Notice2026-03760
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; LEO Certification Letter for Official Duty Firearm Purchase
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Published
February 25, 2026
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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 91, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9298-9299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03760]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140-0046]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; LEO
Certification Letter for Official Duty Firearm Purchase
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
Department of Justice
ACTION: 60-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: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may
submit written comments until midnight on April 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this
information collection, especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, to Jason Gluck, Firearms Industry Programs
Branch, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80c6c9d0c2c0e1f4e6aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6c637a686a4b5e4c044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to 99 New York Avenue NE,
6N-509; Washington, DC 20226. Identify comments by the OMB control
number 1140-0046. You may view the proposed information collection
instrument online at <a href="https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/federal-register-actions/forms-and-information-collection">https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/federal-register-actions/forms-and-information-collection</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions or need a copy
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, contact: Jason Gluck, FIPB, either by mail at
99 New York Avenue NE, 6N-509; Washington, DC 20226, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fd9d6cfdddffeebf9b1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9f6effdffdecbd991d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 202-648-7190.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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properly perform ATF's functions, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the agency's estimate of the proposed information
collection's burden for accuracy, including validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether, and if so, how, the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the information collection's burden on those who are to
respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical,
or other technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting people to submit electronic
responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Abstract: Regulations under 27 CFR 555.128 require explosives
licensees/permittees to transfer required records to the ATF Out-of-
Business Records Center when they discontinue business without a
successor. The records on licensee/permittee importing, manufacturing,
shipping, receiving, selling, or otherwise disposing of explosive
materials aid ATF in conducting investigations into trafficking and
other criminal misuse of explosives.
2. Type of information collection: revising of a previously
approved collection.
3. Title of the form/collection: LEO Certification Letter for
Official Duty Firearm Purchase.
4. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: none.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
U.S. Department of Justice.
5. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond:
Affected public: individuals or households, private sector for- or
not-for-profit institutions.
Obligation to respond: mandatory per Title 27 CFR 478.134.
6. Estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated
50,000 respondents will apply for a firearm for official duty purposes
once annually, and it will take each respondent approximately 8 minutes
(0.13 hours) to complete their responses.
7. Estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with
the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with this
collection is 6,500 total hours, which is equal to 50,000 (total
respondents) * 1 (# of responses per respondent) * 0.13 (8 minutes).
8. Estimate of the total annual other cost burden associated with
the collection, if applicable: $0.
Estimated Total Hourly Burden
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Time per Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
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Certification (third-party 50,000 1 50,000 0.13 hours (8 6,500
disclosure). mins).
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Revisions to This Information Collection
ATF is revising this information collection, OMB 1140-0046, to
reflect the change in hourly pay for a first-line supervisor of police
or detectives since the last time this hourly wage was calculated,
resulting in a change from $46 to $71 (rounded). Although the number of
respondents and the amount of time it takes to complete the
certification letter have remained the same, the hourly wage rate
change results in a change to the monetized value of respondent time.
In addition, ATF is including monetized value of this time due to
recent OMB changes and has also made small revisions to the title to
make it easier to read.
If you require additional information, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer; United States Department of Justice;
Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management; Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218; Washington, DC.
Dated: February 23, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-03760 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am]
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