[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16535-16536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07872]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment Form, Federal 
Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgment of 
Responsibilities Under the NICS Form, Responsibilities of a Federal 
Firearms Licensee (FFL) Under the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System (NICS) Form

AGENCY: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) 
Division, 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
June 18, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information 
Services Division, National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
Section, Module A-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 
26306, or email [email protected]. Attention: OMB PRA 1110-0026. Written 
comments and/or suggestions can also be sent 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 via email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10. 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 currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) 
Enrollment/National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-
Check Enrollment Form, Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee 
Acknowledgment of Responsibilities under the NICS Form, 
Responsibilities of a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) under the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Form.
    (3) Agency form number: 1110-0026.
    (4) 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 E-Check.
    Brief Abstract: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 
required the United States Attorney General to establish a national 
instant criminal background check system that any 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. More information can be 
obtained at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics.
    (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 250 FFLs enroll with the NICSper month for a 
total of 3,000 enrollments per year.The average response time for 
reading the directionsfor the National Instant Criminal Background 
CheckSystem (NICS) Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)Enrollment/NICS E-
Check Enrollment Form is estimatedto be two minutes; time to complete 
the form isestimated to be three minutes; and the time it takesto 
assemble, mail, or fax the form to the FBI isestimated to be three 
minutes, for a total of eightminutes. The average hour burden for this 
specificform is 3,000 x 8 minutes/60 = 400 hours.
    The FFL Officer/Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities Form 
under the NICS 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 3,000 x 
5 minutes/60 = 250 hours.
    The Responsibilities of an FFL under the NICS Form takes an 
additional two minutes to read which would be 3,000 x 2 minutes/60 = 
100 hours.
    The entire process of reading the material and completing both 
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would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average hour burden for 
completing both forms and reading the material would be 3,000 x 15/60 = 
750 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The entire process of reading the material and 
completing both forms would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average 
hour burden would be 3,000 x 15/60 = 750 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: April 16, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-07872 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]
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