Notice2024-28169
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems (SSCHIS)
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Published
December 2, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95243-95244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28169]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0312]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection:
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems (SSCHIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
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
January 2, 2025.
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: Devon Adams,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 999 N Capitol St. NE,
Washington, DC 20531 (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c38392a3332723d383d312f1c292f383336723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086c6d7e676626696c69657b487d7b6c6762266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-305-
0765).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information was previously
published in the Federal Register allowing for both a 60-day (88 FR
17017, March 31, 2023) and 30-day (88 FR 35929, June 1, 2023) comment
period. The Bureau of Justice Statistics received no comments during
the comment period. This 30-day notice is being published to announce a
substantive change to the collection. BJS is conducting this survey
again for yearend 2024.
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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 1121-0312. 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of State Criminal
History Information Systems (SSCHIS), 2024.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is N/A. The
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal
governments. Abstract: The SSCHIS report, the most comprehensive data
available on the collection and maintenance of information by State
criminal history record systems, describes the status of such systems
and record repositories on a biennial basis. Data collected from State
record repositories serves as the basis for estimating the percentage
of total State records that are immediately available through the FBI's
Interstate Identification Index (III), and the percentage of arrest
records that include dispositions. Other data presented include the
number of records maintained by each State, the percentage of automated
records in the system, and the number of States participating in the
National Fingerprint File and the National Crime Prevention and Privacy
Compact which authorizes the interstate exchange of criminal history
records for noncriminal justice purposes. The SSCHIS also contains
information regarding the timeliness and completeness of data in State
record systems and procedures employed to improve data quality.
(5) Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
(6) Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
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(7) Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours.
(8) Frequency: Biennially.
(9) Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 224 hours.
(10) Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $84,440.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: November 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-28169 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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