Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal Prisoners: Transfer Treaty Cases

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The U.S. Parole Commission is amending its regulations on transfer treaty cases by reducing the number of hearing examiners required to conduct a hearing for a prisoner transferred to the United States pursuant to treaty. The number is reduced from two hearing examiners to one hearing examiner. The recommended decision of the hearing examiner shall be reviewed by the executive hearing examiner, and the Commission will not act upon the case until a panel recommendation consisting of two concurring examiner votes is obtained. This change will not otherwise affect the procedures followed at a special transferee hearing. This procedural rule is necessary for the Commission to operate within the substantially reduced Congressional appropriation anticipated for Fiscal Year 1997.