[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38102-38103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12398]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0018]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Application for Federal Firearms License and Part B--Responsible Person 
Questionnaire--ATF Form 7 (5310.12)/7CR (5310.16)

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

ACTION: 60-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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
August 11, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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, contact: Leslie 
Anderson, ATF-FFLC, either by mail at 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 
25405, by email at [email protected], or telephone at 304-616-
4634.

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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.

    Abstract: Section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18 requires persons 
wishing to be licensed to complete ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/7CR (5310.16) 
and for persons wishing to be added as a responsible person to complete 
Part B of ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/7CR (5310.16) to certify compliance 
with provisions of the law for the FFL business. The information 
collection (IC) OMB #1140-0018 is being revised to include material and 
non-material changes to the form, such as formatting changes to include 
an added header (added ``Part B--Responsible Person Questionnaire'' to 
the top of the page), spelling corrections, added verbiage, added 
references, grammatical changes (sentence rephrasing/statement 
modification), and updated definitions. There is also an increase in 
the average total respondents and responses from 13,000 per year to 
25,000 per year, since the last renewal in 2020. Consequentially, the 
total annual burden hours have increased by 12,000 hours.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Federal 
Firearms License and Part B--Responsible Person Questionnaire.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:
    Form number: ATF Form 7 (5310.12)/7CR (5310.16).
    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 the obligation to respond: Affected Public: Individuals or 
households, Private Sector--business or other for-profit. The 
obligation to respond is mandatory. The statutory requirements are 
implemented in section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
25,000 respondents will respond to this collection annually, and it 
will take each respondent approximately 1 hour to complete their 
responses.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with 
this collection is 25,000 hours, which is equal to 25,000 (total 
respondents) * 1 (# of response per respondent) * 1 (60 minutes).
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: The annual cost burden associated with this 
collection has increased due to a change in the postal rate from $0.55 
during the last renewal in 2020, to $0.63 in 2023. Consequently, the 
new public cost burden reported has also increased by $2,000 from 
$13,750 to $15,750.00, which is equal to .63 (mailing cost per 
respondent) * 25,000 (# of respondents).

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                                                                                     Time per
          Activity               Number of         Frequency       Total annual      response      Total annual
                                respondents                          responses        (hours)     burden (hours)
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ATF Form 7 (5310.12)/7CR              25,000  1/annually........          25,000               1          25,000
 (5310.16).
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    If additional information is required contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: June 6, 2023.
John Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-12398 Filed 6-9-23; 8:45 am]
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