[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52360-52361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26552]


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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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    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will 
be accepted until December 8, 1997. This process is in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Request written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 
Your comments 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.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, please write to Dr. Jan M. Chaiken, Director, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St. NW., 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 202-307-0128.
    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

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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 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 of 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: October 2, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-26552 Filed 10-6-97; 8:45 am]
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