[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62534-62535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25263]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Existing Collection,
Comments Requested: Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/National
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment
Form, Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgment
of Responsibilities Under the NICS Form
ACTION: 60 Day notice.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's National
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section 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
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
December 14, 2012. This process is conducted in accordance with Title
5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec. 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 Sherry L. Kuneff, Management and Program Analyst,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services
(CJIS) Division, NICS Section, Module A-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, or facsimile at (304) 625-7540.
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:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's/component's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of the information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including 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: Approval of an Existing
Collection
Title of the Form:
Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/National Instant
Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment Form.
Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgment of
Responsibilities under the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System (NICS) Form.
(2) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: 1110-0026.
Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ).
(3) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Any Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) or State Point of
Contact (POC) requesting access to conduct National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) checks telephonically or by the Internet
through the NICS E-Check.
Brief Abstract: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993
required the United States Attorney General to establish a national
instant criminal background check system that any FFL may contact, by
telephone or by other electronic means, for information to be supplied
immediately, on whether receipt of a firearm to a prospective purchaser
would violate state or federal law. Information pertaining to licensees
who may contact the NICS is being collected to manage and control
access to the NICS and to the NICS E-Check, to ensure appropriate
resources are available to support the NICS, and also to ensure the
privacy and security of NICS information. http://www.fbi.gov/programs/nics/index.htm.
(4) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
It is estimated that 250 FFLs enroll with the NICS per month for a
total of 3,000 enrollments per year. The average response time for
reading the directions for the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS) Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/NICS E-
Check Enrollment Form is estimated to be two minutes; time to complete
the form is estimated to be three minutes; and the time it takes to
assemble, mail, or fax the form to the FBI is estimated to be three
minutes, for a total of eight minutes. The average hour burden for this
specific form is 3,000 x 8 minutes/60 = 400 hours.
The Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgment
of Responsibilities Form under the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS) takes approximately three minutes to read the
responsibilities and two minutes to complete the form, for a total of
five minutes. The average hour burden for this specific form is 6,000 x
5 minutes/60 = 250 hours.
The letter mailed to each new FFL takes an additional two minutes
to read which would be 3,000 x 2 minutes/60 = 100 hours.
The entire process of reading the letter and completing both forms
would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average hour burden for
completing both forms and reading the accompanying letter would be
3,000 x 15/60 = 750 hours.
(5) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection:
The entire process of reading the letter and completing both forms
would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average hour burden for
completing both forms and reading the accompanying letter would be
3,000 x 15/60 = 750 hours.
If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room2E-508, Washington, DC
20530.
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Dated: October 10, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-25263 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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