[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43034-43035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21172]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning 
the Licensed Firearms Dealers Records of Acquisition, Disposition and 
Supporting Data.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 10, 
1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Barnes, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Nicholas 
Colucci, Firearms and Explosives Operations Branch, 650 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Licensed Firearms Dealers Records of Acquisition, 
Disposition and Supporting Data.
    OMB Number: 1512-0490.
    Form Number: ATF F 4473(5300.24)Part I(LV), Firearms Transaction 
Record Part I Low Volume, Over-the-Counter and ATF F 4473(5300.25)Part 
II(LV), Firearms Transaction Record Part II Low Volume, Intra-State 
Non-Over-the-Counter.
    Recordkeeping Requirement ID Number: ATF REC 7570/2.
    Abstract: These records furnish specific information indispensable 
to ATF's mission to enforce the firearms laws and regulations. The low 
volume forms are used only by Federal firearms licensees disposing of 
50 or fewer firearms per 12-month period. They are kept at the 
licensee's option, in lieu of ATF 4473 and records of acquisition and 
disposition. The record retention requirement for this information 
collection is 20 years.
    Current Actions: Revisions have been made to these forms as a 
result of new laws and regulations. A new question in item 13a. of both 
Part I and Part II of the form asks whether the transferee of the 
firearms is the actual purchaser. This item implements the Gun Control 
Act (GCA), which precludes licensees from transferring firearms without 
making a record of this disposition, including the identity, place of 
residence, and date of birth of firearms purchasers. A new question in 
item 13j. of both Part I and Part II of the form is added as a result 
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This 
statute amended the GCA to make it unlawful for any person subject to a 
court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening 
an intimate partner or child of such partner to ship, transport, 
possess, or receive firearms. Definition 4. on both forms defines 
intimate partner. A new question in item 13k. on both Part I and Part 
II of

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the form is added as a result of the Omnibus Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 1997. This statute amended the GCA to make it 
unlawful for any person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic 
violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. Definition 
6. on both forms defines a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. 
Instruction to Transferee 3. is added to advise law enforcement 
officers that they must certify that they have not been convicted of a 
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Two new questions, in items 
13l. and 13m. of both Part I and Part II of the form, are added as the 
result of amendments to the firearms regulations which require that 
aliens purchasing firearms provide residency certification and 
documentation. Definition 7. defines State of Residence and gives three 
examples for the purpose of illustration. A new question, enumerated as 
item 18. on Part I of the form only, is added for identifying the name 
and location of the gun show at which the transfer was made, if 
applicable.
    This item is added to help dealers comply with GCA regulations 
which require them to record this information in their acquisition and 
disposition records. Because low volume dealers use ATF F 4473 LV in 
lieu of the acquisition and disposition records, the form will now 
accommodate this recordkeeping requirement.
    Type of Review: Extension with changes.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,042.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: August 6, 1997
John W. Magaw,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-21172 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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