[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66136-66137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27105]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number: 1121-0314]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Reinstatement, With
Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has
Expired; Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Firearms
Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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. The proposed information collection is published
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
Volume 75, Number 163, page 52026, on August 24, 2010, allowing for a
60-day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until November 26, 2010. This process is conducted
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have 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 Allina D. Boutilier, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh St., NW., Washington, DC 20531.
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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 agencies 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
--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: Firearms Inquiry Statistics
(FIST) Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Not applicable. As
applicable, tally sheets and an Excel spreadsheet are sent to relevant
State and local agencies for reporting purposes. These data collection
forms have not been assigned an agency form number but will be labeled
with the appropriate OMB number as required.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Governments. This
information collection is a survey of State and local agencies that
conduct background checks on individuals applying to purchase firearms
from federally licensed firearm dealers. The information will provide
national statistics on the total number of applications and rejections
annually, reasons for rejection, and arrest and appeal information.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The survey will
be sent to an estimated 816 state and local agencies. It is estimated
that 653 respondents (80 percent of the sample) will spend a cumulative
total of 15 minutes annually responding to the survey and/or verifying
information.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection:
There are an estimated 163.25 total annual burden hours associated
with this collection. This estimate is higher than the figure reported
on the 60 day notice (139.75 hours). The figure listed in the 60 day
notice assumed a response rate of 70 percent. However, BJS and the data
collection agent will continue to identify ways to encourage a higher
response rate in future data collections and, as will be set forth in
the FY2011 funding announcement for the FIST program, BJS has
established as a performance measure a goal of achieving an overall
response rate of 80 percent. To calculate the current estimated public
reporting burden for this information collection, the estimated
response rate submitted previously was reassessed and revised to
reflect the current performance measure established for the data
collection agent.
This revised estimate remains lower than the estimated public
burden approved in 2007 (341.5 hours). The decreased burden is
associated with a change in data collection schedule from twice to once
annually. BJS determined that the relevant data could be effectively
obtained by administering the survey once a year, and this schedule is
anticipated to continue in subsequent information collections.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: October 21, 2010.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-27105 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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