81 FR 22315 - 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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-08719

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.

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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 
[email protected].

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.
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—Evaluate whether and if so how the Clearance Officer, United States Management and Budget, Office of
quality, utility, and clarity of the Department of Justice, Justice Information and Regulatory Affairs,
information proposed to be collected Management Division, Policy and Attention Department of Justice Desk
can be enhanced; and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent
—Minimize the burden of the collection Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
of information on those who are to Washington, DC 20530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
respond, including through the use of Dated: April 12, 2016. comments and suggestions from the
appropriate automated, electronic, public and affected agencies concerning
Jerri Murray,
mechanical, or other forms of the proposed collection of information
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
information technology, e.g., are encouraged. Your comments should
Department of Justice.
permitting electronic submission of address one or more of the following
[FR Doc. 2016–08712 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am]
responses. four points:
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
Overview of this information —Evaluate whether the proposed
collection: collection of information is necessary
1. Type of Information Collection: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE for the proper performance of the
Extension of a currently approved functions of the agency, including
collection. [OMB Number 1110–0026]
whether the information will have
2. Title of the Form/Collection: practical utility;
Reporting and Recordkeeping for Digital Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
Certificates. estimate of the burden of the
3. The agency form number, if any, eComments Requested; Federal
Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/ proposed collection of information,
and the applicable component of the including the validity of the
Department sponsoring the collection: National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS) E-Check methodology and assumptions used;
Form Number: —Enhance the quality, utility, and
DEA Form 251: CSOS DEA Registrant Enrollment Form, Federal Firearms
clarity of the information to be
Certificate Application. Licensee (FFL) Officer/Employee
collected; and/or
DEA Form 252: CSOS Principal Acknowledgement of Responsibilities
—Minimize the burden of the collection
Coordinator/Alternate Coordinator Under the NICS Form
of information on those who are to
Certificate Application. AGENCY: Federal Bureau of respond, including through the use of
DEA Form 253: CSOS Power of Investigation, Department of Justice. appropriate automated, electronic,
Attorney Certificate Application. mechanical, or other technological
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
DEA Form 254: CSOS Certificate
collection techniques or other forms
Application Registrant List Addendum. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice of information technology, e.g.,
The Department of Justice component (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation permitting electronic submission of
is the Drug Enforcement (FBI), Criminal Justice Information responses.
Administration, Office of Diversion Services (CJIS) Division’s National
Control. Overview of this information
Instant Criminal Background Check
4. Affected public who will be asked collection:
System (NICS) Section will be
or required to respond, as well as a brief 1. Type of Information Collection:
submitting the following information
abstract: Extension of a currently approved
collection request to the Office of
Affected public (Primary): Business or collection.
Management and Budget (OMB) for 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
other for-profit.
review and approval in accordance with Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
Affected public (Other): None.
Abstract: The DEA collects the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Enrollment/National Instant Criminal
information in regards to reporting and This proposed information collection Background Check System (NICS) E-
recordkeeping for digital certificates. was previously published in the Federal Check Enrollment Form, Federal
The application for a digital certificate Register at 82 FR 6540, on February 8, Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/
is required to ensure that the person 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment Employee Acknowledgment of
applying for the certificate is either a period and no comments were received. Responsibilities under the NICS form.
DEA registrant or someone who has DATES: Comments are encouraged and 3. The agency form number:
power of attorney from a DEA registrant will be accepted for an additional 30 UnNumbered.
to sign orders for Schedule I and II days until May 16, 2016. 4. Affected public who will be asked
substances. The DEA Certification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If or required to respond, as well as a brief
Authority uses the information to verify you have additional comments abstract:
the person’s identity and eligibility to especially on the estimated public Primary: Any Federal Firearms
hold a DEA-issued digital certificate. burden or associated response time, Licensee (FFL) or State Point of Contact
5. An estimate of the total number of suggestions, or need a copy of the (POC) requesting access to conduct
respondents and the amount of time proposed information collection National Instant Criminal Background
estimated for an average respondent to instrument with instructions or Check Systems (NICS) checks
respond: The DEA estimates a total of additional information, please contact telephonically or by the Internet
Brandon S. Seifert, Management and through the NICS E-Check.
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9,812 respondents. The average time to
respond: 1.5 hours. Program Analyst, Federal Bureau of Other: Federal, State, local or tribal
6. An estimate of the total public Investigation, Criminal Justice government.
burden (in hours) associated with the Information Services (CJIS) Division, Abstract: The Brady Handgun
proposed collection: The DEA estimates NICS section, Module A–3, 1000 Custer Violence Prevention Act of 1993
that this collection takes 29,802 annual Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia required the United States Attorney
burden hours. 26306, or facsimile at (304) 625–7540. General to establish a national instant
If additional information is required Written comments and/or suggestions criminal background check system that
please contact: Jerri Murray, Department can also be directed to the Office of any FFL may contact, by telephone or

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by other electronic means, for Dated: April 12, 2016. address one or more of the following
information to be supplied immediately, Jerri Murray, four points:
on whether receipt of a firearm to a Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. —Evaluate whether the proposed
prospective purchaser would violate Department of Justice. collection of information is necessary
state or federal law. Information [FR Doc. 2016–08719 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] for the proper performance of the
pertaining to licensees who may contact BILLING CODE 4410–02–P functions of the agency, including
the NICS is being collected to manage whether the information will have
and control access to the NICS and to practical utility;
the NICS E-Check, to ensure appropriate DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
resources are available to support the [OMB Number 1117–0033] estimate of the burden of the
NICS and also to ensure the privacy and proposed collection of information,
security of NICS information. Agency Information Collection including the validity of the
Activities; Proposed eCollection, methodology and assumptions used;
5. An estimate of the total number of
eComments Requested; —Evaluate whether and if so how the
respondents and the amount of time quality, utility, and clarity of the
estimated for an average respondent to Extension Without Change of a information proposed to be collected
respond: Previously Approved Collection Report can be enhanced; and
The completion of the Federal of Mail Order Transactions —Minimize the burden of the collection
Firearms Licensee (FFL) Enrollment/ AGENCY: Drug Enforcement of information on those who are to
National Instant Criminal Background Administration, Department of Justice. respond, including through the use of
Check System (NICS) E-Check ACTION: 30-Day notice. appropriate automated, electronic,
Enrollment Form is estimated that there mechanical, or other forms of
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice information technology, e.g.,
are 406 respondents each month, 4,872
(DOJ), Drug Enforcement
(406 × 12) annual responses, and that Administration (DEA), will be
permitting electronic submission of
each response takes approximately two responses.
submitting the following information
minutes, time to complete the form is collection request to the Office of Overview of this information
estimated to be three minutes; and the Management and Budget (OMB) for collection:
time to assemble, mail, or fax the form review and approval in accordance with 1. Type of Information Collection:
to the FBI is estimated to be three the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Extension of a currently approved
minutes, for a total of 8 minutes per This proposed information collection collection.
form. Total completion time is 4872 × 8/ was previously published in the Federal 2. Title of the Form/Collection: Report
60 = 650 hours. Register at 81 FR 6889, on February 9, of Mail Order Transactions.
The completion of the Federal 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment 3. The agency form number, if any,
period. and the applicable component of the
Firearms Licensee (FFL) Officer/
Department sponsoring the collection:
Employee Acknowledgment of DATES: Comments are encouraged and Form Number: None. The Department of
Responsibilities under the NICS form is will be accepted for an additional 30 Justice component is the Drug
estimated to take approximately three days until May 16, 2016. Enforcement Administration, Office of
minutes to read the responsibilities and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Diversion Control.
two minutes to complete the form, for you have comments on the estimated 4. Affected public who will be asked
a total of five minutes. The average hour public burden or associated response or required to respond, as well as a brief
burden for this specific forms is 6,000 time, suggestions, or need a copy of the abstract:
× 5 minutes/60 = 250 hours. proposed information collection Affected public (Primary): Business or
6. An estimate of the total public instrument with instructions or other for-profit.
burden (in hours) associated with the additional information, please contact Affected public (Other): None.
collection: The entire process of reading Barbara J. Boockholdt, Office of Abstract: The Drug Enforcement
the letter and completing both forms Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collects
Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 information regarding mail order
would take 15 minutes per respondent.
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia transactions conducted between a
The average hour burden for completing
22152; Telephone: (202) 598–6812. person regulated by the agency and a
both forms and reading the
Written comments and/or suggestions nonregulated person (that is, someone
accompanying letter would be 4,872 × can also be directed to the Office of
15/60 = 1,218 hours. who does not further distribute the
Management and Budget, Office of product) involving the chemicals
If additional information is required Information and Regulatory Affairs, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and
contact: Jerri Murray, Department Attention Department of Justice Desk phenylpropanolamine. Transactions
Clearance Officer, United States Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent must use, or attempt to use, the United
Department of Justice, Justice to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov. States Postal Service or any private or
Management Division, Policy and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written commercial carrier.
Planning Staff, Two Constitution comments and suggestions from the 5. An estimate of the total number of
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Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, public and affected agencies concerning respondents and the amount of time
Washington, DC 20530. the proposed collection of information estimated for an average respondent to
are encouraged. Your comments should respond:

Average time
Number of Total annual
per response
responses burden hours
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until May 16, 2016.
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 [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 22315