Notice2026-19357
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Title-Supplemental Information on Water Quality Considerations-ATF Form 5400.30
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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 60154-60155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19357]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0097]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Title--Supplemental Information on Water Quality
Considerations--ATF Form 5400.30
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
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: 1140-0097. Please
submit a copy of your comments to Shawn Stevens at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2365666f60634257450d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c2c1c8c7c4e5f0e2aae3ebf2">[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: Shawn Stevens, either by mail
at 244 Needy Road; Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1254575e51527366743c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8a89808f8cadb8aae2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>, or
by telephone at 304-616-440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 46174, on July 22,
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
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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
1140-0097.
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: A person engaged in the business of manufacturing
explosives is required to have a license under the provisions of 18
U.S.C. 843. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341,
requires manufacturers to certify that waste disposal practices are
lawful with regard to impact on water sources. ATF Form 5400.30,
Supplemental Information on Water Quality Considerations, serves this
purpose and persons manufacturing explosives must submit it with their
explosives license applications to ensure compliance with the water
pollution control act
Type of information collection: revising a previously approved
collection.
Title of the form/collection: Supplemental Information on Water
Quality Considerations.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form
5400.30. 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: private sector for-profit
institutions. Obligation to respond: voluntary, required to obtain/
retain a benefit.
Total estimated number of respondents: 670 total respondents.
Estimated time per respondent: 20 minutes (0.3 hours).
Frequency: once annually.
Total estimated annual time burden: 201 total hours.
Total estimated annual other costs burden: There are no additional
costs associated with this ICR because respondents can complete and
submit the form entirely electronically.
Revisions to This Information Collection
ATF is revising information collection OMB 1140-0097, to reflect a
decrease in the overall annual public burden. The number of respondents
to this ICR have decreased from the last renewal in 2023, from 680
respondents to 670, because fewer persons applied for explosives
licenses. This decrease also resulted in a corresponding decrease in
the hourly burden, from 340 hours to 335. In addition, because the
forms have become entirely electronic, the amount of time required to
complete this information collection has decreased from 0.5 to 0.3
hours, further decreasing the hourly burden for this ICR to 201 hours.
As part of this renewal, ATF is also revising the form number from
5000.30 to 5400.30 to align with changes to ATF's numbering structure
and is revising the title of the form and the ICR for plain writing
purposes, from ``Supplemental Information on Water Quality
Considerations--Under 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)'' to ``Supplemental Information
on Water Quality Considerations.'' In addition, ATF is making minor
plain writing edits to text on the form.
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: September 18, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-19357 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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