[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46224-46225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19852]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: National 
Tracing Center Trace Request and NTC Obliterated Serial Number Trace 
Request.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has submitted 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 October 6, 2003. 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 Ben Hayes, ATF National Tracing Center, 244 
Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25401.
    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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Tracing Center Trace 
Request and Obliterated Serial Number Trace Request.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 
3312.1 and ATF F 3312.2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Governmen. Other:State, 
Local, or Tribal Government. The forms are used by the Federal, State, 
Local, and International law enforcement community to request that ATF 
trace firearms used, or suspected to have been used, in crimes.
    (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 112,123 respondents will complete each form within 6 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 22, 425 annual total burden 
hours associated with this collection.

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    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management 
Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 
601 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 31, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-19852 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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