[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50497-50498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20627]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation 
Report

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.

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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 
October 14, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    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 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 Thomas DiDomenico, 
[email protected], Firearms & Explosives Service Division, 244 
Needy Road, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 25405 or call the DOJ Desk 
Officer at 202-395-3176.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed information collection 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 agency's 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 Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Firearms Manufacturing and 
Exportation Report Under 18 U.S.C. chapter 44 Firearms
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 
5300.11. 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: 
Federal Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government.

Need for Collection

    The Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) 
primary purpose is to collect and disseminate data regarding the number 
of firearms produced by licensed manufacturers within one calendar 
year. The information from the AFMER report is used to compile 
statistics on the manufacture and exportation of firearms.
    (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 4,300 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 1,433 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, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, Room 2E-508,

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145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-20627 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am]
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