[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7676-7677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2798]


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Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection in 
Use Without OMB Control Number; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: Survey of 
state criminal history information systems.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics (BJS), has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 71, Number 242, page 75771 on December 18, 2006, allowing for a 
60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until March 19, 2007. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 Gerard Ramker, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh St., NW, Washington, DC 20531.
    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 agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; 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

    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use 
without OMB control number.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of State Criminal History 
Information Systems.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Not applicable.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Government. This information 
collection is a survey of State record repositories to estimate the 
percentage of total state records that are immediately available 
through the FBI's Interstate Identification Index and the percentage of 
records that are complete and fingerprint-supported.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 53 respondents will expend approximately 3 hours completing the 
survey once every two years.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 159 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.

If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Department 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 12, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E7-2798 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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