Notice2025-07711

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; ATF's Citizens' Academy Application-ATF Form 3000.12

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May 5, 2025

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Justice Department

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 18998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07711]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0121]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; ATF's Citizens' Academy Application--ATF Form 
3000.12

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 review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 4, 2025.

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: Vivian Chu, 
ORA, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4dbc6d5f4d5c0d29ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a55485b7a5b4e5c145d554c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a58af3ccd3ccc4cb8bc6cdd0e5c4d1c38bc2cad3">/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14427d627d757a3a777c61547560723a737b62">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or telephone at 202-
648-7070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register at 90 FR 2032 on Friday, 
January 10, 2025, 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 1140-0121. 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: Reinstatement and revision of a 
previously approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: ATF's Citizens' Academy 
Application.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 3000.12.
    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.
    Abstract: The ATF Citizens' Academy Application--ATF form 300.12 
(ATF Form 3000.12) will be used to collect personally identifiable 
information to determine an individual's eligibility to participate in 
the Citizens Academy training program. Information Collection (IC) OMB 
1140-0108 is being revised to include a decrease in respondents since 
the last renewal from 750 to 36, based on the number of responses 
received annually during the past three years. This has resulted in a 
consequential decrease in the total burden hours from 63 hours to 3.6 
hours. ATF has also updated the Privacy Act statement for this 
collection. ATF is also making a minor change to ATF Form 3000.12 by 
(1) replacing the word ``gender'' with the word ``sex'' and (2) 
removing the word ``non-binary'' and its accompanying check box, both 
as required by E.O. 14168.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 36 total respondents.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.10 hours.
    8. Frequency: Once annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3.6 total hours.
    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: April 29, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-07711 Filed 5-2-25; 8:45 am]
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