[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39499-39500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14773]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review:

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    Permanent Provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 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. Comments are encouraged 
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until August 30, 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 Bernard Teyssier, Brady Operations Branch, 
244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401.
    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 agencies 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: Permanent Provisions of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the

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collection: Form Number: None. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. Other: 
Individual or households. The information collection is submitted to 
implement the permanent provisions of the Brady Law. These provisions 
provide for the establishment of a national instant criminal background 
check system (NICS), which requires that a firearms licensee must 
contact NICS before transferring any firearm to unlicensed individuals. 
Section 478.150 provides for an alternative to NICS in certain 
geographical locations.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 106,000 respondents will comply with the provisions of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Since 1994, no licensee has qualified for an 
exception from the provisions of the Brady Act based on geographical 
location. Therefore, the total annual burden associated with this 
information collection is 1 hour.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management 
Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 
601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: June 24, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-14773 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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