[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35929-35930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11594]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0312]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; 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. The proposed information was published in the 
Federal Register on March 21, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period. 
Following publication of the 60-day notice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics received no comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
July 3, 2023.

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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, 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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
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 www.reginfo.gov. 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 
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: 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.
    (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: $51,839.
    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: May 23, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-11594 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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