	Form	Unchanged
233649	State Death Report	Form	Modified	State Correction Incident Report
233649	State Correction Incident Report	Form	Unchanged
233648	LEA Incident Report for Lea Input	Form	Removed	LEA Incident Report for LEA Input
233648	LEA Incident Report for Lea Input	Form	Unchanged
233647	LEA Death Report	Form	Modified	LEA Death Report
233647	LEA Incident Report	Form	Unchanged
233646	Quarterly Summary Persons Input	Form	Removed	Quarterly Summary Prisons Input
233646	Quarterly Summary Persons Input	Form	Unchanged
233645	Quarterly Summary Jail Input	Form	Removed	Quarterly Summary Jail Input
233645	Quarterly Summary Jail Input	Form	Unchanged
233644	Quarterly Summary LEA Input	Form	Removed	Quarterly Summary LEA Input
233644	Quarterly Summary LEA Input	Form	Unchanged
233643	State Quarterly Summary	Form	Modified	Quarterly Summary
233643	Quarterly Summary	Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0365	ICR Reference No: 202108-1121-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-1121-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJA
Title: Death in Custody Reporting Act
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 12/17/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2021
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Death in Custody Reporting Act requires states and federal law enforcement agencies to report certain information to the Attorney General regarding the death of any person occurring during interactions with law enforcement officers or while in custody. It further requires the Attorney General and the Department of Justice (Department) to collect the information, establish guidelines on how it should be reported, annually determine compliance and address non-compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 242 1 Name of Law: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 34 USC 60105 Name of Law: The Death in Custody Reporting

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 41471	05/13/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 58415	07/18/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
LEA Death Report	none	LEA Death Report
LEA Incident Report for Lea Input	none	LEA Incident Report for LEA Input
Quarterly Summary Jail Input	none	Quarterly Summary Jail Input
Quarterly Summary LEA Input	none	Quarterly Summary LEA Input
Quarterly Summary Persons Input	none	Quarterly Summary Prisons Input
State Corrections Death Report Jail	none	State Corrections Incident Report Jail Input
State Corrections Death Report for Prison	none	State Corrections Incident Report for Prison Input
State Death Report	none	State Correction Incident Report
State Quarterly Summary	none	Quarterly Summary

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: forms have been consolidated

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $126,464

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/20/2021

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