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upcoming amendment cycle. The 

Commission previously published a 

notice of proposed policy priorities for 

the amendment cycle ending May 1, 

2024. See 88 FR 39907 (June 20, 2023). 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(g), the 

Commission intends to consider the 

issue of reducing costs of incarceration 

and overcapacity of prisons, to the 

extent it is relevant to any identified 

priority. 

The Commission has identified the 

following priorities for the amendment 

cycle ending May 1, 2024: 

(1) Assessing the degree to which 

certain practices of the Bureau of 

Prisons are effective in meeting the 

purposes of sentencing as set forth in 18 

U.S.C. 3553(a)(2) and considering any 

appropriate responses including 

possible consideration of 

recommendations or amendments. 

(2) Compilation and dissemination of 

information on court-sponsored 

programs relating to diversion, 

alternatives-to-incarceration, and 

reentry (e.g., Pretrial Opportunity 

Program, Conviction And Sentence 

Alternatives (CASA) Program, Special 

Options Services (SOS) Program, 

Supervision to Aid Re-entry (STAR) 

Program) through the Commission’s 

website and possible workshops and 

seminars sharing best practices for 

developing, implementing, and 

assessing such programs. 

(3) Examination of the Guidelines 

Manual, including exploration of ways 

to simplify the guidelines and possible 

consideration of amendments that might 

be appropriate. 

(4) Continuation of its multiyear study 

of the Guidelines Manual to address 

case law concerning the validity and 

enforceability of guideline commentary, 

and possible consideration of 

amendments that might be appropriate. 

(5) Continued examination of the 

career offender guidelines, including (A) 

updating the data analyses and statutory 

recommendations set forth in the 

Commission’s 2016 report to Congress, 

titled Career Offender Sentencing 

Enhancements; (B) devising and 

conducting workshops to discuss the 

scope and impact of the career offender 

guidelines, including discussion of 

possible alternative approaches to the 

‘‘categorical approach’’ in determining 

whether an offense is a ‘‘crime of 

violence’’ or a ‘‘controlled substance 

offense’’; and (C) possible consideration 

of amendments that might be 

appropriate. 

(6) Examination of the treatment of 

youthful offenders and offenses 

involving youths under the Guidelines 

Manual, including possible 

consideration of amendments that might 

be appropriate. 

(7) Consideration of possible 

amendments to the Guidelines Manual 

to prohibit the use of acquitted conduct 

in applying the guidelines. 

(8) Further examination of federal 

sentencing practices on a variety of 

issues, possibly including: (A) the 

prevalence and nature of drug 

trafficking offenses involving 

methamphetamine; (B) drug trafficking 

offenses resulting in death or serious 

bodily injury; (C) comparison of 

sentences imposed in cases disposed of 

through trial versus plea; (D) 

continuation of the Commission’s 

studies regarding recidivism; and (E) 

other areas of federal sentencing in need 

of additional research. 

(9) Implementation of any legislation 

warranting Commission action. 

(10) Resolution of circuit conflicts as 

warranted, pursuant to the 

Commission’s authority under 28 U.S.C. 

991(b)(1)(B) and Braxton v. United 

States, 500 U.S. 344 (1991). 

(11) Consideration of other 

miscellaneous issues coming to the 

Commission’s attention. 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o); USSC 

Rules of Practice and Procedure 2.2, 5.2. 

Carlton W. Reeves, 

Chair. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0020] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Designation of 

Beneficiary Government Life Insurance 

and Supplemental Designation of 

Beneficiary Government Life Insurance 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, will 

submit the collection of information 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The PRA 

submission describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

cost and burden and it includes the 

actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: 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, select ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’, 

then search the list for the information 

collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 

2900–0020.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0020’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Designation of Beneficiary 

Government Life Insurance VA Form 

29–336 and Supplemental Designation 

of Beneficiary Government Life 

Insurance VA Form 29–336a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0020. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: These forms are used by the 

insured to designate beneficiaries and 

select an optional settlement to be used 

when the insurance matures by death. 

The information is required to 

determine the claimant’s eligibility to 

receive the proceeds. The information 

on the form is required by law, 38 

U.S.C. 1917, 1949 and 1952. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 88 FR 

122 on June 27, 2023, page 41721. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 13,917 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

83,500. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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