Notice2024-16903
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC)
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Published
August 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62790-62792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16903]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0296]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Medical
Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice
(DOJ), will be submitting the following
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information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
September 3, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Matt Durose
(email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d69bb7a2a2f892a3a4b9a5b396a3a5b2b9bcf8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c012d38386208393e233f290c393f282326622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-598-0295), Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024, allowing
a 60-day comment period. BJS received one comment under the 60-day
notice that is addressed in the full package submitted to OMB. 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 agency's 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/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number [1121-0296]. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2023 Census of Medical Examiner
and Coroner Offices (CMEC).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is
CMEC-1. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice
Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Affected public are state
and local government agencies. The 2023 CMEC is revised from the 2018
CMEC. BJS plans to field the 2023 CMEC from September 2024 through July
2025. Respondents will be the staff at MEC offices and Texas justices
of the peace.
Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2023 Census of
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) will provide comprehensive
statistics regarding the organizational structure, operations, policies
and procedures, finances, and resources of the approximately 2,300
medical examiner and coroner (MEC) offices in 2023 nationwide. In the
United States, medicolegal death investigations are provided by MEC
offices whose purpose is to determine the cause and manner of death. As
such, these offices are valuable, unique sources of information to many
stakeholders, including the federal government, local law enforcement,
the court system, the public health community, and families. The 2023
CMEC will generate an enumeration of the number and type of MEC offices
operating in the United States in 2023, staff at these offices, budget
and capital resources, workload, policies and procedures regarding
casework, specialized death investigations, records and evidence
retention, resources, and operations. The 2023 CMEC will be the third
administration of the survey since 2004. To provide more comprehensive
statistics on the nation's medicolegal death investigations outside of
the traditional MEC offices, the 2023 CMEC will also include the
approximately 700 justices of the peace in Texas that make cause and
manner of death determinations but were out of scope for the 2004 and
2018 CMECs. The 2023 CMEC survey was assessed by a panel of
practitioners and subject matter experts and revised to ensure content
is up-to-date and relevant to the medicolegal death investigation
system today. The survey has also been revised to improve clarity and
ease of answering questions. The 2023 CMEC will extend the national
understanding of medicolegal death investigations and complement BJS's
data collections involving publicly funded forensic crime laboratories
and law enforcement core statistics.
5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: A projected 3,000
respondents (including 2,300 MEC offices and 700 justices of the peace
in Texas) will complete form CMEC-1. In addition, an estimated 1,500
respondents will be contacted for data quality follow-up at 15 minutes
(.25 hours) per respondent.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: CMEC-1 will take an average of 90
minutes (1.5 hours) for each of the 3,000 respondents to complete. In
addition, an estimated 1,500 respondents will be contacted for data
quality follow-up at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per respondent.
8. Frequency: Each respondent will complete the CMEC-1 once.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total burden hours for
this collection is 4,875.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,296,618.
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Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses Time per response burden (hours)
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Survey...................................... 3,000 1 3,000 90 min (1.5 hrs.)......................... 4,500
Data Quality Follow-Up...................... 1,500 1 1,500 15 min (.25 hrs.)......................... 375
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Unduplicated Totals..................... 3,000 .............. 3,000 .......................................... 4,875
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If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-16903 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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