[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61070-61071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17248]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection in 
Use Without OMB Control Number; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Firearms 
Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 December 18, 2006. 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 Hickman, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh St., NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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: Existing collection in use 
without OMB control number.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Firearms Inquiry Statistics 
(FIST) Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Not applicable.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Government. This 
information collection is a survey of State and local agencies that 
conduct background checks on individuals applying to purchase firearms 
from federally licensed firearm dealers. The information will provide 
national statistics on the total number of applications and rejections 
annually.
    (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 683 respondents will complete a fifteen minute form twice 
annually.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 341.5 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building,

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Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 12, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E6-17248 Filed 10-16-06; 8:45 am]
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