[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78790-78791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25147]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; NICS Firearm Disposition Record
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice
Information Services Division, 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. The proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on
September 15, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 18, 2023.
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 Jill A.
Montgomery, NICS Business and Liaison Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, National
Instant Criminal Background Check System Section, 1000 Custer Hollow
Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, [email protected] or (304)
625-2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1110-0055. This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: NICS Firearm Disposition Record.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: None.
Component: CJIS Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments, Federal
Government.
Abstract: November 1993, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
of 1993 (Brady Act) Public Law 103-159, was signed into law. The
permanent provisions of the Brady Act, which went into effect on
November 30, 1998, required the United States Attorney General to
establish a NICS that FFLs may contact by telephone, or other
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electronic means in addition to telephone for information to be
supplied immediately on whether the receipt of a firearm by a
prospective transferee would violate section 922 (g) or (n) of title
18, United States Code, or state law. There are additional authorized
uses of NICS found at 28 CFR 25.6(j). The FBI authorized CJAs to
initiate a NICS background check to assist their transfer of firearms
to private individuals as a change to 28 CFR 25.6(j) in the Federal
Register.
5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per 28 CFR 25.6(j).
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,172.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: Three minutes.
8. Frequency: 6.2 (6.24697601) times per year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 126,014 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 9, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-25147 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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