Notice2024-25519
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Request for Interim Security Clearance-ATF Form 8620.70
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Published
November 4, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87599-87600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25519]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Request for Interim Security Clearance--ATF Form
8620.70
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department
of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: 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
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review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 4, 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: Niki Wiltshire,
Personnel Security Division, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8b6919391d6af91948c8b90918a9db8998c9ed69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db95b2b0b2f58cb2b7afa8b3b2a9be9bbaafbdf5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>, or
telephone at 202-648-9260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 89 FR 67105, on Monday,
August 19, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period. 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 1140-0119. 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: Request for Interim Security
Clearance.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 8620.70.
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: Individuals or households.
The obligation to respond is voluntary. Abstract: The Request for
Interim Security Clearance (ATF F 8620.70) is used to request approval
for a candidate for Federal or Contractor employment at the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to be granted an interim
security clearance prior to the completion and adjudication of the
individual's background investigation. The proposed information
collection (IC) OMB # 1140-0119 is being revised to remove the option
for one to delay an interim security clearance and to replace it with
the option for one to decline the risk associated with an interim
security clearance. Additionally, a minor revision to the Paperwork
Reduction Act Notice has been included.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 167 hrs.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
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: October 29, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-25519 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
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