Notice2025-17279
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Licensee Record-Keeping Requirements for Armor-Piercing Ammunition
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Published
September 9, 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 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 43476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17279]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0066]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Title--Licensee Record-Keeping Requirements for Armor-Piercing
Ammunition
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
October 9, 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: Gary Griffin,
FIPB, either by mail at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives; 99 New York Ave NE; Washington DC 2022, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f5fae3f1befafdf5fce1fef2e7fafcfdf0fcfffff6f0e7fafcfdd3f2e7f5bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24424d5446094d4a424b564945504d4b4a474b48484147504d4b4a644550420a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at 202-648-7190.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, volume 90 page 28814, on
Tuesday, July 1, 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 1140-0066. 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: Licensee Record-keeping
Requirements for Armor-Piercing Ammunition.
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: Individuals or households,
Private Sector-for or not for profit institutions.
Abstract: Licensed manufacturers, importers, dealers, and
collectors are required to create and maintain disposition records on
armor-piercing ammunition. These records are used primarily for law
enforcement purposes and may be used to trace ammunition collected as
evidence during a criminal investigation or court presentation. The
records are required by 18 U.S.C. 922 and are necessary to support
ATF's mission to enforce the Gun Control Act, particularly tracing
ammunition used in crimes. Information Collection (IC) OMB #1140-0066
is being revised to change the title of the ICR to reflect that the
record-keeping requirement applies to licensed manufacturers,
importers, dealers, and collectors.
5. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 398 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 minutes (0.0333 hours).
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 13 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 5, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-17279 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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