Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-22902

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

OMB Number 1140-0046

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection: Certification on

Agency Letterhead Authorizing Purchase of Firearm for Official Duties of Law Enforcement Officer.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 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 notice requests comments from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed information collection.

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until

November 7, 2011. 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 Barbara Terrell, Barbara.Terrell@atf.gov,

Firearms Industry Programs Branch, 99 New York Avenue, NE., Washington,

DC 20226.

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.

Summary of Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Certification on Agency

Letterhead Authorizing Purchase of Firearm for Official Duties of Law

Enforcement Officer.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal Government.

Other: None.

Need for Collection

The letter is used by a law enforcement officer to purchase handguns to be used in his/her official duties from a licensed firearm dealer anywhere in the country. The letter shall state that the officer will use the firearm in official duties and that a records check reveals that the purchasing officer has no convictions for misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that 50,000 respondents will take 5 seconds to file the letter.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 69 annual total burden hours associated with this collection.

If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice

Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square,

Room 2E-502, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

FR Doc. 2011-22902 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am

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