Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Explosives License/Permit-ATF Form 5400.13

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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 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67856-67857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22009]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0070]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; Title--
Application for Explosives License/Permit--ATF Form 5400.13

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 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this 
information collection, especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, to Shawn Stevens, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7b1b2bbb4b7968391d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0a6a5aca3a0819486ce878f96">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 
or by mail to Federal Explosives Licensing Center (ATF-FELC); 244 Needy 
Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405. Identify comments by the OMB control 
number 1140-0070. 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 Shawn Stevens, FELC, either by mail at 
Federal Explosives Licensing Center (ATF-FELC); 244 Needy Road, 
Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a1c1f16191a3b2e3c743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0147444d42416075672f666e77">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 
877.283.3352. 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 Management; 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: 18 U.S.C. chapter 40 requires any person engaged in the 
business of manufacturing, importing, or dealing in explosive materials 
to first obtain a license. 18 U.S.C. 842(a)(1). The statute also 
requires all persons who wish to obtain explosives, even for limited 
use, to obtain a federal explosives license or a permit (to use 
explosives, rather than engage in the business). This also includes all 
persons who wish to ship, transport, receive, or possess explosive 
materials. 18 U.S.C. 843. ATF has prescribed ATF Form 5400.13, 
Application for Explosives License/Permit, as the means by which 
persons may apply for a federal explosives license or permit (FEL/P). 
Each person (individual, partnership, corporation, or association) 
applying for a FEL/P must submit ATF Form 5400.13. ATF uses the 
information on the application to determine if the applicant is 
qualified to be an explosives licensee/permittee under the statute. 
Part of the process of determining whether a person qualifies to be a 
licensee/permittee includes a background check to ascertain whether the 
person is prohibited from possessing or otherwise using explosive 
materials.
    Type of information collection: revising a previously approved 
collection.
    Title of the form/collection: Application for Explosives License/
Permit.
    Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form 5400.13. 
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: business or other for-
profit; individuals or households. Obligation to respond: mandatory per 
27 CFR 555.41 and 555.45, 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 
927 respondents associated with this collection per year, and it will 
take each respondent an average of approximately 1.5 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 1,390.5 hours, which is equal to 927 (total respondents) 
* 1 (# of responses per respondent) * 1.5 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.............................................             927                1              927              1.5          1,390.5
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Revisions to This Information Collection

    As part of this ICR renewal, ATF has updated Form 5400.13 to 
reflect the new government payment method through <a href="http://pay.gov">pay.gov</a> (required by 
executive order) and to include instructions and an email address for 
submitting the digitally fillable and signable form to ATF by email. 
ATF is also making a minor edit to the title, from ``Application for 
Federal Explosives License or Permit'' to ``Application for Explosives 
License/Permit'' for plain writing and brevity. In addition, ATF is 
changing the form number from 5400.13/5400.16 to 5400.13. There is no 
longer a need to retain the reference to a long-canceled merged form. 
Finally, there has been a decrease in the number of respondents to this 
IC, from 10,200 during the last renewal in 2023, to 927, a decrease of 
9,273 respondents. This resulted in a corresponding decrease to the 
number of burden hours, from 15,300 in 2023 to 1,390.5 in 2026, a 
decrease 13,909.5 hours.

    Dated: October 26, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-22009 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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