[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69767-69768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27293]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0240]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: 
Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
January 21, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, 
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection 
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact 
Tracy L. Snell, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-616-3288). Written comments and/or suggestions can also 
be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of 
the following four points:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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: Capital Punishment Report of Inmates under 
Sentence of Death.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Capital Punishment Report of 
Inmates under Sentence of Death.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for the

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questionnaires are: NPS-8 (Report of Inmates under Sentence of Death); 
NPS-8A (Update Report of Inmate under Sentence of Death); NPS-8B 
(Status of Death Penalty--No Statute in Force); and NPS-8C (Status of 
Death Penalty--Statute in Force). The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be staff from state 
departments of correction, state Attorneys General, and the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons. Staff responsible for keeping records on inmates 
under sentence of death in their jurisdiction and in their custody are 
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 under sentence of death, method of 
execution, and cause of death by means other than execution. BJS plans 
to publish this information in reports and reference it when responding 
to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, 
the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justices statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 46 responses at 
30 minutes each for the NPS-8; 2,707 responses at 30 minutes each for 
the NPS-8A; and 52 responses at 15 minutes each for the NPS-8B or NPS-
8C.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,389.5 annual total burden 
hours associated with the collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 13, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-27293 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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