82 FR 23838 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act Registration Form, ATF F 5070.1

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

Page Range		23838-23839
FR Document		2017-10624

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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, on March 14, 2017, allowing for a 60-day comment period.

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-10624]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act 
Registration Form, ATF F 5070.1

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 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. The proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register, on March 14, 2017, allowing for a 60-day comment 
period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until June 23, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments, 
particularly with respect to the estimated public burden or associated 
response time, have suggestions, need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions, or desire any 
other additional information, please contact Keith Krolczyk, National 
Investigative Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Branch, either 
by mail at 99 New York Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20226, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 202-648-8526. Written comments and/or 
suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
[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;

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--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

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Prevent All Cigarette 
Trafficking (PACT) Act Registration Form.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:
    Form number: ATF F 5070.1.
    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: The form is required for any person who sells, transfers, 
or ships for profit cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in interstate 
commerce, whereby such cigarettes or smokeless tobacco are shipped into 
a State, locality, or Indian country of an Indian tribe taxing the sale 
or use of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, or who advertises or offers 
cigarettes or smokeless tobacco for such a sale, transfer, or shipment, 
shall file first with the Attorney General of the United States.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
400 respondents will utilize the form, and it will take each respondent 
approximately 1 hour to complete the form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with 
this collection is 400 hours, which is equal to (400 (# of respondents) 
* 1 (hourly rate to complete the form).
    (7) An Explanation of the Change in Estimates: This revision is due 
to ATF's most recent figures regarding the number of affected 
businesses annually, which have resulted in a decrease of respondents 
from 3,000 to 400, and a reduction in burden hours from 3,000 to 400. 
The wage rate is also updated to the September 2016 BLS wage rate, and 
also reflects a reduction in the burden costs for this collection from 
$42,000 to $9,396.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 19, 2017
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-10624 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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DATES: Comments are encouraged and Firearm and Registration to Special DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
will be accepted for an additional 30 Occupational Taxpayer.
days until June 23, 2017. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
(3) The agency form number, if any,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If and Explosives
and the applicable component of the
you have additional comments, Department sponsoring the collection:
particularly with respect to the [OMB Number 1140–0098]
Form number: ATF Form 3 (5320.3).
estimated public burden or associated
response time, have suggestions, need a Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Agency Information Collection
copy of the proposed information Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Activities; Proposed eCollection
collection instrument with instructions, Department of Justice. eComments Requested; Prevent All
or desire any other additional Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act
(4) Affected public who will be asked Registration Form, ATF F 5070.1
information, please contact Gary or required to respond, as well as a brief
Schaible, Office of Enforcement abstract: AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Programs and Services, National Firearms and Explosives, Department of
Firearms Act Division, Bureau of Primary: Business or other for-profit.
Justice.
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Other: Individuals or households.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
Explosives (ATF) either by mail at 99 Abstract: This form is used to transfer
New York Ave. NE., Washington, DC National Firearms Act (NFA) regulated SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
20226, by email at nfaombcomments@ items between Federal firearms (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
atf.gov, or by telephone at 202 648– licensees (FFL)/Special Occupational Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will
7165. Written comments and/or Tax (SOT) payers to be exempted from submit the following information
suggestions can also be directed to the collection request to the Office of
the transfer tax incurred for each item.
Office of Management and Budget, Management and Budget (OMB) for
Office of Information and Regulatory (5) An estimate of the total number of review and approval in accordance with
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice respondents and the amount of time the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or estimated for an average respondent to The proposed information collection
sent to OIRA_submissions@ respond: An estimated 10,500 was previously published in the Federal
omb.eop.gov. respondents will utilize the form, and it Register, on March 14, 2017, allowing
will take each respondent for a 60-day comment period.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
approximately 30 minutes to complete DATES: Comments are encouraged and
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the form. will be accepted for an additional 30
the proposed collection of information (6) An estimate of the total public days until June 23, 2017.
are encouraged. Your comments should burden (in hours) associated with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
address one or more of the following collection: The estimated annual public you have additional comments,
four points: burden associated with this collection is particularly with respect to the
—Evaluate whether the proposed 88, 750 hours, which is equal to estimated public burden or associated
collection of information is necessary (177,500 (total # of annual responses) * response time, have suggestions, need a
for the proper performance of the .5 (30mins). copy of the proposed information
functions of the agency, including (7) An Explanation of the Change in collection instrument with instructions,
whether the information will have Estimates: The adjustments for this or desire any other additional
practical utility; information, please contact Keith
information collection are an increase in
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s Krolczyk, National Investigative
the number of respondents by 4,500,
estimate of the burden of the Division, Alcohol and Tobacco
and an increase in the number of Enforcement Branch, either by mail at
proposed collection of information, responses by 107,000. As a result of
including the validity of the 99 New York Avenue NE., Washington,
these increases, the annual burden DC 20226, by email at ATEB@atf.gov, or
methodology and assumptions used; hours has increased by 53,500 hours.
—Evaluate whether and if so how the by telephone at 202–648–8526. Written
quality, utility, and clarity of the If additional information is required comments and/or suggestions can also
information to be collected can be contact: Melody Braswell, Department be directed to the Office of Management
enhanced; and Clearance Officer, United States and Budget, Office of Information and
—Minimize the burden of the collection Department of Justice, Justice Regulatory Affairs, Attention
of information on those who are to Management Division, Policy and Department of Justice Desk Officer,
respond, including through the use of Planning Staff, Two Constitution Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_
appropriate automated, electronic, Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, submissions@omb.eop.gov.
mechanical, or other technological Washington, DC 20530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
collection techniques or other forms comments and suggestions from the
Dated: May 19, 2017.
of information technology, e.g., public and affected agencies concerning
Melody Braswell, the proposed collection of information
permitting electronic submission of
responses. Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. are encouraged. Your comments should
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Department of Justice. address one or more of the following
Overview of This Information [FR Doc. 2017–10625 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] four points:
Collection BILLING CODE 4410–14–P —Evaluate whether the proposed
(1) Type of Information Collection: collection of information is necessary
Revision of a currently approved for the proper performance of the
collection. functions of the agency, including
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: whether the information will have
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until June 23, 2017.
Contact		If you have additional comments, particularly with respect to the estimated public burden or associated response time, have suggestions, need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or desire any other additional information, please contact Keith Krolczyk, National Investigative Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Branch, either by mail at 99 New York Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20226, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-648-8526. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 23838

82 FR 23838 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act Registration Form, ATF F 5070.1

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives