[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 141 (Monday, July 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44150-44151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15820]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), 
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. This information 
collection request is for the 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
August 24, 2022.

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 the Criminal 
Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
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 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.

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    (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 (NICS) that any Federal 
Firearms Licensee (FFL) may contact, by telephone or 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 FFLs 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 380 FFLs enroll with the NICS per month for a 
total of 4,560 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 4,560 x 8 minutes/60 = 608 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 4,560 x 
5 minutes/60 = 380 hours.
    The Responsibilities of an FFL under the NICS Form takes an 
additional two minutes to read which would be 4,560 x 2 minutes/60 = 
152 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 4,560 x 15/60 = 
1,140 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 4,560 x 15/60 = 1,140 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser, 
Assistant Director, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution 
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 20, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Assistant Director, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-15820 Filed 7-22-22; 8:45 am]
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