Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition; Registered Importers of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War on the U.S. Munitions Imports List
Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2011-29376
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
OMB Number 1140-0031
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition; Registered Importers of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War on the U.S. Munitions Imports List
ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection.
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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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until January 17, 2012. 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 William Majors, William.Majors@atf.gov, Firearms and Explosives Import Branch, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25405. 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: Records of Acquisition and Disposition, Registered Importers of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War on the U.S. Munitions Imports List.
(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: Business or other for-profit. Other: None.
Need for Collection
The records are of imported items that are on the United States Munitions Import List. The importers must register with ATF and must file an intent to import specific items as well as certify to the Bureau that the items were in fact received. The records are maintained at the registrant's business premises where they are available for inspection by ATF officers during compliance inspections or criminal investigations.
(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 respondents will take 5 hours to maintain the records.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 250 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-508, 145 Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
FR Doc. 2011-29376 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am
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