[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1875-1876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-698]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Extension of a currently approved collection; Capital 
punishment report of inmates under sentence of death.

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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 on October 
7, 1997 at 62 FR 52360, allowing for a 60-day public comment period on 
this information collection. No comments were received by the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and 
will be accepted for ``thirty days'' until February 11, 1998. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 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, 
Attn.: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 202-395-5871, Department of Justice Desk 
Officer, Room 10235, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
202-395-7285.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, please write Jan M. Chaiken, Director, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh St., Washington, DC 20531. If you need a copy 
of the collection instrument with instructions, or have additional 
information, please contact Tracy L. Snell at 202-616-3288, or via 
facsimile at 202-307-1463.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the 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 agency's estimate of the burden of 
the 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. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Capital Punishment Report of 
Inmates Under Sentence of Death.
    (3) The agency form number and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection. Form: 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; and NPS-
8C Status of Death Penalty--Statute in Force. Corrections Unit, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: State Departments of Corrections and Attorneys 
General. Others: The Federal Bureau of Prisons. Approximately 104 
respondents (two from each State, the District of Columbia, and the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons) responsible for keeping records on inmates 
under sentence of death in their jurisdiction and in their custody will 
be asked to provide information for the following categories: 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 and 
current status if no longer

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under sentence of death, method of execution, and cause of death by 
other than by execution. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this 
information in published reports and for the U.S. Congress, Executive 
Office of the President, State officials, international organizations, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of responses and the amount of 
time estimated for an average response: 310 responses at 1 hour each 
for the NPS-8; 3,054 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: 1,863 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: January 6, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-698 Filed 1-9-98; 8:45 am]
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