[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77250-77251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26377]


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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, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 
December 31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register at Volume 85, Number 200, 
page 65427, October 15, 2020, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    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

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Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for the 
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, 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 the 
following information: 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 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 1,343 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: November 24, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-26377 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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