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useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

on the respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The PRA also requires agencies to 

estimate the total annual reporting 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents 

or recordkeepers resulting from the 

collection of information. We have not 

identified non-hour cost burdens for 

this information collection. If you have 

costs to generate, maintain, and disclose 

this information, you should comment 

and provide your total capital and 

startup cost components or annual 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of service components. You should 

describe the methods you use to 

estimate major cost factors, including 

system and technology acquisition, 

expected useful life of capital 

equipment, discount rate(s), and the 

period over which you incur costs. 

Capital and startup costs include, 

among other items, computers and 

software you purchase to prepare for 

collecting information; monitoring, 

sampling, and testing equipment; and 

record storage facilities. Generally, your 

estimates should not include equipment 

or services purchased: (i) Before October 

1, 1995; (ii) to comply with 

requirements not associated with the 

information collection; (iii) for reasons 

other than to provide information or 

keep records for the Government; or (iv) 

as part of customary and usual business 

or private practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

ICR submission for OMB approval, 

including appropriate adjustments to 

the estimated burden. We will provide 

a copy of the ICR to you without charge 

upon request. The ICR also will be 

posted on our Web site at http://

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. 

Public Comment Policy: We will post 

all comments in response to this notice 

on our Web site at http://

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will 

make copies of the comments available 

for public review, including names and 

addresses of respondents, during regular 

business hours at our offices in 

Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we 

will withhold an individual 

respondent’s home address from the 

public record, as allowable by law. 

There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold from the 

rulemaking record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

request that we withhold your name 

and/or address, state your request 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744.

Dated: October 12, 2004. 

Cathy J. Hamilton, 

Acting Associate Director for Minerals 

Revenue Management.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0122). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

We changed the title of this information 

collection request (ICR) to clarify the 

regulatory language we are covering 

under 30 CFR Part 243. The previous 

title of this ICR was ‘‘30 CFR Part 243 

Suspensions Pending Appeal and 

Bonding (formerly Filing Sureties).’’ The 

new title of this ICR is ‘‘30 CFR Part 

243, Suspensions Pending Appeal and 

Bonding—Minerals Revenue 

Management (Forms MMS–4435, 

Administrative Appeal Bond, and 

MMS–4436, Letter of Credit).’’

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before December 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory 

Specialist, Minerals Management 

Service, Minerals Revenue Management, 

P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight 

courier service, our courier address is 

Building 85, Room A–614, Denver 

Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. 

You may also e-mail your comments to 

us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include 

the title of the information collection 

and the OMB control number in the 

‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also 

include your name and return address. 

Submit electronic comments as an 

ASCII file avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

If you do not receive a confirmation that 

we have received your e-mail, contact 

Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303) 

231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 243, Suspensions 

Pending Appeal and Bonding—Minerals 

Revenue Management (Forms MMS–

4435, Administrative Appeal Bond, and 

MMS–4436, Letter of Credit). 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0122. 

Bureau Form Number: Forms MMS–

4435 and MMS–4436. 

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior is responsible 

for collecting royalties from lessees who 

produce minerals from leased Federal 

and Indian lands. The Secretary is 

required by various laws to manage 

mineral resources production on 

Federal and Indian lands, collect the 

royalties due, and distribute the funds 

in accordance with those laws. The 

MMS performs the royalty management 

functions for the Secretary. 

Applicable citations of the laws 

pertaining to mineral leases include 

Public Law 97–451—Jan. 12, 1983 

(Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Management Act of 1982 [FOGRMA]), 

Public Law 104–185—Aug. 13, 1996 

(Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 

[RFSA]) as corrected by Public Law 

104–200—Sept. 22, 1996), and the 

Indian Mineral Development Act of 

1982 (25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). Public 

laws pertaining to mineral royalties are 

located on our Web site at http://

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/

PublicLawsAMR.htm. Proprietary 

information submitted to MMS under 

the collection is protected. 

Stay of Payment Pending Appeal 

Lessees or recipients of MMS’s 

Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) 

orders may suspend compliance with an 

order if they appeal in accordance with 

30 CFR 290, Subpart B. Pending appeal, 

MMS suspends the payment 

requirement if the appellant submits a 

formal agreement of payment in case of 

default, such as a bond or other surety. 

The MMS accepts the following surety 

types: Form MMS–4435, Administrative 

Appeal Bond; Form MMS–4436, Letter 

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of Credit; Self-bonding; Certificate of 

Deposit; and U.S. Treasury Securities. 

When one of the surety types is 

selected and put in place, appellants 

must maintain the surety until 

completion of the appeal. If the appeal 

is decided in favor of the appellant, 

MMS returns the surety to the appellant. 

If the appeal is decided in MMS’s favor, 

we will take action to collect full royalty 

payment or draw down on the surety. 

The MMS draws down on a surety if the 

appellant fails to comply with 

requirements relating to amount due, 

time frame, or surety submission or 

resubmission. Whenever MMS must 

draw down on a surety, the total amount 

due is defined as unpaid principal plus 

interest accrued to the projected receipt 

date of the surety payment. The five 

surety types are discussed below.

Form MMS–4435, Administrative 

Appeal Bond 

Appellants may file Form MMS–4435, 

Administrative Appeal Bond, which 

MMS uses to secure the financial 

interests of the public and Indian lessors 

during the entire administrative and 

judicial appeal process. The bond must 

be issued by a qualified surety company 

that is approved by the Department of 

the Treasury (see Department of the 

Treasury Circular No. 570, revised 

periodically in the Federal Register). 

The Associate Director for MRM 

(Associate Director) or the delegated 

bond-approving officer (officer) 

maintains these bonds in a secure 

facility. Once the appeal has concluded, 

MMS may release and return the bond 

to the appellant or collect royalty 

payment upon the bond. If collection is 

necessary for a remaining royalty 

payment balance, MMS will issue a 

demand for payment to the surety 

company with a notice to the appellant, 

including all interest accrued on the 

affected bill. 

Form MMS–4436, Letter of Credit 

Appellants may choose to file Form 

MMS–4436, Letter of Credit, with no 

modifications. The Associate Director or 

officer maintains the Letter of Credit 

(LOC) in a secure facility. A bank must 

notarize and issue the LOC for 

appellants in which the bank has a 

minimum Fitch rating (formerly 

Bankwatch) of ‘‘C’’ for an LOC of less 

than $1 million, ‘‘B/C’’ for an LOC 

between $1 million and $10 million, or 

‘‘B’’ for an LOC over $10 million. The 

LOC must have a minimum coverage 

period of 1 year and be automatically 

renewable for up to 5 years. The 

appellant is responsible for verifying 

that the bank provides a current rating 

to MMS. If the issuing bank’s rating falls 

below the minimum acceptable level, a 

satisfactory replacement surety must be 

submitted within 14 days or MMS will 

draw down the existing LOC. If the bank 

issuing the LOC chooses not to renew 

the existing LOC, it must provide MMS 

with a notice of its decision not to 

renew 30 days prior to expiration of the 

LOC. Once the appeal has been 

concluded, MMS may release and return 

the LOC to the appellant or collect 

royalty payment upon the LOC. If 

collection is necessary for a remaining 

royalty payment balance, MMS will 

issue a demand for payment, which 

includes all interest assessed on the 

affected bill, to the bank with a notice 

to the appellant. 

Self-Bonding 

For Federal oil and gas leases only, 

RSFA Section 4(l), as promulgated in 

regulations at 30 CFR 243.201, provides 

that no surety instrument is required 

when a person representing the 

appellant periodically demonstrates, to 

the satisfaction of MMS, that the 

guarantor or appellant is financially 

solvent and otherwise able to pay the 

obligation. Appellants must submit a 

written request to ‘‘self-bond’’ every 

time a new appeal is filed. To evaluate 

the financial solvency and exemption 

from requirements of appellants to 

maintain a surety related to an appeal, 

MMS requires appellants to submit an 

audited, consolidated balance sheet. In 

some cases, MMS also requires copies of 

the most recent tax returns—up to 3 

years—filed by appellants. 

Appellants must submit audited 

financial statements annually to support 

their net worth. The MMS uses the 

audited, consolidated balance sheet or 

business information supplied to 

evaluate the financial solvency of a 

lessee, designee, or payor seeking a stay 

of payment obligation pending review. 

If appellants do not have an audited, 

consolidated balance sheet documenting 

their net worth, or they do not meet the 

$300 million net worth requirement, 

MMS selects a business information or 

credit reporting service to provide 

information concerning an appellant’s 

financial solvency. We charge the 

appellant a $50 fee each time we need 

to review data from a business 

information or credit reporting service. 

We need the fee to recover our costs to 

determine an appellant’s financial 

solvency. The Associate Director or 

officer uses this information to 

determine the financial solvency of a 

lessee, designee, or payor on the basis 

of their net worth. 

Certificate of Deposit (CD) 

Appellants may choose to secure their 

debts by requesting to use a CD from 

their bank. Appellants must file the 

request with MMS prior to the invoice 

due date. The MMS will accept a bookentry CD that explicitly assigns the CD 

to the Associate Director. A bank must 

issue the CD in which the bank has a 

minimum Fitch rating or is confirmed 

by a bank with an acceptable rating. The 

acceptable ratings for a CD are the same 

as for an LOC. If collection of the CD is 

necessary for a royalty payment balance, 

MMS will return unused CD funds to 

the appellant after total settlement of the 

appealed issues including applicable 

interest charges. 

U.S. Treasury Securities (TS) 

Appellants may choose to secure their 

debts by requesting to use a TS. 

Appellants must file the request with 

MMS prior to the invoice due date. The 

MMS only accepts a book-entry TS. The 

TS must be a U.S. Treasury note or bond 

with maturity equal to or greater than 1 

year. The TS must equal 120 percent of 

the appealed amount plus 1 year of 

estimated interest (necessary to protect 

MMS against interest rate fluctuations). 

Frequency of Response: Annually and 

on occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: 300 Federal/Indian 

lessees. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 300 

hours. 

There are approximately 300 

respondents (Federal/Indian lessees). 

Responses are annually and on 

occasion. The MMS estimates that there 

will be 200 surety instruments (135 

bonds, 63 LOCs, 1 CD, and 1 TS) and 

100 self-bonding submissions each year. 

The MMS estimates the total annual 

burden is 300 reporting and 

recordkeeping hours, based on 1 hour 

per response, regardless of the type of 

surety. Based on a cost factor of $50 per 

hour, we estimate the total annual cost 

to industry is $15,000 ($50 x 300 hours 

= $15,000). We have not included in our 

estimates certain requirements 

performed in the normal course of 

business and considered usual and 

customary. 

The following chart shows the 

breakdown of the estimated burden 

hours by CFR section and paragraph:

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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS 1 

Citation 30 CFR 243 Reporting and recordkeeping

requirement Hour burden 

Average

number of annual responses 

Annual

burden 

hours 

Subpart A—General Provisions

243.4(a)(1) ................... How do I suspend compliance with an order? ................ 1 hour ......................... 200 surety instruments (including 

Forms MMS-4435 

and MMS-4436, CD 

or TS).

200 

(a) If you timely appeal an order, and if that order or 

portion of that order:.

(1) Requires you to make a payment, and you want to 

suspend compliance with that order, you must post a 

bond or other surety instrument or demonstrate financial solvency * * *.

243.6 ............................ When must I or another person meet the bonding or financial solvency requirements under this part?.Burden covered § 243.4(a)(1) 0 

If you must meet the bonding or financial solvency requirements under § 243.4(a)(1), or if another person is 

meeting your bonding or financial solvency requirements, then either you or the other person must post 

a bond or other surety instrument or demonstrate financial solvency within 60 days after you receive the 

order or the Notice of Order..

243.7(a) ........................ What must a person do when posting a bond or other 

surety instrument or demonstrating financial solvency 

on behalf of an appellant?.

Burden covered under § 243.4(a)(1). 0 

If you assume an appellant’s responsibility to post a 

bond or other surety instrument or demonstrate financial solvency * * *.

(a) Must notify MMS in writing * * * that you are assuming the appellant’s responsibility * * *.

243.8(a)(2) and (b)(2) .. When will MMS suspend my obligation to comply with 

an order?.

Burden covered § 243.4(a)(1) 0 

(a) Federal leases. * * *.

(2) If the amount under appeal is $10,000 or more, 

MMS will suspend your obligation to comply with that 

order if you:.

(i) Submit an MMS-specified surety instrument under 

subpart B of this part within a time period MMS prescribes; or.

(ii) Demonstrate financial solvency under subpart C.

(b) Indian leases. * * *.

(2) If the amount under appeal is $1,000 or more, MMS 

will suspend your obligation to comply with that order 

if you submit an MMS-specified surety instrument 

under subpart B of this part within a time period MMS 

prescribes.

Subpart B—Bonding Requirements

243.101(b) .................... How will MMS determine the amount of my bond or 

other surety instrument?.

Burden covered under § 243.4(a)(1) 0 

* * * (b) If your appeal is not decided within 1 year from 

the filing date, you must increase the surety amount 

to cover additional estimated interest for another 1-

year period. You must continue to do this annually 

* * *.

Subpart C—Financial Solvency Requirements

243.200(a) and (b) ....... How do I demonstrate financial solvency? ...................... 1 hour ......................... 100 self-bonding submissions (demonstration of financial solvency).100 

(a) To demonstrate financial bonding solvency under 

this part, you submissions must submit an audited 

(demonstration consolidated balance sheet, of and, if 

requested by the MMS financial bond-approving officer, up to 3 solvency) years of tax returns to the 

MMS, * * *.

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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS 1—Continued

Citation 30 CFR 243 Reporting and recordkeeping

requirement Hour burden 

Average

number of annual responses 

Annual

burden 

hours 

(b) You must submit an audited consolidated balance 

sheet annually, and, if requested, additional annual 

tax returns on the date MMS first determined that you 

demonstrated financial solvency as long as you have 

active appeals, or whenever MMS requests. * * *.

243.201 (c)(1), (c)(2)(i) 

and (c)(2)(ii) and 

243.201 (d)(2).

How will MMS determine if I am financially solvent? ...... Burden covered under §§ 243.4(a)(1) and 

243.200(a) and (b) 

0 

* * * (c) If your net worth, minus the amount we would 

require as surety under subpart B for all orders you 

have appealed is less than $300 million, you must 

submit * * *:.

(1) A written request asking us to consult a business-information, or credit-reporting service or program to 

determine your financial solvency; and.

(2) A nonrefundable $50 processing fee:.

(i) You must pay the processing fee * * *;.

(ii) You must submit the fee with your request * * * and 

then annually on the date we first determined that you 

demonstrated financial solvency, as long as you are 

not able to demonstrate financial solvency * * * and 

you have active appeals.

(d) * * * (2) For us to consider you financially solvent, 

the business-information or credit-reporting service or 

program must demonstrate your degree of risk as low 

to moderate: * * *.

243.202(c) .................... When will MMS monitor my financial solvency? .............. Burden covered under § 243.4(a)(1) 0 

* * * (c) If our bond-approving officer determines that 

you are no longer financially solvent, you must post a 

bond or other MMS-specified surety instrument under 

subpart B.

Total Burden ......... ........................................................................................... .................................... 300 ............................. 300 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified a $50 fee for 

reviewing data from a business 

information or credit reporting service 

as a ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden. Over the 

past 3 years, MMS has only collected a 

$50 fee from 5 lessees.

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *.’’

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The PRA also requires agencies to 

estimate the total annual reporting 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents 

or recordkeepers resulting from the 

collection of information. We have 

identified a $50 fee for reviewing data 

from a business information or credit 

reporting service as a ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burden for this information collection. If 

you have costs to generate, maintain, 

and disclose this information, you 

should comment and provide your total 

capital and startup cost components or 

annual operation, maintenance, and 

purchase of service components. You 

should describe the methods you use to 

estimate major cost factors, including 

system and technology acquisition, 

expected useful life of capital 

equipment, discount rate(s), and the 

period over which you incur costs. 

Capital and startup costs include, 

among other items, computers and 

software you purchase to prepare for 

collecting information; monitoring, 

sampling, and testing equipment; and 

record storage facilities. Generally, your 

estimates should not include equipment 

or services purchased: (i) Before October 

1, 1995; (ii) to comply with 

requirements not associated with the 

information collection; (iii) for reasons 

other than to provide information or 

keep records for the Government; or (iv) 

as part of customary and usual business 

or private practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

ICR submission for OMB approval, 

including appropriate adjustments to 

the estimated burden. We will provide 

a copy of the ICR to you without charge 

upon request. The ICR also will be 

posted on our Web site at http://

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.

Public Comment Policy: We will post 

all comments in response to this notice 

on our Web site at http://

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will 

make copies of the comments available 

for public review, including names and 

addresses of respondents, during regular 

business hours at our offices in 

Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we 

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will withhold an individual 

respondent’s home address from the 

public record, as allowable by law. 

There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold from the 

rulemaking record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

request that we withhold your name 

and/or address, state your request 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

Janice Bigelow, 

Acting Associate Director for Minerals 

Revenue Management.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-day notice of information 

collection under review: national sex 

offender registry. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 

has submitted 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 collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register Volume 69, Number 155, page 

49915 on August 12, 2004, allowing for 

a 60-day comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until November 18, 2004. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention Department of Justice Desk 

Officer, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally, comments may be 

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806. 

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 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 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

National Sex Offender Registry. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: none. Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: State, local, or tribal 

government. The National Sex Offender 

Registry data is a collection from the 50 

States, 5 Territories, and the District of 

Columbia. The registry was established 

by the FBI in accordance with Federal 

Law (42 U.S.C. 14072) in order to track 

the whereabouts and movements of 

persons who have been convicted of a 

criminal offense against a victim who is 

a minor; persons who have been 

convicted of a sexually violent offense; 

and persons who are sexually violent 

predators. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated number of 

respondents is 56 government entities. 

The estimated time for the average 

respondent to respond: The collection of 

information from the sex offender is 

sponsored by the state government. The 

subsequent electronic transmission into 

the National Sex Offender Registry 

poses no additional burden on the state. 

The telecommunication network used 

for the transmission of NSOR data is an 

existing network, and the FBI assumes 

all costs. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

burden hour associated with this 

collection is 1 to allow OMB approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda E. Dyer, 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: October 13, 2004. 

Brenda E. Dyer, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Justice.

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BILLING CODE 4410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review; Police Public 

Contact Survey 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau 

of Justice Statistics (BJS), has submitted 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until December 20, 2004. 

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 Matthew Durose, Bureau 

of Justice Statistics, 810 7th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20531. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information should address one or more 

of the following four points: