[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28813-28814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12225]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140-0075]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Explosives Transactions Involving Limited Permittees--(ATF Forms 5400.4
and 5400.30)
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
September 2, 2025.
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:
Michael O'Lena, EIPB, either by mail at 99 New York Avenue NE, Room
6.N.518, Washington, DC 20226, by email at [email protected], or telephone at (202) 648-7120.
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: Specific requirements for licensees and permittees to
distribute explosives materials in transactions involving limited
permittees, and to report lost or stolen Intrastate Purchase of
Explosives Coupons. This information collection is contained in 27 CFR
555.34, 555.105, and 555.125, and 555.126. Information Collection (IC)
OMB 1140-0075 is being revised to streamline the collections involving
explosives limited permittees. There previously were four collections
(OMB control numbers 1140-0025, 1140-0075, 1140-0077, and 1140-0079),
which have been combined, simplified, and updated to remove duplicative
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elements, and adjusted to reflect a regulatory change currently being
finalized. These changes reduced the collective burden arising from
these four ICRs. This ICR now includes three collection requirements:
submitting an authorized persons list, completing the Form 5400.4,
Limited Permittee Transaction Report (LPTR), and reporting lost or
stolen ATF Form 5400.30s, Intrastate Purchase of Explosives Coupons
(IPECs). Distributors and carriers no longer have to verify the
identity of the person accepting explosives delivered by common
carriers, and distributors can note the identification information they
do collect directly on the LPTR, thereby reducing the burden. The LPTR
has also been substantially revised to reflect the streamlined
information collection requirements, decreasing the amount of time for
record-keeping. In addition, the number of limited permittees has
decreased significantly since the previous renewal periods for the
original ICRs, from 100 respondents to 13, and the number of responses
has also significantly decreased. The time burden for this combined ICR
has therefore decreased, due both to streamlining the combined
collections and to the decrease in respondents and responses, from 1
hour per respondent or 254 hours total per year, to 25 minutes per
respondent or 9.75 hours total per year.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Explosives Transactions
Involving Limited Permittees.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Forms 5400.4
and 5400.30. 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-for or not for profit institutions. The
obligation to respond is required to obtain/retain a benefit,
voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 13
respondents will respond to this collection once annually (by
submitting an authorized persons list) and twice annually (by
submitting a completed 5400.4) for a total number of 13 sets of
responses. It will take each respondent approximately 0.75 hours 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 9.75 hours, which is equal to 13 total response sets
(13 submitted authorized persons list and 26 completed 5400.4) * 0.75
hours (0.0833 hours for authorized persons list and 0.33 to complete
form 5400.4).
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $0.
Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency Total annual responses Time per response (hours) burden (hours)
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Submit authorized persons list....... 13 1....................... 13...................... 0.0833....................... 1.083
Complete LPTR........................ 13 2....................... 26...................... 0.33......................... 8.667
Report coupon theft/loss............. 13 0....................... 0....................... 0.33 (if done; but since no 0
responses, this is 0).
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Total............................ 13 1 (set of responses per 13 (sets of responses).. 0.75 hours (per response set) 9.75
respondent).
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
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 26, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-12225 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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