Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 231 / Monday, December 2, 2024 / Notices 95243 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

(semiannually) 

Total annual 

responses 

Time per 

response 

(hour) 

Total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Unduplicated Totals ............................................................ 15 .......................... 30 .................. 30 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, 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. 

Dated: November 26, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28177 Filed 11–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P 

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: 30-Day notice. 

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 30 days until 

January 2, 2025. 

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, 999 N 

Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531 

(email: devon.adams@usdoj.gov; 

telephone: 202–305–0765). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed information was previously 

published in the Federal Register 

allowing for both a 60-day (88 FR 17017, 

March 31, 2023) and 30-day (88 FR 

35929, June 1, 2023) comment period. 

The Bureau of Justice Statistics received 

no comments during the comment 

period. This 30-day notice is being 

published to announce a substantive 

change to the collection. BJS is 

conducting this survey again for 

yearend 2024. 

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 approved 

collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Survey of State Criminal History 

Information Systems (SSCHIS), 2024. 

(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. 


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(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: $84,440. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Darwin Arceo, 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. 

Dated: November 26, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28169 Filed 11–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0095] 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Explosive Materials and 

Blasting Units (Pertains Only to 

Category III Metal and Nonmetal Mines 

Deemed To Be Gassy) 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, conducts a pre-clearance 

consultation program to provide the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed collections of information, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments on the information collection 

entitled Explosive Materials and 

Blasting Units (Pertains only to Category 

III Metal and Nonmetal Mines Deemed 

to be Gassy). 

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before January 31, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the 

information collection requirements of 

this notice may be sent by any of the 

methods listed below. Please note that 

late comments received after the 

deadline will not be considered. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments for docket number MSHA– 

2024–0034. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: DOL–MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 201 12th Street South, 4th 

Floor West, Arlington, VA 22202–5452. 

Before visiting MSHA in person, call 

202–693–9455 to make an appointment. 

• MSHA will post all comments as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted and marked as 

confidential, in the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at 

MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) 

693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. Legal Authority 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) as amended, 30 U.S.C. 813(h), 

authorizes the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) to collect 

information necessary to carry out its 

duty in protecting the safety and health 

of miners. Further, section 101(a) of the 

Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), authorizes 

the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to 

develop, promulgate, and revise, as may 

be appropriate, improved mandatory 

health or safety standards for the 

protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal, metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

B. Information Collection 

In order to fulfill the statutory 

mandates to promote miners’ health and 

safety, MSHA requires the collection of 

information under the information 

collection request entitled Explosive 

Materials and Blasting Units (Pertains 

only to Category III Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines Deemed to be Gassy). The 

information collection is intended to 

determine whether nonapproved 

explosive materials and blasting units 

and procedures are safe for use in 

Category III mines. 

All mines must use approved blasting 

units and explosives to ensure miner 

health and safety. If mine operators 

choose to use unapproved blasting units 

and explosives, they must obtain 

approval from MSHA before doing so. 

Under title 30 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (30 CFR) 57.22003(a) and 

(a)(3), mine category III applies to all 

underground metal and nonmetal mines 

and the surface mills of Subcategory I– 

C mines (gilsonite) in which 

noncombustible ore is extracted and 

which liberate a concentration of 

methane that is explosive, or is capable 

of forming explosive mixtures with air, 

or have the potential to do so based on 

the history of the mine or the geological 

area in which the mine is located. The 

concentration of methane in such mines 

is explosive or is capable of forming 

explosive mixtures if mixed with air at 

certain composition. 

1. Notifying MSHA Prior to Using 

Nonapproved Explosive Materials and 

Blasting Units 

Under 30 CFR 7.4 and 15, MSHA tests 

and approves blasting units and 

explosive materials as permissible for 

use in mines, respectively. Under 30 

CFR 57.22606(a), mine operators of 

Category III metal and nonmetal mines 

must notify the appropriate MSHA 

District Manager of all nonapproved 

explosive materials and blasting units 

prior to their use. Explosive materials 

used for blasting must be approved by 

MSHA under 30 CFR part 15, or 

nonapproved explosive materials must 

be evaluated and determined by the 

District Manager to be safe for blasting 

in a potentially gassy environment. The 

notice must also include the 

millisecond-delay interval between 

successive shots and between the first 

and last shot in a round. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection entitled Explosive Materials 

and Blasting Units (Pertains only to 

Category III Metal and Nonmetal Mines 

Deemed to be Gassy). MSHA is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

• Suggest methods to 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, 


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