[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66136-66137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27105]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number: 1121-0314]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Reinstatement, With 
Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has 
Expired; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-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), 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 75, Number 163, page 52026, on August 24, 2010, allowing for a 
60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until November 26, 2010. 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 Allina D. Boutilier, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh St., NW., Washington, DC 20531.

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    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: Reinstatement, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (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. As 
applicable, tally sheets and an Excel spreadsheet are sent to relevant 
State and local agencies for reporting purposes. These data collection 
forms have not been assigned an agency form number but will be labeled 
with the appropriate OMB number as required.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Governments. 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, reasons for rejection, and arrest and appeal information.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The survey will 
be sent to an estimated 816 state and local agencies. It is estimated 
that 653 respondents (80 percent of the sample) will spend a cumulative 
total of 15 minutes annually responding to the survey and/or verifying 
information.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection:
    There are an estimated 163.25 total annual burden hours associated 
with this collection. This estimate is higher than the figure reported 
on the 60 day notice (139.75 hours). The figure listed in the 60 day 
notice assumed a response rate of 70 percent. However, BJS and the data 
collection agent will continue to identify ways to encourage a higher 
response rate in future data collections and, as will be set forth in 
the FY2011 funding announcement for the FIST program, BJS has 
established as a performance measure a goal of achieving an overall 
response rate of 80 percent. To calculate the current estimated public 
reporting burden for this information collection, the estimated 
response rate submitted previously was reassessed and revised to 
reflect the current performance measure established for the data 
collection agent.
    This revised estimate remains lower than the estimated public 
burden approved in 2007 (341.5 hours). The decreased burden is 
associated with a change in data collection schedule from twice to once 
annually. BJS determined that the relevant data could be effectively 
obtained by administering the survey once a year, and this schedule is 
anticipated to continue in subsequent information collections.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: October 21, 2010.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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