Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition, Collectors of Firearms

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)

Notices

Pages 59719-59720

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

FR Doc No: 2013-23596

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

OMB Number 1140-0032

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition, Collectors of Firearms

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) submitted 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 78, Number 144, page 45276 on July 26, 2013, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until October 28, 2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments concerning this information collection should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure your comments are received is to email them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should reference the eight digit OMB number or the title of the collection.

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 agency's 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: Records of Acquisition and Disposition, Collectors of Firearms.

(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: Individuals or households. Other: none.

Need for Collection

The recordkeeping requirement is for the purpose of facilitating ATF's authority to inquire into the disposition of any firearm in the course of a criminal investigation.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated to take 3 hours per year for line by line entry and that 64,327 licensees will participate.

(6) An estimate of the total burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 192,981 annual total burden hours associated with this collection.

If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department

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Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: September 24, 2013.

Jerri Murray,

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

FR Doc. 2013-23596 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am

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