Notice2026-03394
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Identifying/Marking Explosive Materials
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Published
February 20, 2026
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 91, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8275-8276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03394]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Title--Identifying/Marking Explosive Materials
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
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Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may
submit written comments for 30 days, until midnight on March 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this
information collection to 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: 1140-0055.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions, or need a copy
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact: Andy Stephenson, either by mail
at EIPB, 99 New York Ave. NE, Room 6.N.518, Washington, DC 20226, by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72171b02105f1b1c141d001f13061b1d1c111d1e1e1711061b1d1c321306145c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88ede1f8eaa5e1e6eee7fae5e9fce1e7e6ebe7e4e4edebfce1e7e6c8e9fceea6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 207-
272-5355.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 90 FR 54762, on Friday,
November 28, 2025, allowing a 60-day comment period. We encourage
written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed information collection. Your comments should
address one or more of the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to
properly perform the identified functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the proposed
information collection's burden, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether, and if so how, the agency can enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and
--Minimize the information collection's burden 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 responses to be
submitted electronically.
You may view this information collection request 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 and look for
1140-0055.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three
years without renewal. DOJ notes that information collection
requirements submitted to OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-
month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of information collection: revising a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the form/collection: Identifying/Marking Explosive
Materials.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: 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: private sector for-profit institutions.
Abstract: To protect the public from misuse of explosives,
implementing regulations at 27 CFR 555.109 require licensees/permittees
to mark certain explosives they manufacture or import, as well as mark
immediate containers and outside packaging. The markings must include
certain information and be clear and permanent, though they can be done
via sticky label, marker, etc. Some types of explosives are too small
or too fluid, in a form that cannot be marked, and are excepted.
5. Obligation to respond: The obligation to respond is mandatory
per 27 CFR part Sec. 555.109.
6. Total estimated number of respondents: 103 respondents.
7. Estimated time per respondent: 3 seconds.
8. Frequency: 520 times annually.
9. Total estimated annual time burden: 45 total hours.
10. Total estimated annual other costs burden: $0.
Revisions to This Information Collection
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0055 previously covered only
manufacturer markings, and another information collection, 1140-0062,
covered importer markings. However, to streamline the ICs covering
markings for manufacturers and importers, ATF has decided to combine
the two ICRs into this combined one, and has slightly revised the title
to no longer limit it to manufacturers. In addition, the number of
licensees/permittees in both groups has decreased since the last
renewal for each ICR, for a combined decrease in licensees/permittees
from 2,066 to 2,054, or a decrease of 12. In addition, ATF has updated
the ICR to account for only the portion of these licensees/permittees
that actually manufacture or import and distribute the kinds of
explosives they are required to mark, which is five percent of the
total licensees/permittees registered to manufacture or import,
resulting in a further decrease in respondents affected by this ICR to
103 total. Consequently, the total responses and burden hours have also
decreased due to the reduced number of respondents, from 895 hours to
45, or a reduction of 850 hours. In addition, due to a new request by
OMB, the agency is including in this ICR a monetized value for the
time, which it had not included in previous ICRs.
Public Comments
ATF did not receive comments on this information collection during
the 60-day notice and comment period.
If you need additional information, 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: February 18, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-03394 Filed 2-19-26; 8:45 am]
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