[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46489-46490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22334]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Capital 
Punishment Annual Data Collection.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, 
Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB 
via facsimile to 202-395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the 
United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Attention: Department 
Clearance Officer, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be sent to DOJ via 
facsimile to 202-514-1534.
    Requests written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Capital Punishment Report of 
Inmates Under Sentence of Death.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms: NPS-8 Report of 
Inmates Under Sentence of Death; NPS-8A Update Report of Inmates Under 
Sentence of Death; NPS-8B Status of Death Penalty--No Statute in Force; 
NPS-8C Status of Death Penalty--Statute in Force. Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief

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abstract: Primary: State or Local governments. Others: Individuals or 
households, and Federal Government. Approximately 52 Attorneys General 
and 52 designated officials responsible for keeping records of inmates 
under sentence of death will be asked to provide information on 
condemned inmates' demographic characteristics, legal status at the 
time of capital offense, capital offense for which imprisoned, number 
of death sentences imposed, criminal history information, reason for 
removal if no longer under sentence of death, method of execution, and 
cause of death other than by execution. This program analyzes capital 
punishment statutes, and persons under sentence of death in State and 
Federal correctional institutions. The Bureau of Justice Statistics 
uses this information in published reports, and for the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, 
students, the media, and others in the criminal justice community.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. 304 responses 
at 1 hour each for the NPS-8; 2,890 responses at \1/2\ hour each for 
the NPS-8A; and 52 responses at \1/2\ hour each for the NPS-8B or NPS-
8C.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,775 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Dated: August 27, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-22334 Filed 8-30-96; 8:45 am]
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