BOP Program Statement 5350.26 § 7

location of an inmate or institution may contact the Federal Bureau of

Prisons, Correctional Programs Branch, Central Office, (202) 307-0222, or

any Regional Office of the Bureau of Prisons.

/s/

Kathleen Hawk Sawyer

Director

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

1. Purpose

All male United States citizens are required by law to register with

the Selective Service System (SSS) within 30 days of their 18th birthday.

All other male persons who reside in the United States, except legally

admitted non-immigrants, are also required to register within 30 days of

their 18th birthday. Men ages 18 through 25 are exempt from the

registration requirement while incarcerated. Upon release, they have 30

days in which to register. As a public service to registration-age men who

enter or are being released from federal correctional facilities, the

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Selective Service have entered into this inter-agency agreement whereby these men are informed of the registration

requirement and offered the opportunity to register.

2. Implementation Procedures

Selective Service shall be responsible for overall management of the

SSS/BOP Registration Program. Each BOP facility is located in one of three

SSS Regions (see Attachment). Initial or resupply of registration forms

and materials for newly activated institutions and existing institutions,

as well as approval of all BOP registrar appointments, will be accomplished

through the servicing SSS Region Headquarters.

a. Registrar Appointment. The Chief Executive Officer at each BOP

facility housing male inmates shall nominate a minimum of two BOP employees

for appointment by Selective Service as the primary and alternate

uncompensated registrars responsible for the implementation and

administration of the SSS/BOP Registration Program. All initial and future

registrars must complete an SSS Form 402, "Uncompensated Registrar

Appointment". The completed SSS Form 402 is to be returned to the

servicing SSS Region Headquarters which shall approve all registrar

appointments and provide each appointee with written notification of

approval.

b. Program Materials. Selective Service shall provide each

participating BOP correctional facility with the following registration

forms and materials:

o SSS Form 402, "Uncompensated Registrar Appointment"

o SSS Form 1, "Registration Form"

o "Selective Service and You" Brochure

o "Who Must Register" Chart

All registration forms (SSS Form 1) and "Uncompensated Registrar

Appointment" forms (SSS Form 402) to be used in this program will be pre-

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coded by SSS with the letters: SBR. This code is used by Selective Service

for statistical tracking purposes only and appears in the upper right-hand

corner of the SSS Form 1.

Registration materials must be kept in a secure location and remain under

the control of the appointed registrars at all times.

All requests for resupply of registration forms and materials shall be

directed to appropriate servicing SSS Region Headquarters. (See

Attachment)

c. Registration Process. During the institution's Admissions &

Orientation (A&O) process, the BOP registrars shall advise registration-age

men of the registration requirement and offer them the opportunity to

complete a registration form if they have not previously done so. This

opportunity shall also be offered at the time of release from BOP

facilities. Registration-age men may not be required to provide this

information and may not be penalized by the Bureau of Prisons for failure

to register.

The information needed to complete the registration form includes full

legal name, date of birth, Social Security Number (if available), current

and permanent address, and telephone number. If a man is unsure if he

already registered, he should be encouraged to complete another

registration form. Duplicate registrations will not be added to the

registration file, but will be used to update a registrant's record, if

necessary.

BOP registrars are to review completed registration forms for accuracy,

ensuring that all applicable information has been entered.

Male inmates registering through the SSS/BOP Registration Program may be

offered a copy of the SSS publication entitled, "Selective Service and

You", which explains the Selective Service registration program.

The "Who Must Register" Chart is provided for the convenience of the BOP

registrars.

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d. Submission of Completed Registration Forms. At the end

of each week, completed registration forms (SSS Form 1) are to be

mailed to the SSS Data Management Center for processing at the following

address:

Selective Service System

P.O. Box 94632

Palantine, IL 60094-4632

e. Proof of Registration. The SSS Data Management Center reviews

and enters the information on completed registration forms into the

Selective Service registrant data base and forwards a Registration

Acknowledgment to the new registrant. This computerized process takes

approximately four to six weeks.

The Registration Acknowledgment is an important document and should be

retained in the registrant's central file until his release because it

provides proof that he has complied with the registration requirement.

The Registration Acknowledgment also includes a form which the

registrant may use to correct or change any information in his

registration record, including a change of address during his release

status.

f. Registration Questions. Questions regarding Selective Service

registration should be directed to the SSS Registration Information

Office by writing or calling:

Selective Service System

Registration Information Office

P.O. Box 94638

Palatine, IL 60094-4638

* Telephone number: (847) 688-6888

3. Point of Contact.

Questions regarding the implementation and administration of the

SSS/BOP Registration Program should be directed to the respective

servicing SSS Region Headquarters or to the Bureau of Prisons Regional

Offices or the Central Office.

/s/ /s/

Peter M. Carlson Steven L. Melancon

Assistant Director COL FA ARNGUS

Correctional Programs Division Associate Director

Federal Bureau of Prisons for Operations

Selective Service System

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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Selective Service System

Registration Division

1515 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22209

(703) 605-4110

Region I BOP Registration Program Manager

(847) 688-4540

Selective Service System

Region I

Building 2834 Green Bay Rd.

Suite 276

North Chicago, Illinois 60064

States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois,

Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New

Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin

Region II BOP Registration Program Manager

(770) 590-6602

Selective Service System

Region II

805 Walker Street, Suite 4

Marietta, Georgia 30060-2731

States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,

Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,

Virginia, West Virginia

Region III BOP Registration Program Manager

(303) 676-7809

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Selective Service System

Region III

7245 East Irvington Place, Suite 1

Denver, Colorado 80220-6920

States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,

Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming