[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 8274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03395]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Title--Explosives Licensee/Permittee Out-of-
Business Records
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), 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: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may
submit written comments for 30 days, until midnight on March 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this
information collection to 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: 1140-0102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions, or need a copy
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact: Matthew Grim at the Out-of-
Business Records Center, either by mail at National Tracing Center; 244
Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 800-788-7133, ext 03683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 90 FR 54760, on November
28, 2025, allowing a 60-day comment period. We encourage written
comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed information collection. Your comments should
address one or more of the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to
properly perform the identified functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the proposed
information collection's burden, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether, and if so how, the agency can enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and
--Minimize the information collection's burden 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 responses to be
submitted electronically.
You may view this information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice
information collections currently under review by OMB and look for
1140-0102.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three
years without renewal. DOJ notes that information collection
requirements submitted to OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-
month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of information collection: revising a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the form/collection: Explosives Licensee/Permittee Out-
of-Business Records.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
Form number: none.
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; private sector for- or
not-for-profit institutions.
Abstract: Regulations under 27 CFR 555.128 require explosives
licensees/permittees to transfer required records to the ATF Out-of-
Business Records Center when they discontinue business without a
successor. The records on licensee/permittee importing, manufacturing,
shipping, receiving, selling, or otherwise disposing of explosive
materials aid ATF in conducting investigations into trafficking and
other criminal misuse of explosives.
5. Obligation to respond: mandatory per Sec. 555.121.
6. Total estimated number of respondents: 250 respondents.
7. Estimated time per respondent: 30 minutes.
8. Frequency: when the respondent discontinues business.
9. Total estimated annual time burden: 115 total hours.
10. Total estimated annual other costs burden: Based on records
over the past three years, most out-of-business records are submitted
in a large envelope. ATF estimates that mailing costs to submit out-of-
business records is $1.27 for a large envelope. At 230 annual
responses, ATF estimates that the total annual mailing costs for this
ICR are $292.
Revisions to This Information Collection
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0102 is being revised to
reflect the decrease in the number of explosives licensees/permittees
going out of business over the past three years, a decrease of 308
respondents. This change has resulted in a consequential decrease in
public burden hours, down from 269 to 115 now. The reduced number of
respondents, along with the ability to submit records electronically,
has also resulted in a significant decrease in the shipping and mailing
costs. In addition, this renewal includes a monetized value for the
time burden, based on a new request from OMB, and the title has been
slightly modified to clarify that it applies to explosives licensees/
permittees.
Public Comments
ATF did not receive comments on this information collection during
the 60-day notice and comment period.
If you need additional information, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division; United States Department of Justice; Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 18, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-03395 Filed 2-19-26; 8:45 am]
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