Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; Collection Title: Application for National Firearms Examiner Academy-ATF Form 6330.1

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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 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65777-65778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21193]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0049]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; 
Collection Title: Application for National Firearms Examiner Academy--
ATF Form 6330.1

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 (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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DATES: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may 
submit written comments until midnight on December 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this 
information collection, especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, to Jodi Marsanopoli, National Firearms 
Examiner Academy, Laboratory Programs, by email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39d9596928781929a9d9a9d94b3928795dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="751b1310140107141c1b1c1b12351401135b121a03">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by mail to National Laboratory Center; 6000 
Ammendale Road; Ammendale, MD 20705. Identify comments by the OMB 
control number 1140-0049. 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 Jodi Marsanopoli, NFEA, either by mail 
at National Laboratory Center; 6000 Ammendale Road; Ammendale, MD 
20705, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c626a696d787e6d656265626b4c6d786a226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e20282b2f3a3c2f27202720290e2f3a2860292138">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 
202.527.5078. 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, Policy and Planning Staff; Two Constitution 
Square, 145 N Street NE; 4W-218; Washington, DC.

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 
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 information 
being collected 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Abstract: ATF's Office of Science and Technology's Forensic 
Services offers a National Firearms Examiner Academy (NFEA) training 
program for entry-level firearms and toolmark examiners. This program 
is designed in part to address the critical law enforcement services 
provided by firearms and toolmark examiners, which all law enforcement 
organizations that perform ballistic and forensic firearms examinations 
require. This program curriculum is designed for qualified applicants 
from state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, and newly 
appointed ATF firearms and toolmark examiners. To request enrollment in 
the NFEA, individuals in the law enforcement agencies, including ATF, 
must complete the Application for National Firearms Examiner Academy, 
ATF Form 6330.1. Form 6330.1 provides ATF with information necessary to 
determine an applicant's qualifications and whether they may be 
enrolled in the program: a candidate's identifying information, 
information on their qualifications, and whether they have completed 
prerequisites.
    Type of information collection: revising a previously approved 
collection.
    Title of the form/collection: Application for National Firearms 
Examiner Academy.
    Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form 6330.1. 
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
    Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well 
as the obligation to respond: Affected public: state, local, and tribal 
governments, federal government. Obligation to respond: required to 
obtain a benefit.
    Estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time 
estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are an estimated 
50 respondents associated with this collection per year, and it will 
take each respondent an average of approximately 10 minutes (0.167 
hours) per response to complete their responses.
    Estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the 
collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with this 
collection is 8.53 hours, which is equal to 50 (total respondents) * 1 
(# of responses per respondent) * 0.167 hours.
    Estimate of the total annual other cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: 0; there are no costs.

                                                              Estimated Total Hourly Burden
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                                                                                                                            Time per
                              Activity                                  Number of        Frequency       Total annual       response       Total annual
                                                                       respondents                        responses         (hours)       burden (hours)
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Completing application.............................................              50                1               50            0.167             8.35
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Revisions to This Information Collection

    As part of this ICR renewal, ATF is making no revisions to this 
information collection, OMB 1140-0049. However, the annual hourly 
burden has decreased because the number of respondents went down from 
75 to 50 over the past three years. This in turn resulted in a 
decreased total annual burden from 15 to 8.35 hours. ATF is making some 
minor edits to the form for plain writing compliance.

    Dated: October 14, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-21193 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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