[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42691-42692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20167]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0026]


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; Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Electronic 
Check (E-Check) Enrollment Form; Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) 
Officer/Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities Under the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Form.

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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. This proposed information collection was previously published 
in the Federal Register (Volume, Number, Pages) on (DATE), allowing for 
a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until September 23, 2009. This process is conducted 
in accordance with Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec.  
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 the 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.
    Title of the Forms: Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Electronic 
Check (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 Electronic Check (E-Check).
    Brief Abstract: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993,

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required the United States Attorney General to establish a national 
instant criminal background check system that any Federal Firearms 
Licensee (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.
    (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 500 Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) enroll 
with the NICS per month for a total of 6,000 enrollments per year. The 
average response time for reading the directions for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
(NICS) Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/NICS Electronic Check 
(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 6,000 x 8 
minutes/60 = 800 hours. The Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/
Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities Under the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Form 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 = 500 hours.
    The accompanying letter mailed with the packet takes an additional 
two minutes to read which would be 6,000 x 2 minutes/60 = 200 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 
6,000 x 15/60 = 1,500 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 
6,000 x 15/60 = 1,500 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: August 18, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E9-20167 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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