[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4041-4042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1310]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Capital punishment report of inmates under 
sentence of death.

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    The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 
19, 2000, at 65 FR 62752-62753, allowing for a 60-day public comment 
period on this information collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``thirty days'' until February 16, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attn.: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted 
to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-7285.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or additional 
information, please write 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 202-514-1757.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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.

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 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: 292 responses at 30 minutes 
each for the NPS-8; 3,452 responses at 30 minutes each for the NPS-8A; 
and 52 responses at 15 minutes each for the NPS-8B or NPS-8C. The 44 
respondents for the NPS-8/8A and the 52 respondents for NPS-8B/8C 
totals 96 respondents for this data collection.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,885 annual burden hours.

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    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 10, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
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