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Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

function of the agency, 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; 

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: 

(1) Type of information collection:

Reinstatement, with change, of a 

previously approved collection for 

which approval has expired. 

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Police Public Contact Survey. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection:

PPCS–1. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Department of Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Eligible individuals 

must be age 16 or older. Other: None. 

The Police Public Contact Supplement 

fulfills the mandate set forth by the 

Violent Crime Control and Law 

Enforcement Act of 1994 to collect, 

evaluate, and publish data on the use of 

excessive force by law enforcement 

personnel. The survey will be 

conducted as a supplement to the 

National Crime Victimization Survey in 

all sample households for a six (6) 

month period. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond/reply: A total of approximately 

116,500 persons will be eligible for the 

PPCS questions during July through 

December 2005. Of the 116,500 eligible 

persons, we expect approximately 82 

percent or 95,900 of the eligible persons 

will complete a PPCS interview. Of 

those persons interviewed for the PPCS, 

we estimate approximately 80 percent 

or 76,720 persons will complete only 

the first two (contact screener questions) 

survey questions. The estimated time to 

complete the control information on the 

PPCS form, read the introductory 

statement, and administer the first two 

contact screener questions to the 

respondents is approximately 1.5 

minute per person. Furthermore, we 

estimate that the remaining 20 percent 

of the interviewed persons or 19,180 

persons will report contact with the 

police. The time to ask the detailed 

questions regarding the nature of the 

contact is estimated to take an average 

of 10 minutes. Respondents will be 

asked to respond to this survey only 

once during the six month period. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

burden hours associated with this 

collection are 5,114. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 

Department Clearance Officer, United 

States Department of Justice, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Justice Management 

Division, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 13, 2004. 

Brenda E. Dyer, 

Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 04–23299 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification 

The following parties have filed 

petitions to modify the application of 

existing safety standards under section 

101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977. 

1. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company 

[Docket No. M–2004–042–C] 

Synergy Engineering Services, PLLC, 

34 First Street, Foxbottom, Harold, 

Kentucky 41635, Permit #1201764, has 

filed a petition for modification for the 

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company, 

P.O. Box 196, Hurley, Virginia 24620, to 

modify the application of 30 CFR 

77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general) for the 

Devils Branch Blair #1 Mine (MSHA I.D. 

No. 44–07014), and the Devils Branch 

Blair #2 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 44–

07032) located in Buchanan County, 

Virginia. The petitioner proposes to 

backfill two existing underground mine 

face-ups, Blair #1 and Blair #2, with 

coarse scalp rock material generated 

from an adjacent underground mine. 

The Blair #1 Mine is still active, and 

will be backfilled once mining is 

complete; the Blair #2 Mine has been 

mined out and abandoned. A total of 

four entries exist in both the Blair #1 

and Blair #2 Mine, and all entries are 

located in the Blair coal seam at 

approximately 1395 feet elevation. The 

petitioner has listed specific procedures 

in this petition that would be followed 

to seal the mine openings. The 

petitioner asserts that the proposed 

alternative method would not diminish 

the level of protection provided to the 

miners. 

Request for Comments 

Persons interested in these petitions 

are encouraged to submit comments via 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov; E-mail: 

Comments@MSHA.gov; Fax: (202) 693–

9441; or Regular Mail/Hand Delivery/

Courier: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 1100 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209. All 

comments must be postmarked or 

received in that office on or before 

November 18, 2004. Copies of these 

petitions are available for inspection at 

that address.

Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 13th day 

of October, 2004. 

Marvin W. Nichols, Jr., 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 04–23352 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when no longer needed for current 

Government business. They authorize 

the preservation of records of 

continuing value in the National 

Archives of the United States and the 

destruction, after a specified period, of 

records lacking administrative, legal, 

research, or other value. Notice is 

published for records schedules in 

which agencies propose to destroy 

records not previously authorized for 

disposal or reduce the retention period 

of records already authorized for 

disposal. NARA invites public