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###### Department of Justice

###### Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

          - [OMB Number 1140-0006]

# ACTION:

60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War.

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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for “sixty days” until December 18, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

If you have 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 Kevin Boydston, Chief, Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25401.

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;

—Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 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:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Application and Permit For Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War.                

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number:*                     ATF F 6, Part II (5330.3B). Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.                

                    (4)                     *Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief**abstract: Primary:*                     Individuals or households.                     *Other:*                     Business or other for-profit, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government. The information collection is needed to determine whether firearms, ammunition and implements of war are eligible for importation into the United States. The information is used to secure authorization to import such articles. The form is used by persons who are members of the United States Armed Forces.                

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated**for an average respondent to respond:*                     It is estimated that 9,000 respondents will complete a 30 minute form.                

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     There are an estimated 4,500 annual total burden hours associated with this collection.                

*If additional information is required contact:*                     Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.                

Dated: October 13, 2009.

Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. E9-25012 Filed 10-16-09; 8:45 am]

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