[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48977-48978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16551]


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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: Records 
and Supporting Data: Daily Summaries, Records of Production, Storage, 
and Disposition, and Supporting Data by Licensed Explosives 
Manufacturers.

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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

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``sixty days'' until October 21, 2005. 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 Gary Taylor, Explosives Industry Programs 
Branch, Room 5000, 650 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20226.
    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 agencies 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 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: Records and Supporting Data: 
Daily Summaries, Records of Production, Storage and Disposition and 
Supporting Data by Explosives Manufacturers.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF REC 
5400/2. 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. These records show daily activities in the manufacture, use, 
storage, and disposition of explosive materials by manufacturers. The 
records are used to show where and to whom explosive materials are 
sent, thereby ensuring that any diversion will be readily apparent and, 
if lost or stolen, ATF will be immediately notified on discovery of the 
loss or theft. ATF requires that records be kept 5 years from the date 
a transaction occurs or until discontinuance of business or operations 
by the licensee.
    (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 2,008 respondents will take 15 minutes to maintain each record.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 130,520 annual total burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department 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: August 17, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-16551 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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