Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition, and Defense Articles
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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 December 8, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11868-11869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03112]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0007]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms,
Ammunition, and Defense Articles
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 December 8, 2023,
allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
March 18, 2024.
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: Victoria
Kenney, FEIB/FESD by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c99fa0aabda6bba0a8e782aca7a7acb089a8bdafe7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8be818b9c879a8189c6a38d86868d91a8899c8ec68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone
at 304-616-3376.
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.,
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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 1140-0007. 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: Release and Receipt of Imported
Firearms, Ammunition, and Defense Articles.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 6A (5330.3C).
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: Affected Public: Private Sector-for or not
for profit institutions.
Abstract: The information collected on the Release and Receipt of
Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War--ATF Form 6A
(5330.3C) is used by ATF personnel to determine if articles meet the
statutory and regulatory criteria for importation, and also if the
articles shown on the permit application were actually imported. The
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0007 is being revised to include
grammatical changes (sentence rephrasing/statement modification), added
checkboxes and instructions.
5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per title 18 U.S.C. 925(a), 22
U.S.C. 2778, and 26 U.S.C. 5844.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 35 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 14,285 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: There is no start-up
cost associated with this collection. The respondents that do not file
electronically must mail the form to ATF. Approximately 15% of the
respondents file electronically. The costs to respondents choose not to
file electronically is postage. The postage cost is based on 25,000 x
.51 postage = $12,750.
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: February 9, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-03112 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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