[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 120 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31551-31552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15664]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: capital 
punishment annual data collection.

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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 for 60 days from the date listed at the top of this page in 
the Federal Register. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Dr. Jan M. Chaiken, at 202-307-
0765 or write to Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, United States 
Department of Justice, Room 1142B, Indiana Building, 633 Indiana 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20531.
    Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the items(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time should also be directed to Dr. Jan 
M. Chaiken.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Capital Punishment Report of 
Inmates Under Sentence of Death.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms: 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; 
NPS-8C Status of Death Penalty--Statute in Force. Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of 
Justice.

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    (4) Affected public who are asked or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: Primary: State or Local governments, Others: 
Federal government.
    Approximately 52 Attorneys General and 52 designated officials 
responsible for keeping records of inmates under sentence of death will 
be asked to provide information on condemned inmate's 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 if no longer under 
sentence of death, method of execution, and cause of death other than 
by execution. This program analyzes capital punishment statutes, and 
persons under sentence of death in State and Federal correctional 
institutions. The Bureau of Justice Statistics uses this information in 
published reports, and for the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the 
President, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others 
in the criminal justice community.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 304 responses 
at 1 hour each for the NPS-8; 2,890 responses at \1/2\ hour each for 
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: 1,775 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 20503.

    Dated: June 14, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-15664 Filed 6-19-96; 8:45 am]
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