[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75662-75663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30800]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
[OMB Number 1140-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Report of Firearms Transactions
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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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 to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until February 19,
2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional
information, please contact Robin Little, Industry Records Branch at
[email protected], 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV
25405.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following
four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of
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appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Summary of Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Report of Firearms Transactions--
Demand 2.
(3) Form Number: ATF F 5300.5. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. Other:
None.
Need for Collection
The information collection documents transactions of firearms for
law enforcement purposes. ATF uses the information to determine that
the transaction is in accordance with laws and regulations, and
establishes the person(s) involved in the transactions. Changes to the
form are to simplify reporting by clarifying required information,
removing information that is no longer needed and reducing the form
size to 8\1/2\'' x 11''.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated
that 865 respondents will complete a 30 minute form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,730 annual total burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square,
Room 3W-1407B, 145 N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 18, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-30800 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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