[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39900-39901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16919]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE



Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives



[OMB Number 1140-0057]




Agency Information Collection Activities: A National Repository 

for the Collection and Inventory of Information Related to Arson and 

the Criminal Misuse of Explosives



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. This notice requests comments from the public 

and affected agencies concerning the proposed information collection. 

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until 

September 6, 2011. 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,



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or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, please contact Steven Avato, 

[email protected], U.S. Bomb Data Center, 99 New York Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20226.

    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 

sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 

your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 

reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 

collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 

call Steven Avato at 703-287-1103 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-

3176.

    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.



Summary of Information Collection



    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: A National Repository for the 

Collection and Inventory of Information Related to Arson and the 

Criminal Misuse of Explosives.

    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 

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: State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Other: Federal Government.



Need for Collection



    All Federal agencies are required to report information relating to 

arson and the criminal misuse of explosives in a national repository 

database maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives (ATF)--United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC). State, Local 

and Tribal law enforcement agencies report this information on a 

voluntary basis. The ATF USBDC maintains all National Repository 

databases within the Department of Justice.

    (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 2,000 respondents will report the information within approximately 

10 minutes.

    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 

with the collection: There are an estimated 333 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 2E-508, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530.



Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 2011-16919 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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