Notice2026-16160
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New Collection; Comments Requested; Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements
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Published
August 7, 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 (ICR) 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 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51182-51183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16160]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New
Collection; Comments Requested; Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements
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 (ICR) 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 for 30 days, until midnight on September 8,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions, please contact:
Andrew Blacker, either by mail at 99 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC
20226, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92d3fcf6e0f7e5bcf0fef3f1f9f7e0d2f3e6f4bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdbc93998f988ad39f919c9e96988fbd9c899bd39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 202-648-
9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 28620, on May 18,
2026, 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 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 the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected
information can be enhanced, and if so, how; 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.
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: 1140-0NEW. This information collection does not
have a collection instrument.
You may also 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-NEW. Please send copies of public comments to the POC--Andrew
Blacker, 99 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20226, or by telephone
(202) 648-9446.
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
Abstract: The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act and ATF
regulations at 27 CFR 646 require that each person who ships, sells, or
distributes cigarettes or smokeless tobacco must keep copies of
invoices, bills of lading, or other suitable commercial records
relating to each disposition of more than 10,000 cigarettes or
smokeless tobacco in excess of 500 single-unit consumer-sized cans or
packages, and must report the purchaser or recipient's name;
destination street address; and quantity of cigarettes distributed.
Type of information collection: new collection.
Title of the form/collection: Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements.
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.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, and
obligation to respond: Affected public: private sector-for profit
institutions. Obligation to respond: mandatory per the Patriot
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, which amended the
Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) (18 U.S.C. 2341-2346).
Total estimated number of respondents: 14,311 respondents.
Estimated time per respondent: 0 total hours.
Frequency: once annually.
Total estimated annual time burden: 0 total hours.
Total estimated annual other costs burden: $0.
Revisions to This Information Collection
This is a new information collection.
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Public Comments
ATF did not receive comments on this information collection during
the 60-day notice and comment period.
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: August 5, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-16160 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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