43034 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 154 / Monday, August 11, 1997 / Notices

person to receive a firearm from a

Federal firearms licensee. It is also used

to establish the identity of the buyer.

The form is also used in law

enforcement in investigations/

inspections to trace firearms or to

confirm criminal activity of persons

violating the GCA. The record retention

requirement for this information

collection is 20 years.

Current Actions: Revisions have been

made to the form in accordance with

new laws and regulations. Question 8a.

on the form asks whether the transferee

of the firearm is the actual purchaser.

This question implements the GCA,

which precludes licensees from

transferring firearms without making a

record of this disposition, including the

identity, place of residence, and date of

birth of firearms purchasers. Question

8j. is being added as a result of the

Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994. This statute

amended the GCA to make it unlawful

for any person subject to a court order

restraining them from harassing,

stalking, or threatening an intimate

partner or child of such partner to ship,

transport, possess, or receive firearms.

Definition 4. defines intimate partner.

Question 8k. of the form is added as a

result of the Omnibus Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 1997. This statute

amended the GCA to make it unlawful

for any person to ship, transport,

possess, or receive firearms. Definition

5. defines a misdemeanor crime of

domestic violence. The form has been

amended to advise law enforcement

officers that they must certify that they

have not been convicted of a

misdemeanor crime of domestic

violence. There has been a change in the

certification statement on the front of

the form, in which the firearm

purchaser certifies that he/she

understands that the repetitive purchase

of firearms for resale requires a Federal

Firearms license. Important Notice 7.

has been added, advising purchasers

acquiring firearms for the purpose of

exportation that the State Department

may require a license to be obtained

prior to exportation. Additional

information is being requested on the

form as a result of changes to the

firearms regulations. These changes will

require that a transferee identify his/her

citizenship status and State of

residence. These changes will also

require that aliens legally in the United

States show photo identification and

documentation (such as utility bills or

lease agreements) establishing that they

have resided in the United States at

least 90 days as required by the

regulations.

Type of Review: Extension with

changes.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,900.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 9,057.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–21171 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Licensed Firearms Dealers Records of

Acquisition, Disposition and Supporting

Data.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 10, 1997

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Nicholas Colucci,

Firearms and Explosives Operations

Branch, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–

8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Licensed Firearms Dealers

Records of Acquisition, Disposition and

Supporting Data.

OMB Number: 1512–0490.

Form Number: ATF F

4473(5300.24)Part I(LV), Firearms

Transaction Record Part I Low Volume,

Over-the-Counter and ATF F

4473(5300.25)Part II(LV), Firearms

Transaction Record Part II Low Volume,

Intra-State Non-Over-the-Counter.

Recordkeeping Requirement ID

Number: ATF REC 7570/2.

Abstract: These records furnish

specific information indispensable to

ATF’s mission to enforce the firearms

laws and regulations. The low volume

forms are used only by Federal firearms

licensees disposing of 50 or fewer

firearms per 12-month period. They are

kept at the licensee’s option, in lieu of

ATF 4473 and records of acquisition

and disposition. The record retention

requirement for this information

collection is 20 years.

Current Actions: Revisions have been

made to these forms as a result of new

laws and regulations. A new question in

item 13a. of both Part I and Part II of the

form asks whether the transferee of the

firearms is the actual purchaser. This

item implements the Gun Control Act

(GCA), which precludes licensees from

transferring firearms without making a

record of this disposition, including the

identity, place of residence, and date of

birth of firearms purchasers. A new

question in item 13j. of both Part I and

Part II of the form is added as a result

of the Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994. This statute

amended the GCA to make it unlawful

for any person subject to a court order

restraining them from harassing,

stalking, or threatening an intimate

partner or child of such partner to ship,

transport, possess, or receive firearms.

Definition 4. on both forms defines

intimate partner. A new question in

item 13k. on both Part I and Part II of
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the form is added as a result of the

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations

Act of 1997. This statute amended the

GCA to make it unlawful for any person

convicted of a misdemeanor crime of

domestic violence to ship, transport,

possess, or receive firearms. Definition

6. on both forms defines a misdemeanor

crime of domestic violence. Instruction

to Transferee 3. is added to advise law

enforcement officers that they must

certify that they have not been

convicted of a misdemeanor crime of

domestic violence. Two new questions,

in items 13l. and 13m. of both Part I and

Part II of the form, are added as the

result of amendments to the firearms

regulations which require that aliens

purchasing firearms provide residency

certification and documentation.

Definition 7. defines State of Residence

and gives three examples for the

purpose of illustration. A new question,

enumerated as item 18. on Part I of the

form only, is added for identifying the

name and location of the gun show at

which the transfer was made, if

applicable.

This item is added to help dealers

comply with GCA regulations which

require them to record this information

in their acquisition and disposition

records. Because low volume dealers

use ATF F 4473 LV in lieu of the

acquisition and disposition records, the

form will now accommodate this

recordkeeping requirement.

Type of Review: Extension with

changes.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,042.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: August 6, 1997

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–21172 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Firearms Transaction Record, Part I,

Over the Counter.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 10, 1997

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, Linda Barnes, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Nicholas Colucci,

Firearms and Explosives Operations

Branch, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–

8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Firearms Transaction Record,

Part I, Over the Counter.

OMB Number: 1512–0129.

Form Number: ATF F 4473 (5300.9)

Part I.

Abstract: The form is used to

determine the eligibility under the Gun

Control Act (GCA) of a person to receive

a firearm from a Federal firearms

licensee. It is also used to establish the

identity of the buyer. Additionally, the

form is used in law enforcement for the

purpose of investigations/inspections to

trace firearms or to confirm criminal

activity of persons violating the GCA.

The record retention requirement for

this information collection is 20 years.

Current Actions: Revisions have been

made to the form in accordance with

new laws and regulations. Question 8a.

was added to prevent ‘‘straw purchases’’

in which someone other than the actual

buyer poses as the buyer and fills out

the form in place of the buyer. Question

8j. was added as a result of the Violent

Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Act of 1994. This statute amended the

GCA to make it unlawful for any person

subject to a court order restraining them

from harassing, stalking, or threatening

an imtimate partner or child of such

partner to ship, transport, possess, or

receive firearms. Question 8k. was

added as a result of Omnibus

Consolidated Appropriations Act of

1997. This statute amended the GCA to

make it unlawful for any person

convicted of a ‘‘misdemeanor crime of

domestic violence’’ to ship, transport,

possess, or receive firearms. The form

has been amended to make it necessary

for purchasers to attest that they are, in

fact, residents of the state in which they

are purchasing the firearm. In the case

of aliens, it requires that they meet the

90 day residency requirements currently

stipulated in the regulations. The form

has been further revised to require

aliens to present documentation

establishing residency (utility bills or

lease agreements) in addition to photo

identification.

Type of Review: Extension with

changes.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,000,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,026,000.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,