Notice2025-12855
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Appeals of Background Checks
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Published
July 10, 2025
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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 30701-30702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12855]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140-0081]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Appeals of Background Checks
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: Shawn Stevens,
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b7d7e77787b5a4f5d155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa9aaa3acaf8e9b89c1888099">[email protected]</span></a><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cde29ea5acbaa3e39eb9a8bba8a3be8dacb9abe3aaa2bb">/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f7c474e5841017c5b4a594a415c6f4e5b4901484059">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at 304-
616-4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, volume 90 page 19003, on
Monday, May 5th, 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 1140-0081. 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: Appeals of Background Checks.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: None.
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: State, local and tribal governments. The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
Abstract: 18 U.S.C. 843(h) requires the Attorney General to conduct
background checks on the persons whose names and descriptions accompany
the above applications and requires notification to any person
determined to be disabled under Section 842(i) of this Chapter, as well
as information on how the disability may be relieved. The regulations
at 27 CFR, Section 555.33 state that an individual who wishes to
challenge a determination may direct their challenge to the Director.
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0081 is being revised to include
the decrease in total respondents from 500 to 132, and a consequential
change in the hourly burden from 1,000 to 264 hours.
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5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 132 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 264 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. 2025-12855 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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