Notice2023-19941
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER)
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Published
September 15, 2023
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 was previously published in the Federal Register, on July 6, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19941]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation
Report (AFMER)
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department
of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 was
previously published in the Federal Register, on July 6, 2023, allowing
a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
October 16, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Leslie
Anderson, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0bc95839c9995de919e949582839f9eb0918496de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2be97819e9b97dc939c969780819d9cb2938694dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 301-
616-4634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1140-0017. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Firearms Manufacturing and
Exportation Report (AFMER).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 5300.11.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
U.S. Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-
profit.
Abstract: The information collected is used to compile statistics
on the manufacture and exportation of firearms. The furnishing of this
information is mandatory under 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(5)(A). This form must
be submitted annually for every Type 07 and Type 10 Federal Firearms
Licensees (FFLs), even if no firearms were exported or distributed into
commerce. The information collection (IC) OMB #1140-0017 is being
revised due to material and non-material changes to the form, such as
added instructions, definitions, formatting changes (to adjust form
length), bolded lines (to fillable boxes), grammatical changes
(sentence rephrasing/statement modification), and instruction
clarification.
5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory requirements are
implemented under 18 U.S.C. chapter 44.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,200 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,400 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: No new cost is
associated with this collection. All respondents can electronically
submit the AFMER to ATF free of charge, however, it is estimated that
half the respondents submit the form to the Federal Firearms Licensing
Center by mail. The annual cost has increased due to a change in the
postal rate from $0.55 during the last renewal in 2020, to $0.63 in
2023. Consequently, the new public cost burden will be reported as
$6,048.00, which is equal to $0.63 (mailing cost per respondent) *
19,200 (# of respondents) * 50% (percentage of responses submitted by
mail).
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 11, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-19941 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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