[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1509-1510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-158]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0070]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Application for Explosives License or Permit

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 March 12, 
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 [email protected], Chief, 
Federal Explosives Licensing Center, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 
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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Explosives 
License or Permit.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 
5400.13/5400.16. 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: 
Individual or households. The form has been revised to include the new 
classes (types) of explosives for manufacturers, dealers, importers and 
users of explosives. The current type codes are obsolete. ATF will now 
categorize explosives licenses and permits by only six major classes. 
The classes are: Manufacturer, Dealer, Importer, User, User-Limited and 
Type 60. The form will still capture the types of explosives materials 
being manufactured, imported, acquired and used by explosives licensees 
and permittees, however, they will no longer be classified by type 
code.

Need for Collection

    All persons intending to engage in the business of manufacturing, 
dealing, importing or using explosives materials must submit an ATF 
Form 5400.13/5400.16 Application for Explosives License or Permit to 
the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives (ATF). The explosives application will be processed by 
the ATF Federal Explosives Licensing Center (FELC), and upon approval, 
the applicant shall receive their explosives license or permit within a 
ninety-day timeframe.
    (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 10,000 respondents will complete a 1 hour and 30 minute form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 15,000 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

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Square, Room 2E-508, 145 N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-158 Filed 1-9-12; 8:45 am]
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