Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice 28 CFR Part 0 [BOP Docket No. 1179; AG Order No. 5439-2022] RIN 1120-AB79 AGENCY: Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (“Director”), during the covered emergency period and upon a finding by the Attorney General that emergency conditions resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic materially affect the functioning of the Bureau of Prisons (“Bureau” or “BOP”), to lengthen the maximum amount of time for which a prisoner may be placed in home confinement. This proposed rule affirms that the Director has the authority to allow prisoners placed in home confinement under the CARES Act to remain in home confinement after the expiration of the covered emergency period. DATES: Comments are due on or before July 21, 2022. ADDRESSES: Please submit electronic comments through the regulations.gov website. In the alternative, written comments may be mailed to the Rules Unit, Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crista Colvin, Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 353-4885. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Posting of Public Comments Please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record and made ava…