Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; reinstatement,

with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has

expired; National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

Federal Firearms Licensee Enrollment Form.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) has submitted the following information collection request to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This proposed information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on January 27, 1999 at 64 FR 4125, allowing for a 60-

day comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments until August 27, 1999.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in this notice, especially regarding 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, Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20530. 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 function of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate to 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 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: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Instant Criminal

Background Check System (NICS) Federal Firearms Licensee Enrollment

Form.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None.

Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of

Investigation, Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit

(Federally licensed firearms dealers, manufacturers, or importers).

Secondary: None. Brief Abstract: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

Act of 1994, required the Attorney General to establish a national

instant criminal background check system that any Federal Firearm

Licensee may contract, by telephone or by other electronic means in

addition to the telephone, for information, to be supplied immediately,

on whether receipt of a firearm to a prospective purchaser would

violate federal or state law. Information pertaining licensees who may

contact the NICS is collected to manage and control access to the NICS,

to ensure appropriate resources are available to support the NICS, and

also to ensure the privacy and security of NICS information.

Additionally, the FFLS are requested to sign a legal document in order

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: 6,000 Federal

Firearms Licensees at 18 minutes per respondent.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 1,800 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly

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encouraged. If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert

B. Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

1001 G Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: July 22, 1999.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-19197 Filed 7-27-99; 8:45 am]

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