United States Sentencing Commission
The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, commentary, and statutory index; and the Commission requests comment regarding whether Parts A and B of Amendment 8, relating to "status points" and certain offenders with zero criminal history points, should be included in the Guidelines Manual as an amendment that may be applied retroactively to previously sentenced defendants. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment, and the request for comment regarding Parts A and B of Amendment 8.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. United States Sentencing Commission ( printed page 28254) AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission. ACTION: Notice of submission to Congress of amendments to the sentencing guidelines effective November 1, 2023, and request for comment. SUMMARY: The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, commentary, and statutory index; and the Commission requests comment regarding whether Parts A and B of Amendment 8, relating to “status points” and certain offenders with zero criminal history points, should be included in the Guidelines Manual as an amendment that may be applied retroactively to previously sentenced defendants. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment, and the request for comment regarding Parts A and B of Amendment 8. DATES: Effective Date of Amendments. The Commission has specified an effective date of November 1, 2023, for the amendments set forth in this notice. Written Public Comment. Written public comment regarding retroactive application of Parts A and B of Amendment 8, should be received by the Commission not later than June 23, 2023. Any public comment received after the close of the comment period may not be considered. ADDRESSES: There are two methods for submitting public comment. Electronic Submission of Comments. Comments may be submitted electronically via the Commission's Public Comment Su…
Citation: 88 FR 28254
