[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10572-10573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3999]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Existing Collection, 
Comments Requested: the Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) Brochure

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ) 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. 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 76, Number 216, on November 8, 2011, allowing for a 60-day 
comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until March 23, 2012. This process is conducted in 
accordance with Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec.  
1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially 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, Washington, DC, 20503. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285.
    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 functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's/component's estimate of 
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 minimize the burden of the collection of information 
on those who are to respond, including 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

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Approval of an Existing 
Collection
    (2) Title of the Forms: Voluntary Appeal File
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: 1110-0043.
    Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of 
the FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ).
    (4) Affected Public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Any individual requesting entry into the Voluntary Appeal 
File (VAF) of the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) 
Division's

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National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section.
    Brief Abstract: Under 28 CFR, Part 25.9(b)(1), (2), and (3), the 
NICS must destroy all identifying information on allowed transactions 
within 24 hours of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) being notified 
of the transaction's proceed status. If a potential purchaser is 
delayed or denied a firearm then successfully appeals the decision, the 
NICS Section cannot retain a record of the overturned appeal or the 
supporting documentation. If the record cannot be updated, the 
purchaser continues to be delayed or denied, and if that individual 
appeals the decision, the documentation must be resubmitted for every 
subsequent purchase. As such, the VAF was mandated to be created and 
maintained by the NICS Section for the purpose of preventing future 
lengthy delays or erroneous denials of a firearm transfer. An 
individual wishing to request entry into the VAF may obtain a VAF 
brochure from the NICS Section, an FFL, or the NICS Section's Web site: 
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/nics.
    An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that annually 7,542 individuals will request entry into the VAF. It 
takes an average of 5 minutes to read and complete all areas of the 
application, an estimated 2 hours for the process of fingerprinting 
including travel, and 25 minutes to mail the form for a total of 2.5 
hours estimated burden to the respondent.
    (5) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The number of persons requesting entry into the 
VAF is estimated to be 7,542 individuals annually. The time it takes 
each individual to complete the process is 2.5 hours. The total public 
burden hours are 7,542 respondents multiplied by 2.5 hours which equals 
18,855 total burden hours.

If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E-508, Washington, DC 
20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-3999 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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