Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 / Notices 59539 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Application 

for Federal Firearms License and Part 

B—Responsible Person Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 

(ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on June 12, 2023, allowing a 

60-day comment period. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 30 days until 

September 28, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Leslie Anderson, by email at 

Leslie.anderson@atf.gov, or telephone at 

304–616–4634. 

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; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and/or 

—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. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on 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 1140–0018. This 

information collection request may be 

viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view Department of 

Justice, information collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOJ notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Federal Firearms 

License and Part B—Responsible Person 

Questionnaire. 

3. Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form number: ATF Form 7 

(5310.12)/7CR (5310.16). 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: Individuals or households, 

Private Sector—businesses or other forprofit institutions. Abstract: Section 922 

of Chapter 44 of Title 18 requires 

persons wishing to be licensed to 

complete ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/7CR 

(5310.16) and for persons wishing to be 

added as a responsible person to 

complete Part B of ATF Form 7 

(5310.12A)/7CR (5310.16) to certify 

compliance with provisions of the law 

for the FFL business. The information 

collection (IC) OMB #1140–0018 is 

being revised to include material and 

non-material changes to the form, such 

as formatting changes to include an 

added header (added ‘‘Part B— 

Responsible Person Questionnaire’’ to 

the top of the page), spelling 

corrections, added verbiage, added 

references, grammatical changes 

(sentence rephrasing/statement 

modification), and updated definitions. 

5. Obligation to Respond: The 

obligation to respond is mandatory per 

section 922 of Chapter 44 of Title 18. 

6. Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 25,000 respondents. 

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

8. Frequency: Once annually. 

9. Total Estimated Annual Time 

Burden: 25,000 hours. 

10. Total Estimated Annual Other 

Costs Burden: The annual cost has 

increased due to a change in the postal 

rate from $0.55 during the last renewal 

in 2020, to $0.63 in 2023. Consequently, 

the new public cost burden will be 

reported as $15,750.00, which is equal 

to .63 (mailing cost per respondent) * 

25,000 (# of respondents). 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

United States Department of Justice, 

Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street 

NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: August 23, 2023. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18563 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0039] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Federal 

Firearms Licensee Firearms Inventory/ 

Firearms in Transit Theft/Loss Report 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 

(ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on June 14, 2023, allowing a 

60-day comment period. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 30 days until 

September 28, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have comments especially on the 


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