Billing Code: 4410-FY-P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0365]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested;
Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Death-in-Custody Reporting Act Program
Collection
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until [INSERT DATE 30
DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
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:
James Steyee, Program Analyst (DCRA) at james.d.steyee@usdoj.gov or telephone: 202-8807420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 7,
2024, allowing a 60-day comment period. 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:
A. 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;

B. 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;
C. Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected can be enhanced; and
D. 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.
Overview of this information collection:
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved collection
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Death in Custody Reporting Act Program Collection
3. Form number: DCR-1 and DCR-1A
DCR-1 (Quarterly Summary). This summary form requires States to either (1) identify all
known reportable deaths that occurred in their jurisdiction during the corresponding
quarter, or (2) affirm that no reportable deaths occurred in the State during the
reporting period.
For each quarter in a fiscal year, a State must complete the Quarterly Summary (Form
DCR-1) and submit it by the reporting deadline. The Quarterly Summary an
accounting of all reportable deaths that occurred in the State during the corresponding
quarter. If a State did not have a reportable death during the quarter, the State must so
indicate on the Quarterly Summary. The reporting deadline to submit the Quarterly
Summary is the last day of the month following the close of the quarter. For each
quarter, BJA will send two reminders prior to the reporting deadline. Example. The
second quarter of a fiscal year is January 1–March 31. The deadline to submit the
second quarter Quarterly Summary (DCR-1) is April 30. BJA will send a reminder to
States on or around March 31 and April 15.

DCR-1A (Incident Report). This incident report form requires States to provide additional
information for each reportable death identified in the Quarterly Summary that
occurred during interactions with law enforcement personnel or while in their custody.
For each reportable death identified in the Quarterly Summary, a State must complete
and submit by the same reporting deadline an Incident Report (Form DCR-1A), which
contains specific information on the circumstances of the death and additional
characteristics of the decedent. These include:
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The decedent’s name, year of birth, gender, race, and ethnicity.

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The date of facility admission/arrest

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Date of death and time of death

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Location of the death including location name and address and facility type

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Name of the department or agency that detained, arrested, or was in the process of
arresting the deceased

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Manner of death (or if unavailable due to and ongoing investigation, the name of
the agency conducting the investigation)

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Description of the circumstances leading to the death.

States must answer all questions on the Incident Report before they can submit the
form. If the State does not have sufficient information to complete one of the
questions, then the State may select the “unknown” answer, if available, and then
identify when the information is anticipated to be obtained.
4. Component: Bureau Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.
Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted
within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/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 [1121-0365]. This information

collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 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: Extension
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Death in Custody Reporting Act Program Collection
3. Agency form number: DCR-1 and DCR-1A; Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond: State (primary); Local
units of government (secondary).
5. Abstract: To comply with the mandate of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (Pub.
L. 113-242), BJA is requestion an extension of its DCRA data collection form (which
has been in place since the beginning of FY 2020 and requires states to report certain
information about each reportable death in their state to the BJA. The DCRA Program
requires State Administering Agencies (SAA) to collect and submit information
regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of
being arrested, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or
county jail, State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is
contracted out by the State, any State or local contract facility, or other local or State
correctional facility (including any juvenile facility) (Pub. L. 113-242).
For purposes of this notice, the term “reportable death” means any death that the
DCRA Program or the Department’s guidelines require States to report. Generally,
these are deaths that occurred during interactions with law enforcement personnel or

while the decedent was in their custody or in the custody, under the supervision, or
under the jurisdiction of a State or local law enforcement or correctional agency, such
as a jail or prison and further defined in BJA’s DCRA Reporting Guidance and FAQ
as well as its DCRA Compliance Guidelines.
The DCRA requires states to submit all known reportable deaths on a quarterly basis
using an online data collection form in the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT).
States may back-report deaths not previously known to them as well as correct and
revising records with missing or unknown information each quarter.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation
to respond: State (Primary) and Local Agencies (secondary). The obligation to
respond is mandatory to comply with the DCRA (Pub. L. 113-242).
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: For purposes of this collection, the term
“State” includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands. Thus, the affected public that will be asked to respond on
a quarterly basis each federal fiscal year includes the State Administering Agencies in
each of the 56 States and Territories. These SAAs will be requesting information from
approximately 19,450 state and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), 56 state and
territorial departments of corrections, and about 2,800 local adult jail jurisdictions. Not
all jurisdictions will be required to report a death every quarter dependent upon
whether they experience any reportable deaths.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: For purposes of this burden calculation, it is
estimated that for each fiscal year there will be a total of 1,481 reportable deaths by
950 LEAs, 919 reportable deaths by about 335 jails, and 3,360 reportable deaths by
nearly 540 prisons.
For FY 2024 and beyond, the total projected respondent burden is:

States estimated time to complete DCR-1 each quarter:
4 hrs. * 4 quarters * 56 state = 896 hours.
State estimated time to review and submit DCR-1A each quarter for each
death:
.25 hrs. * 7500 estimated deaths per year = 1875 hours
LEAs estimated time to complete DCR-1A on behalf of state:
950 estimated LEA * 4 quarters * .75 hours = 2850 hours
Jails estimated time to complete DCR-1A on behalf of state:
335 estimated jails * 4 quarters * .75 hours = 1005 hours
Prison estimated time to complete DCRA-1A on behalf of state:
540 estimated prisons * 4 quarters * .75 hours = 1620 hours
8. Frequency: Quarterly
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8246 hours
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $294,134 ($35.67/hour * 8246 hours)
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 15, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 2024-15861 Filed: 7/17/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/18/2024]