Notice2026-19356
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Title-Request for Relief From Explosives Disability-ATF Form 5400.31
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Published
September 22, 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 (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 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60151-60152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19356]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0076]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Title--Request for Relief From Explosives
Disability--ATF Form 5400.31
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 October 22,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this
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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: 1140-0076. Please
send a copy of submitted public comments to Laurie O'Lena at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e386918c87a3829785cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2441564b40644550420a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: Laurie O'Lena, either by mail
at Redstone Arsenal; 3750 Corporal Road; Huntsville, AL 35898, by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d6c1dcd7f3d2c7d59dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1277607d76527366743c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 256-261-7640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 44875, on July 17,
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 agency can enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being collected, 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.
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
1140-0076.
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: Persons who wish to ship, transport, receive, or possess
explosive materials, but are prohibited from doing so, complete this
form to request relief from such prohibition, along with supporting
documents. ATF uses the information to determine whether the person who
provided the information is likely to act in a manner dangerous to
public safety and whether granting relief is contrary to the public
interest.
Type of information collection: revising a previously approved
collection.
Title of the form/collection: Request for Relief from Explosives
Disability.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form
5400.31. Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives; U.S. Department of Justice.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, and
obligation to respond: Affected public: individuals or households,
private sector for- or not-for-profit institutions. Obligation to
respond: voluntary or required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total estimated number of respondents: 250 total respondents.
Estimated time per respondent: 30 minutes (0.5 hours).
Frequency: once annually.
Total estimated annual time burden: 125 total hours.
Total estimated annual other costs burden: There are no capital
costs for this ICR as these responses are emailed to ATF.
Revisions to This Information Collection
The total time burden has increased since the last renewal in 2023,
from 150 hours to 250. This is a net increase resulting from a combined
decrease in the number of annual respondents (from 300 in 2023 to 250
now, causing a corresponding decrease in direct respondent hours from
150 to 125 hours) and an increase in the time burden from including the
time indirect respondents expend (an additional 125 hours). Although
the indirect respondents were previously included in the monetized
value calculations, they were inadvertently not included in the hourly
burden calculations. This renewal corrects that error. The monetized
value of the hourly burden has also increased due to increased wages
over time and the correction above, from $9,600 to $11,375.
As part of this renewal, ATF is also changing the form number from
ATF Form 5400.29 to ATF Form 5400.31 to align with changes to ATF's
numbering structure, and is revising the title of the ICR and the form
for plain writing purposes, from ``Relief of Disabilities and
Application for Restoration of Explosives Privileges'' to ``Request for
Relief from Explosives Disability.'' In addition, ATF is making minor
technical edits to the form: plain writing edits to text on the form;
updating the race and ethnicity options to conform with Census Bureau
changes since the last renewal; and adding Space Force to the Armed
Forces section.
Public Comments
ATF did not receive comments on this information collection during
the 60-day notice and comment period.
If you require additional information on DOJ's ICR process for this
renewal request, contact Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer;
United States Department of Justice; Justice Management Division,
Enterprise Portfolio Mangement; Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE; 4W-218; Washington, DC.
Dated: September 18, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-19356 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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