Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment Form, Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgement of Responsibilities Under the NICS Form, 22315-22316 [2016-08719]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2016 / Notices —Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information proposed to be collected can be enhanced; 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 forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of this information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting and Recordkeeping for Digital Certificates. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: DEA Form 251: CSOS DEA Registrant Certificate Application. DEA Form 252: CSOS Principal Coordinator/Alternate Coordinator Certificate Application. DEA Form 253: CSOS Power of Attorney Certificate Application. DEA Form 254: CSOS Certificate Application Registrant List Addendum. The Department of Justice component is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit. Affected public (Other): None. Abstract: The DEA collects information in regards to reporting and recordkeeping for digital certificates. The application for a digital certificate is required to ensure that the person applying for the certificate is either a DEA registrant or someone who has power of attorney from a DEA registrant to sign orders for Schedule I and II substances. The DEA Certification Authority uses the information to verify the person’s identity and eligibility to hold a DEA-issued digital certificate. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates a total of 9,812 respondents. The average time to respond: 1.5 hours. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the proposed collection: The DEA estimates that this collection takes 29,802 annual burden hours. If additional information is required please contact: Jerri Murray, Department VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 12, 2016. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2016–08712 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1110–0026] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/ National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment Form, Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee Acknowledgement of Responsibilities Under the NICS Form Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 6540, on February 8, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period and no comments were received. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until May 16, 2016. 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 Brandon S. Seifert, Management and Program Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, NICS section, Module A–3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, or facsimile at (304) 625–7540. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22315 Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 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. Overview of this information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) ECheck Enrollment Form, Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/ Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities under the NICS form. 3. The agency form number: UnNumbered. 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 Systems (NICS) checks telephonically or by the Internet through the NICS E-Check. Other: Federal, State, local or tribal government. 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 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 22316 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2016 / Notices 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. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The completion of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/ National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check Enrollment Form is estimated that there are 406 respondents each month, 4,872 (406 × 12) annual responses, and that each response takes approximately two minutes, time to complete the form is estimated to be three minutes; and the time to assemble, mail, or fax the form to the FBI is estimated to be three minutes, for a total of 8 minutes per form. Total completion time is 4872 × 8/ 60 = 650 hours. The completion of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/ Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities under the NICS form is estimated to take 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 forms is 6,000 × 5 minutes/60 = 250 hours. 6. 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 4,872 × 15/60 = 1,218 hours. If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: April 12, 2016. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2016–08719 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1117–0033] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection Report of Mail Order Transactions AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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 proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 6889, on February 9, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period. SUMMARY: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until May 16, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments 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 Barbara J. Boockholdt, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (202) 598–6812. 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 or sent to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should DATES: 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; —Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information proposed to be collected can be enhanced; 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 forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of this information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: Report of Mail Order Transactions. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. The Department of Justice component is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit. Affected public (Other): None. Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collects information regarding mail order transactions conducted between a person regulated by the agency and a nonregulated person (that is, someone who does not further distribute the product) involving the chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Transactions must use, or attempt to use, the United States Postal Service or any private or commercial carrier. 5. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22315-22316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08719]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0026]


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

AGENCY: 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'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. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
at 82 FR 6540, on February 8, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period and no comments were received.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until May 16, 2016.

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 
Brandon S. Seifert, Management and Program Analyst, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, 
NICS section, Module A-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306, or facsimile at (304) 625-7540. 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 or sent to 
OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

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.

    Overview of this information collection:
    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The 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.
    3. The agency form number: UnNumbered.
    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 Systems (NICS) checks telephonically or by the 
Internet through the NICS E-Check.
    Other: Federal, State, local or tribal government.
    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

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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.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
    The completion of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) E-Check 
Enrollment Form is estimated that there are 406 respondents each month, 
4,872 (406 x 12) annual responses, and that each response takes 
approximately two minutes, time to complete the form is estimated to be 
three minutes; and the time to assemble, mail, or fax the form to the 
FBI is estimated to be three minutes, for a total of 8 minutes per 
form. Total completion time is 4872 x 8/60 = 650 hours.
    The completion of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/
Employee Acknowledgment of Responsibilities under the NICS form is 
estimated to take 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 forms is 6,000 
x 5 minutes/60 = 250 hours.
    6. 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 4,872 x 15/60 = 1,218 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-08719 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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