[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69875-69876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27963]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0314]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested Revision of a Previous Approved Collection: Firearm 
Inquiry Statistics Program

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

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
The proposed information collected is published to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be 
accepted for ``sixty days'' until January 21, 2014. This process is 
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially 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. Lee, Justice Statistics Policy 
Analyst, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 
(phone: 202-307-0765).
    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 agency's 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: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Firearm 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 to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: State and local agencies. State and local 
agencies responsible for maintaining records on the number of

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background checks for firearm transfers or permits that were issued, 
processed, tracked, or conducted during the calendar year are asked to 
provide information about: The number of applications and denials for 
firearm transfers received or tracked by the agency; reasons why an 
application was denied; information on arrests that occurred when a 
denied person who submitted a false application or had an outstanding 
warrant was arrested by the checking agency or another agency that was 
notified (state agency responders only); appeals to an agency and court 
for reconsideration of a denial (state agency responders only); and 
reversals of a denial decision (state agency responders only). Through 
its Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics collects information on firearm background checks conducted 
by state and local agencies and combines this information with the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System transaction data to produce a national estimate of the 
number of applications received and denied and of the reasons for 
denial. The information is also combined with data obtained from the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives on appeals of 
denied applications and arrests for falsified documents. The Bureau of 
Justice Statistics uses this information in published reports and in 
responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the 
President, state officials, researchers, students, the media, the 
general public, and others interested in criminal justices statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 761 responses 
at 25 minutes each. Respondents have the option to provide responses 
using either paper or web-based questionnaires. The burden estimate is 
based on the results of the field test of the 2012 Firearm Inquiry 
Statistics Program survey instrument and feedback received from the 
2012 data collection, as well as the Bureau of Justice Statistics' 
extensive history conducting the FIST data collection.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 317 annual total burden 
hours associated with the collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 18, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013-27963 Filed 11-20-13; 8:45 am]
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