98-19603. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39594-39595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19603]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB Emergency Approval; Notice of Information 
Collection Under Review; New Collection; 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 (ICR) 
utilizing emergency review procedures, to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13 
(1)(i)(ii)(2)(iii) Emergency Processing of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.
    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. OMB approval has been requested 
by July 27, 1998. If granted, the emergency

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approval is only valid for 180 days. A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Allen 
Nash, Management Analyst, CJIS Division, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, [phone].
    Comments and questions about the emergency information collection 
request should be forwarded to OMB, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, [phone], Attention: Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Room 10235, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, 
DC 20503.
    During the first 60 days of this same period a regular review of 
this information collection is also being undertaken. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted until September 21, 1998. Written 
comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies 
concerning the proposed colleciton of information 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, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of 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: New data collection.
    (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: None. Criminal Justice 
Information Service Division (CJIS), 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, requires the Attorney General to establish a national 
instant criminal background check system that any Federal Firearm 
Licensee may contact, by telephone or by other electronic means, for 
information, to be supplied immediately, on whether receipt of a 
firearm by a prospective purchaser would violate federal or state law. 
Information pertaining to licensees who may contact the NICS is being 
collected to plan and manage the NICS.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average repsondent to respond: 60,000 Federal 
Firearms Licensees at an average of 30 minutes to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 30,000 for start-up, 3,000 annually thereafter.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Allen Nash, Management Analyst, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division, Module C-3, 1000 Custer 
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, [phone]. Comments 
may also be submitted to the FBI via facsimile to [phone].
    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, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530. 
Comments may also be submitted to DOJ via facsimile to [phone].

    Dated: July 17, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-19603 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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