80 FR 10514 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Identification Markings Placed on Firearms

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will submit 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10514-10515]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03976]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1140-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Identification Markings Placed on Firearms

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 submit 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 
April 27, 2015.

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, please contact 
Helen Koppe, Firearms Industry Programs Branch, at [email protected].

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 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.

Overview of This Information Collection 1140-0050

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of an 
existing collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Identification Markings Placed 
on Firearms.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department 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:
    Primary: Business or other for-profit.
    Other: None.
    Abstract: Each licensed firearms manufacturer or licensed firearms 
importer must legibly identify each firearm by engraving, casting, 
stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing on the frame 
or receiver an individual serial number.
    Also, ATF requires minimum height and depth requirements for 
identification markings placed on firearms.

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    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
11,214 respondents will take 1 minute to transport, load, mark, and 
unload firearm in machinery.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with 
this collection is 92,326 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: February 23, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-03976 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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