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RIN: 1120-AA39

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility
Abstract: The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) is withdrawing certain provisions in its rules on telephone regulations and on the inmate financial responsibility program (IFRP), which were published in the Federal Register on April 4, 1994 (59 FR 15812). In the April 4, 1994, revision of its rules on telephone regulations and on the IFRP, the Bureau delayed the effective date for provisions in sections 540.105(c) and 545.11(d)(10), which imposed limitations on the telephone privileges of inmates refusing to participate in the IFRP. These provisions were to become effective January 3, 1995. Due to ongoing litigation in Washington v. Reno, the effective date for these provisions was further delayed until January 4, 1996 (60 FR 240). In accordance with the Court-approved settlement in Washington v. Reno, through this rule, the Bureau withdrew these provisions and the reference to the IFRP telephone restrictions in 28 CFR section 540.100(a) and published at 61 FR 92 a new proposed rule to impose a different restriction on the telephone privileges of inmates who refuse to participate in the IFRP. This rule was finalized on December 28, 1999 (64 FR 72798, see RIN 1120-AA49). On July 1, 2005, we merged the two rules described above (1120-AA49 and this rule). The Bureau is currently developing a rule finalizing the interim rules.
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622 18 USC 3624 18 USC 4001 18 USC 4042 18 USC 4081 to 4082 18 USC 5006 to 5024 18 USC 5039

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	01/02/1996	61 FR 90
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	03/04/1996
Final Action	08/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi Rules Administrator Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons HOLC Building, 320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534 Phone:202 353-8248 Fax:202 305-4577 Email: squreshi@bop.gov