[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 580-581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22601]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: 
Interstate Firearms Shipment Report of Theft/Loss.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 March 6, 2007. 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:

--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

[[Page 581]]

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: Interstate Firearms Shipment 
Report of Theft/Loss.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 
3310.6. 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. The form is part of a voluntary program in which the common 
carrier and/or shipper report losses or thefts of firearms from 
interstate shipments. ATF uses this information to ensure that the 
firearms are entered into the National Crime Information Center to 
initiate investigations and to perfect criminal cases.
    (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 550 respondents will complete a 20 minute form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 182 annual total burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
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: December 29, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E6-22601 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-FY-P