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DOJ/FBI

RIN: 1110-AA27

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Expanded Use of NICS To Allow Access by Criminal Justice Agencies To Conduct Background Checks Prior to the Return of Firearms in Law Enforcement Possession
Abstract: Currently, access to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) index for non-Brady Act reasons is limited to two purposes: 1) For the issuance of firearm-related or explosives-related permits or licenses and 2) to respond to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) inquiries relating to the Gun Control Act or the National Firearms Act. This rule amends FBI regulations to authorize criminal justice agencies to access the NICS Index to conduct background checks for the purpose of returning firearms in the possession of a law enforcement or criminal justice agency, including returning a firearm to a family member in suicide cases.
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25.6
Legal Authority: PL 103-159

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  06/00/2009     NPRM Comment Period End  08/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Mary Kay Paugh Program Analyst, EDAS Team, NICS Section, CJIS Division Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Module A-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306 Phone:304 625-7414 Fax:304 625-0535