Notice2024-08470
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection; Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death
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Published
April 22, 2024
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Justice Department
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29363-29364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08470]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0030]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection;
Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics,
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
May 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information, please contact: Tracy L. Snell,
Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh St NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cd8feedeff5a2c0a2dfe2e9e0e0ccf9ffe8e3e6a2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="095d7b686a702745275a676c6565497c7a6d6663276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-
598-1660).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 89 FR 10098-10099 on
February 13, 2024, allowing 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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1121-0030. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
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: The Capital Punishment
Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death (NPS-8) contains four 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
Statutes--No Statute in Force); and NPS-8C (Status of Death Penalty
Statutes--Statute in Force). The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the
Office of Justice Programs. The NPS-8 collection is fielded annually.
BJS requests clearance for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 NPS-8 under OMB
Control No. 1121-0030. The NPS-8 was last approved under OMB Control
No. 1121-0030 (exp. date 01/31/2024).
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State departments of
correction, state Attorneys General, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of
Columbia.
Abstract: For the NPS-8 and NPS-8A forms, the affected public
consists for 33 respondents from state departments of correction and
the Federal Bureau of Prisons (DOC staff). Staff responsible for
keeping records on inmates under sentence of death in their
jurisdiction and in their custody are asked to provide information for
the following categories: condemned inmates' demographic
characteristics, legal status at the time of capital offense, capital
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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. For the NPS-8B and NPS-8C, the
affected public includes 52 respondents from state Attorneys General,
and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (AG staff). These
reporters provide information pertaining to the status of and changes
to death penalty statutes in their jurisdictions during the calendar
year. BJS plans to publish this information in reports and reference it
when 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 justice statistics.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 85.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 38 hours for DOC staff and 16
minutes for AG staff.
8. Frequency: Once a year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,292 hours
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Table 1--Total Estimated Burden Hours
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Total Time per Time for
Form Number of Freq annual survey Follow-up follow-up Total time Total annual burden
respondents responses (mins) responses (mins) (mins) (hrs)
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NPS-8............................... 33 1 19 30 10 15 720 12 (720 min/60 min).
NPS-8A.............................. 33 1 2,469 30 124 15 75,930 1,266 (75930 min/60
min).
NPS-8B/8C........................... 52 1 52 15 5 10 830 14 (830 min/60 min).
Unduplicated Totals................. 85 ........... 2,540 ........... ........... ........... ........... 1,292
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If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 16, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-08470 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]
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