Inspections of Firearms Dealers by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Report Number I-2004-005
July 2004
APPENDIX II: AREA SUPERVISOR SURVEY
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General
Area Supervisor Survey
Purpose:This survey is being conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The OIG is evaluating the effectiveness of the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) inspection programs implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Note:Please be advised that any information collected from this survey will not be attributed to individual Area Supervisors.
Directions:This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Click on the gray areas to complete your responses. Please complete and return to the OIG via email or fax by October 24, 2003. The fax number is provided at the end of the survey. If you have any questions concerning this survey, please call OIG Inspector [REDACTED], at [REDACTED].
Please return your completed survey by October 24, 2003.
Name: ___________________________
Field Division: ___________________________
Telephone Number: ___________________________
Inspector Staffing
Please limit your responses to your Group and Satellite Office staff only - not to the entire Field Division.
How many Inspectors are currently assigned to your Group?
In your opinion, is your Group staffed so that your Inspectors can adequately inspect the Federal Firearms Licensees and explosives permitees in your Area?
Yes No
[If Yes, please skip to Question 4.]
How many additional Inspectors would need to be assigned to your Group so that your Inspectors could adequately inspect the Federal Firearms Licensees and explosives permitees in your Area?
How many of your Inspectors also serve as Adverse Action Hearing Officers, if any?
How many Special Operations Inspectors are assigned to your Group, if any?
Federal Firearms Licensees
Please limit your answers in this section to your Group, as well as any Satellite Offices assigned to your group.
On average, how many new FFL applications are processed for your Area Office each month by the National Licensing Center?
How many new FFL applicant inspections do you assign to your staff?
All Some (As Needed) None
[If None, skip to Question 9]
How are new FFL applicant inspections conducted?
By Phone In Person Both
To the best of your knowledge, how many FFL inspection assignments in your Group were pre-determined by ATF Headquarters, in fiscal year 2003?
How many inspections pre-determined by ATF Headquarters do you plan to assign in fiscal year 2004?
Are any of these 2004 inspections carry-overs from 2003?
Yes. No.
To the best of your knowledge, how many FFL inspection assignments in your Group were pre-determined by the National Tracing Center, in fiscal year 2003? Please specify, according to inspection type.
____________ Focused Inspections.
____________ Demand Letter Inspections.
____________ Other NTC-assigned Inspections.
How many inspections pre-determined by the National Tracing Center do you plan to assign in fiscal year 2004?
Are any of these 2004 inspections carry-overs from 2003?
Yes. No.
To the best of your knowledge, how many FFL inspection assignments in your Group were based on information referred from ATF Special Agents, in fiscal year 2003?
None 1 to 5 6 to 10 10+
Explosives Permittees
Please limit your answers in this section to your Group, as well as any Satellite Offices assigned to your group.
How many explosives inspections do you plan to assign in fiscal year 2004?
What impact has the Safe Explosives Act had on your Group's ability to inspect FFLs? (Please describe.)
Federal Firearms Licensee Inspections
Please limit your answers in this section to your Group, as well as any Satellite Offices assigned to your Group.
On average, how many work hours should a New Application Inspection take an Inspector to complete, including travel time and writing the report?
____________ Hours.
Please rate the effectiveness of the National Tracing Center data in determining which FFLs should be inspected in your area.
Very Effective
Somewhat Effective
Somewhat Ineffective
Very Ineffective
Not Applicable
Why is the National Tracing Center data effective or ineffective in determining which FFLs should be inspected in your area, and how might this be improved? (Please describe.)
Please rate the effectiveness to which the list of mandatory inspections, provided by ATF Headquarters, adequately and fully identify those FFLs that should be inspected, based on indications that the FFL is violating Federal firearms laws?
Very Effective
Somewhat Effective
Somewhat Ineffective
Very Ineffective
Not Applicable
Why is the ATF Headquarters data effective or ineffective in determining which FFLs should be inspected in your area, and how might this be improved? (Please describe.)
If enacted in your Group, please rate the effectiveness of the Flexiplace Program, as it would relate to your Inspectors conducting FFL inspections? (Flexiplace is a program under which employees are permitted to perform all or a portion of their duties at a Flexiplace work telecommuting center.)
Very Effective
Somewhat Effective
Somewhat Ineffective
Very Ineffective
Not Applicable
Submitting this survey You may submit this survey by email or fax.
Please return by October 24, 2003.
Email:
To email this survey:
Save your completed survey as a new MS-Word document.
Hit 'reply' to the original OIG email.
Attach survey to 'reply' email before sending.
Fax:
To fax this survey, please print out your completed survey and fax it to: (xxx) xxx-xxxx. (Surveys completed by hand will also be accepted.) Please address your fax cover sheet to: Office of the Inspector General, Attention: Inspector xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
