[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29548-29549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13189]


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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: 30-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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
July 24, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Ms. Natalie N. 
Goff, Management and Program Analyst, 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; phone: (304) 625-7468 or 
email [email protected] Attention: OMB PRA 1110-0026. Written comments and/
or suggestions can also 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 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

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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 (NICS) 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 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 to ensure 
the privacy and security of NICS information. For more information 
regarding the NICS, please visit 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 NICS per month for a 
total of 3,000 enrollments per year. The average response time for 
reading the directions for the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System (NICS) Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/NICS 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 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 
forms 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: June 18, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-13189 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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