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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1121</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Justice Programs</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OJP</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOJ</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 instructs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to implement certification procedures for States seeking to qualify for the expedited Federal habeas corpus review procedures in capital cases under chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code.  The benefits of chapter 154 are available to States that establish a mechanism for providing counsel to indigent capital defendants in State postconviction proceedings that satisfies certain statutory requirements.  This rule carries out the Acts requirement of issuing regulations for the certification procedure.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>28 CFR 26</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 509</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 109-177</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/06/2007</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>72 FR 31217</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/06/2007</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Reopened</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/09/2007</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>72 FR 44816</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Reopened Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/24/2007</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/11/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 75327 </FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/12/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Additional Comment Period Opened</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/05/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 6131</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Additional Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/06/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Ben</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Gorban</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1121</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Justice Programs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OJP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 616-6500</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Bureau of Justice Assistance, 810 7th Street NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20531</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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