[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31525-31526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10535]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1140-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de 
Transacci[oacute]n de Armas de Fuego

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department 
of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), The 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 
was previously published in the Federal Register volume 88, page 14178 
on March 7, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 16, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 the Jason Gluck, 
Firearms Enforcement Specialist, Firearms Industry Program Branch, by 
mail at 99 New York Ave. NE, 6.N-512, Washington, DC 20226, or 
telephone at 202-648-7190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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

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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/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1140-0020. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Firearms Transaction Record/
Registro de Transacci[oacute]n de Armas de Fuego.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form 
4473 (5300.9).
    Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
U.S. Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: The Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de 
Transacci[oacute]n de Armas de Fuego allows Federal firearms licensees 
to determine the eligibility of persons purchasing firearms. It also 
alerts buyers to certain restrictions on the receipt and possession of 
firearms. The revisions are due to material changes to the form, such 
as added checkboxes, revised questions, new questions added, 
instruction clarification, grammatical changes (sentence rephrasing/
statement modification) and formatting changes (added header).
    5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per 27 CFR 478.124.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,102,962.
    7. Frequency: Once a year.
    8. Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,051,481 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 12, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-10535 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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