Agency Information Collection Activities; Existing Collection, Comments Requested; 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, 74876 [2012-30372]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 74876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30372]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Existing Collection, 
Comments Requested; 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

ACTION: 30 Day notice.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section 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. This proposed information collection was previously published 
in the Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199, page 62534, on October 
15, 2012, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until January 17, 2013. This process is conducted in 
accordance with Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 
1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should 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 to the OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-7285.
    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:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's/component's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of the information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including 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:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Approval of an Existing 
Collection
    (2) Title of the Forms: 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 National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System (NICS) Form.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1110-0026. Sponsor: 
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ).
    (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. https://www.fbi.gov/programs/nics/index.htm.
    (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 Federal Bureau of Investigation 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 Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgment 
of Responsibilities Under the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System (NICS) Form 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 letter mailed to each new FFL takes an additional two minutes 
to read which would be 3,000 x 2 minutes/60 = 100 hours.
    The entire process of reading the letter and completing both forms 
would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average hour burden for 
completing both forms and reading the accompanying letter would be 
3,000 x 15/60 = 750 hours.
    An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with 
the collection: The entire process of reading the letter and completing 
both forms would take 15 minutes per respondent. The average hour 
burden for completing both forms and reading the accompanying letter 
would be 3,000 x 15/60 = 750 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Mrs. Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: December 13, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-30372 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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