[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43141-43142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14273]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1140-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) Under 18 
U.S.C. Chapter 44, Firearms--ATF Form 5300.11

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), 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 
September 5, 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, Office ATF-FFLC, either by mail at 244 Needy Road, 
Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at [email protected], or 
telephone at 301-616-4634.

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: The information collected is used to compile statistics 
on the manufacture and exportation of firearms. The furnishing of this 
information is mandatory under 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(5)(A). This form must 
be submitted annually for every Type 07 and Type 10 Federal Firearms 
Licensees (FFLs), even if no firearms were exported or distributed into 
commerce. The information collection (IC) OMB #1140-0017 is being 
revised due to material and non-material changes to the form, such as 
added instructions, definitions, formatting changes (to adjust form 
length), bolded lines (to fillable boxes), grammatical changes 
(sentence rephrasing/statement modification), and instruction 
clarification.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Firearms Manufacturing 
and Exportation Report (AFMER) Under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, Firearms.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:
    Form number: ATF Form 5300.11.
    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: Private Sector--Business or other for-profit.
    The obligation to respond is Mandatory and required to obtain or 
retain a benefit. The statutory requirements are implemented under 18 
U.S.C. chapter 44.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
19,200 respondents will utilize the form annually, and it will take 
each respondent approximately 20 minutes 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 6,400 hours, which is equal to 19,200 (total 
respondents) * 1 (# of response per respondent) *.33333 (20 minutes).
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: No new cost is associated with this 
collection. All respondents can electronically submit the AFMER to ATF 
free of charge, however, it is estimated that half the respondents 
submit the form to the Federal Firearms Licensing Center by mail. The 
annual cost 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 will be reported as $6,048.00, which is equal to 
$0.63 (mailing cost per respondent) * 19,200 (# of respondents) * 50% 
(percentage of responses submitted by mail).

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
          Activity               Number of         Frequency       Total annual      response      Total annual
                                respondents                          responses        (min.)      burden (hours)
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ATF Form 5300.11............          19,200  1/annually........          19,200              20           6,400
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    If additional information is required contact: John 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.


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    Dated: June 29, 2023.
John Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-14273 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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