Notice2025-12850
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Request for Temporary Eligibility To Hold a Sensitive Position-ATF Form 8620.69
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Published
July 10, 2025
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 90, Number 130 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30705-30706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12850]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140-0122]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Request for Temporary Eligibility To Hold a
Sensitive Position--ATF Form 8620.69
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
August 11, 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: Nikki
Wiltshire, Personnel Security Division, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b45626062255c62677f786362796e4b6a7f6d256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c886a1a3a1e69fa1a4bcbba0a1baad88a9bcaee6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at 202-648-9260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, volume 90 page 19001, on
Monday, May 5, 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 1140-0122. 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 Temporary Eligibility
to Hold a Sensitive Position.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 8620.69.
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: Federal Government.
Abstract: ATF uses ATF Form 8620.69, Request for Temporary
Eligibility to Hold a Sensitive Position, to notify candidates of the
option to receive temporary employment after a certain stage in the
background check process and request their decision. ATF also uses the
form to collect information to determine if the candidate (respondent)
can be granted temporary eligibility to hold a sensitive position prior
to completion and adjudication of their full background investigation.
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0122 will no longer include the
cost of mailing as it can now be filled, signed, and submitted
electronically. Consequentially, the total cost of this IC has
decreased from $2,000 to $0.
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5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000 of respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes (0.08 hours).
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 80 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: July 8, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-12850 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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