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DOJ/OJP RIN: 1121-AA77 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems 
Abstract: Chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code, 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 that chapter. The procedural benefits of chapter 154 are available to States that establish mechanisms for providing counsel to indigent capital defendants in State postconviction proceedings that satisfy certain statutory requirements. This rule carries out the statutory requirement to issue regulations for the certification procedure. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 26   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    18 USC 4001(b)    18 USC 4002    28 USC 509    28 USC 510    28 USC 2261    28 USC 2265   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/03/2011  76 FR 11705   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/01/2011    
Final Action  12/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lisa Ellman
Senior Counsel
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20530
Phone:202 514-4601