[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17017-17018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05751]


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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: 60-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 60 days until 
May 22, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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, 810 Seventh 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-305-0765).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
collection approved collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of State Criminal 
History Information Systems (SSCHIS).
    (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:
    Respondents are state government agencies, primarily state criminal 
history record repositories. 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

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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) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The total 
number of respondents is 56. The average length of time per respondent 
is 4 hours. This estimate is based on the average amount of time 
reported by six states that reviewed the survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total burden associated with this collection 
is estimated to be 224 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
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 20530.

    Dated: March 16, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-05751 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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