Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Explosives Licensee/Permittee Inventories

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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 67858-67859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22013]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0028]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Revising a Previously Approved Collection; Title--
Explosives Licensee/Permittee Inventories

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.

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 Jonathan Fulcher, Explosives Industry 
Programs Branch, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b4b8a1b3fcb8bfb7bea3bcb0a5b8bebfb2bebdbdb4b2a5b8bebf91b0a5b7ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57323e27357a3e393138253a36233e383934383b3b3234233e38391736233179303821">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by 
mail to Explosives Industry Programs Branch; Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 3750 Corporal Road; Huntsville, AL 
35898. Identify comments by the OMB control number 1140-0028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions or need a copy 
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or 
additional information, contact Jonathan Fulcher, EIPB, by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63060a13014e0a0d050c110e02170a0c0d000c0f0f0600170a0c0d230217054d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96f3ffe6f4bbfff8f0f9e4fbf7e2fff9f8f5f9fafaf3f5e2fff9f8d6f7e2f0b8f1f9e0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 202.648.7120. 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: Federal explosives licensees/permittees (FEL/Ps) play a 
significant role in preserving public safety, including preventing 
crimes involving explosives, such as domestic or foreign terrorist 
acts. ATF's regulation at 27 CFR 555.121 provides that FEL/Ps must keep 
records pertaining to explosive materials in permanent form (e.g., 
commercial invoices, record books) and in the manner required in 27 CFR 
part 555, subpart G. These records are required under 18 U.S.C. 842 
(f),(g),(j), (k), 843(f), and 847, and are established in the manner 
set forth in 27 CFR 555.121, 555.122, 555.123, 555.124, 555.125, and 
555.127. As part of their record-keeping requirements, FEL/Ps must take 
a physical inventory at least once during each year. FEL/Ps must also 
take special physical inventories when they are: (1) commencing 
business, (2) changing premises, (3) discontinuing business, or, (4) 
requested to do so by the ATF Director, Industry Operations. If one of 
these special inventories occurs, the FEL/P is not required to take an 
additional inventory that same year. The inventory aids FEL/Ps in 
accounting for all their explosives material and reconciling cost, 
sales, and use records with inventory. It also establishes initial 
figures from which an audit trail can be developed by ATF field 
officers during a compliance inspection or criminal investigation. 
Specifically, ATF uses inventory figures to reconcile the physical 
inventory on hand and the book inventory the FEL/P maintains. These 
reconciliations are conducted on an ongoing basis, to determine whether 
any unlawful diversions of explosive materials have occurred, 
especially those arising through theft by persons not affiliated with 
the FEL/P.
    Type of information collection: revising a previously approved 
collection.
    Title of the form/collection: Explosives Licensee/Permittee 
Inventories.
    Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: no form. 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, other for-
profit. Obligation to respond: mandatory per 18 U.S.C. 842 (f),(g),(j), 
(k), 843(f), and 847.
    Estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time 
estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are an estimated 
9,130 respondents associated with this collection per year, and it will 
take each respondent an average of approximately two 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 18,260 hours, which is equal to 9,130 (total respondents) 
* 1 (# of responses per respondent) * 2 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.............................................           9,130                1            9,130                2           18,260
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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 1140-0028. However, ATF has revised the 
title of the ICR from ``Inventories: Licensed Explosives Importers, 
Manufacturers, Dealers, and Permittees'' to ``Explosives Licensee/
Permittee Inventories'' for plain writing purposes and to make it 
shorter. In addition, the number of annual respondents has decreased 
since the last renewal--from 9,219 in 2023 to 9,130 in 2026--a drop of 
89 respondents. This resulted in a corresponding decrease in the total 
annual burden hours, from 18,438 to 18,260, a difference of 178 hours.

    Dated: October 26, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-22013 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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