[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 200 (Thursday, October 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22857]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0030]


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: 60-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 60 days until 
December 14, 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).

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.
    (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: Form numbers for the 
questionnaire are 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 Statutes--No Statute in Force); and NPS-8C 
(Status of Death Penalty Statutes--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, the Federal Bureau 
of Prisons, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Staff 
responsible for keeping records on inmates under sentence of death in 
their jurisdiction and in their custody are asked to provide 
information for each individual under sentence of death for the 
following characteristics: 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. Personnel in the offices of each 
Attorney General are asked to provide information regarding the status 
of death penalty laws and any changes to the laws enacted during the 
reference year. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information 
in published reports and in 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: 35 responses at 
30 minutes each for the NPS-8; 2,625 responses at 30 minutes for the 
NPS-8A; and 52 responses at 15 minutes each for the NPS-8B and NPS-8C. 
The 35 NPS-8/8A respondents and 52 NPS-8B/8C respondents have the 
option to provide responses using either paper or web-based 
questionnaires. The burden estimate is based on feedback from 
respondents in the most recent data collection.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 1,343 total burden hours 
associated with this 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: October 9, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-22857 Filed 10-14-20; 8:45 am]
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