[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39041-39042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15381]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0043]


Criminal Justice Information Services Division; National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System Section; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Existing Collection, Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Approval 
of an existing collection; The Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) Brochure.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 73, Number 83, Pages 23273 on April 29, 2008, allowing for a 60-
day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an 
additional 30 days for public comment until August 7, 2008. This 
process is conducted in accordance with Title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), Section 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) 395-7285.
    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.
    (2) Title of the Forms: The Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) Brochure.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection:

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    Form Number: 1110-0043.
    Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of 
the FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ).
    (4) Affected Public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Any individual requesting entry into the FBI's Criminal 
Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section's Voluntary Appeal File 
(VAF).
    Brief Abstract: Under 28 CFR, Part 25.9(b)(1), (2), (3), the NICS 
must destroy all identifying information on allowed transactions within 
24 hours of the Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) being notified of the 
transaction's proceed status. If a potential purchaser is delayed or 
denied a firearm, then successfully appeals the decision, the NICS 
Section cannot retain a record of the overturned appeal or the 
supporting documentation. If the record cannot be updated, the 
purchaser continues to be delayed or denied, and if that individual 
appeals the decision, the documentation must be resubmitted for every 
subsequent purchase. As such, the VAF was mandated to be created and 
maintained by the NICS Section for the purpose of preventing future 
lengthy delays or erroneous denials of a firearm transfer. An 
individual wishing to request entry into the VAF may obtain a VAF 
brochure from the NICS Section, an FFL, or the NICS Section Web site at 
the Internet address: http://www.fbi.gov/programs/nics/index.htm.
    (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 12,500 individuals will request entry into the VAF. It takes an 
average of 5 minutes to read and complete all areas of the application, 
an estimated 2 hours for the process of fingerprinting including 
travel, and 25 minutes to mail the form for a total of 2.5 hours 
estimated burden to the respondent.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The number of persons requesting entry into the 
VAF is estimated to be 12,500 individuals. The time it takes each 
individual to complete the process is 2.5 hours. The total public 
burden hours is 12,500 respondents multiplied by 2.5 hours which equals 
31,250 total burden hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 1, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E8-15381 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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