# Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-19197

## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** July 28, 1999
- **Citation:** 64 FR 40900

## Text

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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