[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29376]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0031]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition; Registered 
Importers of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War on the U.S. 
Munitions Imports List

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection.

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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. 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 January 17, 
2012. 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 William Majors, [email protected], 
Firearms and Explosives Import Branch, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, 
West Virginia 25405. 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: Records of Acquisition and 
Disposition, Registered Importers of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of 
War on the U.S. Munitions Imports List.
    (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: Business or other for-profit. Other: 
None.

Need for Collection

    The records are of imported items that are on the United States 
Munitions Import List. The importers must register with ATF and must 
file an intent to import specific items as well as certify to the 
Bureau that the items were in fact received. The records are maintained 
at the registrant's business premises where they are available for 
inspection by ATF officers during compliance inspections or criminal 
investigations.
    (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 50 respondents will take 5 hours to maintain the records.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 250 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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-29376 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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