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comments to the RAC at the BLM 

Albuquerque District Office, 435 

Montano Rd., Albuquerque, NM, 87107. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martı ́n Visarraga, BLM Albuquerque 

District Office, 435 Montano Rd., 

Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505–761– 

8902. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8229 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 10- 

member Albuquerque District RAC 

advises the Secretary of the Interior, 

through the BLM, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in New Mexico’s 

Albuquerque District. 

Planned agenda items include a 

welcoming and introduction of new 

Council members; election of chair and 

vice chair; an update on the Rio Puerco 

Management Plan, Sun Zia Southwest 

Transmission Project, Kinder Morgan 

Lobos CO2 Pipeline Project, Mobile 

Workforce, Force Account Crew, law 

enforcement, Rio Puerco Management 

Committee, and a discussion on estray 

horses. 

A half-hour comment period during 

which the public may address the RAC 

will begin at 11 a.m. All RAC meetings 

are open to the public. Depending on 

the number of individuals wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. 

Michael H. Tupper, 

Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[OMB Number 1010–0048] 

Information Collection: Geological and 

Geophysical Explorations of the Outer 

Continental Shelf; Submitted for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

MMAA104000 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) is notifying the 

public that we have submitted an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

concerns the paperwork requirements in 

the regulations under 30 CFR 551, 

Geological and Geophysical (G&G) 

Explorations of the Outer Continental 

Shelf. This notice provides the public a 

second opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of this collection. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

January 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this 

ICR to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior at OMB– 

OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov (email). Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

BOEM Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 381 Elden Street, HM– 

3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170 (mail) or 

boemcmts@gmail.com (email). Please 

reference ICR 1010–0048 in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Policy, Regulations, and 

Analysis at boemcmts@gmail.com 

(email) or (202) 513–7672. You may 

review the ICR and form online at 

http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to review Department of the 

Interior collections under review by 

OMB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0048. 

Title: 30 CFR 551, Geological and 

Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the 

Outer Continental Shelf. 

Form: BOEM–0327, Requirements for 

G&G Explorations or Scientific Research 

on the Outer Continental Shelf. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

to prescribe rules and regulations to 

administer leasing of mineral resources 

on the OCS. The OCS Lands Act (43 

U.S.C. 1340) states that ‘‘any person 

authorized by the Secretary may 

conduct geological and geophysical 

explorations in the outer Continental 

Shelf, which do not interfere with or 

endanger actual operations under any 

lease maintained or granted pursuant to 

this subchapter, and which are not 

unduly harmful to aquatic life in such 

area.’’ The section further requires that 

permits to conduct such activities may 

only be issued if it is determined that 

the applicant is qualified; the activities 

do not result in pollution or create 

hazardous or unsafe conditions; the 

activities do not unreasonably interfere 

with other uses of the area or disturb 

any site, structure, or object of historical 

or archaeological significance. 

Applicants for permits are required to 

submit form BOEM–0327 to provide the 

information necessary to evaluate their 

qualifications, and upon approval, 

respondents are issued a permit. 

Also, as a Federal agency, we have a 

continuing affirmative duty to comply 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), and Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA). This includes a 

substantive duty not to take agency 

actions that are likely to jeopardize 

protected species as well as a 

procedural duty to consult with the Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS) and 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration Fisheries (NOAA 

Fisheries) before engaging in a 

discretionary action that may affect a 

protected species. 

The Independent Offices 

Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and the OMB Circular A–25 

authorize Federal agencies to recover 

the full cost of services that confer 

special benefits. All G&G permits are 

subject to cost recovery, and BOEM 

regulations specify service fees for these 

requests. 

Regulations to carry out these 

responsibilities are contained in 30 CFR 

551 and are the subject of this 

information collection renewal. BOEM 

uses the information to ensure there is 

no environmental degradation, personal 

harm or unsafe operations and 

conditions, damage to historical or 

archaeological sites, or interference with 

other uses; to analyze and evaluate 

preliminary or planned drilling 

activities; to monitor progress and 

activities in the OCS; to acquire G&G 

data and information collected under a 

Federal permit offshore; and to 

determine eligibility for reimbursement 

from the government for certain costs. 

Information on the G&G characteristics 

of oil- and gas-bearing physiographic 

regions aids the Secretary in obtaining 

a proper balance among the potentials 

for environmental damage, the 

discovery of oil and gas, and associated 

impacts on affected coastal States. 

In this renewal, we are including the 

estimated G&G permit applications and 

information that will be submitted for 

the Atlantic OCS. As a result of the 

BOEM Record of Decision regarding 

G&G survey activities on the Mid- and 

South Atlantic OCS Planning Areas 

(issued on July 23, 2014 (79 FR 42815)), 

BOEM will now consider G&G permit 

applications for this area. 

Also in this renewal, BOEM is 

updating form BOEM–0327 to clarify 

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the types of copies being requested, 

delete incorrect language, make 

recommendations for faster processing, 

update addresses, and reference NEPA 

mitigation requirements. To respond to 

the types of questions BOEM receives 

from permittees on the form, BOEM is 

also clarifying wording, providing 

examples/tables to reduce confusion, 

and clarifying Regional differences, 

when necessary, to further assist 

permittees. BOEM is not asking for more 

information, just outlining current 

requirements in more detail. 

These improvements do not change 

the hour burden for the form; however, 

based on public comments and 

respondent outreach, BOEM is making 

significant changes to the estimated 

hour burdens associated with the 

application. For the majority of permit 

applications, which are associated with 

G&G exploration in the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, BOEM is increasing the 

hour burden from 3 to 300 hours. For 

applications in the frontier areas of the 

Alaska OCS Region and Atlantic OCS, 

BOEM is adjusting the burden to be 

significantly higher (from 300 to 1,000 

hours), not because of the form changes, 

but because of the requirements to 

submit environmental information 

sufficient for the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review about the effects of sound on 

marine mammals and other protected 

species. BOEM expects it will take more 

time for companies to compile and 

submit the necessary information to 

obtain the required authorizations to 

acquire a BOEM permit in these frontier 

areas, as well as to coordinate with 

other agencies. Due diligence, however, 

is still expected as full environmental 

review is authoritative within all OCS 

Regions. 

BOEM believes the increased burden 

hours in this renewal accommodate the 

various requirements for all OCS 

Regions that companies must meet for 

environmental compliance to obtain 

G&G data, such as obtaining BOEM 

permits, coordinating their activities 

with the Department of Defense (DOD) 

and the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA), as well as the 

additional requirement from the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) to obtain an Incidental Take 

Authorization under the MMPA. 

To complement the changes made in 

form BOEM–0327, BOEM is separating 

the requirements in the BOEM-issued 

permits by OCS Region to further assist 

permittees and clarify Regional 

differences. The actual permits are filled 

in by BOEM and do not incur a 

respondent hour burden. 

We protect proprietary information 

according to the Freedom of Information 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 551. No items of 

a sensitive nature are collected. 

Responses are mandatory. 

Frequency: On occasion, annual, or as 

specified in permits. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal OCS oil, 

gas, and sulphur permittees or notice 

filers. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: We 

estimate the burden for this collection to 

be about 40,954 hours. The following 

table details the individual components 

and respective hour burden estimates of 

this ICR. 

BURDEN TABLE

Citation 30 CFR 551 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burden * 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

30 CFR 551.1 through 551.6 

551.4(a), (b); 551.5(a), (b), 

(d); 551.6; 551.7.

Apply for permits (form BOEM–0327) to conduct G&G 

exploration, including deep stratigraphic tests/revisions when necessary and mitigations. Submit required information in manner specified.

1,000 AK** ..

1,000 ATL**

300 GOM ....

4 Applications ............

9 Applications ............

74 Applications ..........

4,000 

9,000 

22,200 

87 applications × $2,012 = $175,044 

551.4(b); 551.5(c), (d); 

551.6.

File notices to conduct scientific research activities, including notice to BOEM prior to beginning and after 

concluding activities.

1 .................. 1 Notice ..................... 1 

551.6(b); 551.7(b)(5) ........... Notify BOEM if specific actions should occur; report archaeological resources (no instances reported since 

1982). Consult with other users.

1 .................. 1 Notice ..................... 1 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................. 89 .............................. 35,202 

$175,044 non-hour cost burden 

30 CFR 551.7 through 551.9 

551.7; 551.8 ........................ Submit APD and Supplemental APD to BSEE ................ Burden included under BSEE regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart D 

(1014–0018) 

0 

551.7; 551.8(b) .................... Submit information on test drilling activities under a permit, including required information and plan revisions 

(e.g., drilling plan and environmental report).

1 .................. 1 Submission ............. 1 

551.7(c) ............................... Enter into agreement for group participation in test drilling, including publishing summary statement; provide 

BOEM copy of notice/list of participants (no agreements submitted since 1989).

1 .................. 1 Agreement .............. 1 

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BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Citation 30 CFR 551 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement 

Non-hour cost burden * 

Hour burden Average number of 

annual responses 

Annual burden 

hours 

551.7(d) ............................... Submit bond(s) on deep stratigraphic test and required 

securities.

Burden included under 30 CFR Part 

556 (1010–0006) 

0 

551.8(a) ............................... Request reimbursement for certain costs associated 

with BOEM inspections (no requests in many years).

1 .................. 1 Request .................. 1 

551.8(b), (c) ......................... Submit modifications to, and status/final reports on, activities conducted under a permit.38 AK ** ....... 4 Respondents × 10 

Reports = 40.

1,520 

38 ATL** ...... 9 Respondents × 10 

Reports = 90.

3,420 

2 GOM ........ 55 Respondents × 3 

Reports = 165.

330 

551.9(c) ............................... Notify BOEM to relinquish a permit ................................. 1⁄2 ................ 2 Notices ................... 1 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................. 300 ............................ 5,274 

30 CFR 551.10 through 551.13 

551.10(c) ............................. File appeals ...................................................................... Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c) 0 

551.11; 551.12 .................... Notify BOEM and submit G&G data and/or information 

collected and/or processed by permittees, bidders, or 

3rd parties, etc., including reports, logs or charts, results, analyses, descriptions, information as required, 

and agreements, in manner specified.

4 .................. 40 Submissions ......... 160 

551.13 .................................. Request reimbursement for certain costs associated 

with reproducing data/information.

2 .................. 40 Submissions ......... 80 

Subtotal ........................ ........................................................................................... ..................... 80 .............................. 240 

30 CFR 551.14 

551.14(a), (b) ....................... Submit comments on BOEM intent to disclose data and/ 

or information to the public.

1 .................. 2 Comments .............. 2 

551.14(c)(2) ......................... Submit comments on BOEM intent to disclose data and/ 

or information to an independent contractor/agent.

1 .................. 2 Comments .............. 2 

551.14(c)(4) ......................... Contractor/agent submits written commitment not to sell, 

trade, license, or disclose data and/or information 

without BOEM consent.

1 .................. 2 Commitments ......... 2 

551.1–551.14 ....................... General departure and alternative compliance requests 

not specifically covered elsewhere in part 551 regulations.

1 .................. 2 Requests ................ 2 

Subtotal ........................ ........................................................................................... ..................... 8 ................................ 8 

Extension for Permit Form & Recordkeeping 

551.14(b) (BOEM–0327) ..... Request extension of permit time period; enter agreements.1 .................. 100 Extensions .......... 100 

Retain G&G data/information for 10 years and make 

available to BOEM upon request.

1 .................. 130 Recordkeepers ... 130 

Subtotal ........................ ........................................................................................... ..................... 230 ............................ 230 

Total Burden ......... ........................................................................................... ..................... 707 ............................ 40,954 

$175,044 non-hour cost burden. 

* Fees are subject to modification per inflation annually. 

** Burden hours for the frontier areas of the Alaska Region and Atlantic OCS are significantly higher because of NEPA and mitigation requirements. BOEM is accounting for the total time to compile/submit the necessary information to obtain the required authorizations to acquire a 

BOEM permit. There are currently no such activities ongoing in the Pacific OCS Region. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one non-hour cost 

burden for this collection of 

information. Under § 551.5(a) there is an 

application fee of $2,012 when 

respondents submit a permit application 

(refer to the table above). 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

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Comments: We invite comments 

concerning this information collection 

on: 

• Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

• The accuracy of our burden 

estimates; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

respondents. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on August 22, 

2014, BOEM published a Federal 

Register notice (79 FR 49807) 

announcing that we would submit this 

ICR to OMB for approval. This notice 

provided the required 60-day comment 

period. We received two sets of 

comments, which are discussed below. 

Discussion of Public Comments 

Received 

(1) International Assoc. of Geophysical 

Contractors (IAGC) With American 

Petroleum Institute (API) 

The IAGC and API jointly submitted 

one set of comments. BOEM has 

addressed each point separately below. 

Comment: Section D 3—Sound 

propagation information for Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM) Simsource Surveys is 

unwarranted. 

Response: BOEM has given this 

comment due consideration and 

decided not to remove GOM simsource 

survey submissions at this time. 

Simsource surveys are new to the GOM 

and have not been considered 

previously in a Gulf of Mexico 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement. As such, in the near term, 

BOEM will scrutinize these surveys in 

more detail than surveys that use serial 

or sequential methods of energizing 

source arrays. After a suitable period of 

time, this review may not be needed. 

Comment: Burden Estimates from 

BOEM are flawed. BOEM should 

recognize the substantial hour burden 

associated with permit application 

preparation. Expert consultants have 

detailed 300 to 1,000 hours for 

preparation of an application for G&G 

activity permits and marine mammal 

take permits. 

Response: In response to the comment 

and to respondent feedback, BOEM is 

increasing the hour burden to fill out 

the permit application form for the Gulf 

of Mexico OCS Region from 3 to 300 

hours and for the other OCS areas from 

300 to 1,000 hours. Companies 

conducting G&G activities in the Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region have experience in 

compiling and submitting the necessary 

information to obtain the required 

authorizations. However, in the frontier 

areas outside of the Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, BOEM expects it will take more 

time for companies to compile and 

submit the necessary information to 

obtain the required authorizations to 

acquire a BOEM permit in these areas as 

well as coordinate with other agencies. 

Therefore, the burden for applicants in 

the other OCS Regions to describe the 

environmental effects and proposed 

mitigations is estimated much higher. 

Comment: Section D. Proprietary 

Information Attachment Required for an 

Application for Geophysical Permit— 

Item 10 is requiring the applicant to list 

‘‘all proposed initial and final processed 

data sets that will result from 

acquisition under this activity.’’ An 

applicant can identify to BOEM what 

the original final processed data will be, 

but will be unable to provide other 

Forms of the processed data that the 

market may demand at the time the 

applicant submits form BOEM–0327. 

Response: After review, BOEM will 

continue this requirement. The burden 

is considered minimal as BOEM only 

expects the permittee to conjecture what 

processing/end products are known at 

the time the permit application is 

submitted. This information often 

provides BOEM with a starting place for 

determining what type of products to 

expect from a survey. Inaccuracies or 

later changes are not penalized. 

Comment: Section A. General 

Information—Item 4 requests an 

applicant provide a ‘‘Commencement 

Date’’ for the proposed geophysical 

activity. It is difficult for an applicant to 

provide a specific date because it is 

highly dependent on when the permit is 

used and when the vessel(s) and crew 

can be mobilized into the area of 

proposed activity. 

Response: The ‘‘expected’’ 

commencement and ‘‘expected’’ 

completion date requirements will 

remain in the application as they 

provide BOEM with an idea of how long 

the permittee expects the duration of the 

activity to be. The planned time frame 

for the activity is especially critical in 

Alaska for NEPA review. These dates 

are critical for determining the possible 

environmental effects of the activity for 

such issues as the timing of subsistence 

hunting and presence of different 

protected species. The effective date of 

a permit will still be the issuance date 

that starts the 12-month clock ticking. 

For Atlantic OCS permits, BOEM plans 

to coordinate the effective date of the 

permit with the effective date of the 

Incidental Harassment Authorization to 

the extent practicable. The goal is to 

provide the permittee with as close to 

the maximum 12 months of operating 

time as possible. 

Comment: Section A. General 

Information—Item 6 requests the 

applicant provide the vessel(s) name, 

registry number and registered owner(s). 

It can be difficult for an applicant to 

provide this information. This 

requirement does not accommodate the 

global nature of the geophysical 

industry nor the unpredictable timeline 

and regulatory uncertainty attendant 

with the requirements of the MMPA, 

NEPA and ESA. Geophysical contractors 

utilize vessels that are in high demand 

and that operate globally. It is difficult 

for an applicant to identify (with 

complete certainty) a specific vessel that 

will be available and will be used for a 

survey to be conducted several months 

to over a year later. Furthermore, the 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is provided 

the same information at the time the 

vessel(s) mobilize into the U.S. OCS. 

Consequently, the information request 

in BOEM Form 0327 is unnecessary. In 

the alternative, the Associations 

recommend that BOEM Form 0327 

require an applicant to submit the type 

of vessel(s) to be utilized in the survey 

(e.g., vessel classification, streamer 

versus OBN, number of streamers) and 

at the time the geophysical contractor 

notifies the USCG, the BOEM will also 

be notified of vessel(s) name, registry 

number(s) and registered owner(s). 

Response: Homeland Security, as well 

as the Department of Defense, has 

contacted BOEM in the past concerning 

survey vessels. Therefore, this 

requirement needs to be retained. 

However, BOEM agrees that the 

information for this requirement may or 

may not be known at the time the 

permit application is submitted. 

Currently, if the applicants know this 

information they can provide it with the 

application. If they do not, BOEM 

allows them to provide it at a later date 

prior to operations beginning. In these 

cases, email is often used to provide the 

information to BOEM in a timely 

manner. In a few instances, the 

permittee did not know which vessels 

were going to be used when the permit 

was issued. In these instances the 

permit cover letter stated that operations 

could not commence until the vessel 

information was provided to BOEM, 

usually by email for quick turnaround 

time. BOEM understands that this is of 

particular concern for Atlantic permits. 

The GOM flexibility will be extended to 

the Atlantic permits as well. The Alaska 

Region requires vessel information for 

the NEPA analysis. Companies are 

directed to provide vessel specs that 

represent the most likely type of vessels 

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that will be used for the activity. The 

final vessel information must be 

submitted ideally before the permit is 

issued, but definitely prior to 

commencement of operations pending 

approval from the NEPA staff. 

(2) North American Submarine Cable 

Assoc. (NASCA) 

Comment: NASCA urges BOEM to 

modify form BOEM–0327 to require 

permit applicants to identify and 

coordinate with submarine cables in the 

vicinity of any planned G&G activities. 

Response: BOEM believes that ‘‘other 

uses’’ currently on the form would 

include submarine cable companies and 

that the current coordination processes 

with regard to submarine cables are 

working well in mature areas such as 

the Gulf of Mexico and should work just 

as well in the other Regions. In 

recognition of the concerns expressed in 

the NASCA comments, we have 

acknowledged such other uses by 

adding the words ‘‘including submarine 

cables’’ in form BOEM–0327 (under 

General Requirements paragraph E). 

Furthermore, we will add ‘‘Submarine 

Cable Coordination’’ to the list of 

Stipulations we attach to every permit. 

The NASCA would need to provide 

points of contact, etc., for the permittee. 

The matter would then be dealt with 

between the permittee and the 

submarine cable company. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: December 9, 2014. 

Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, 

Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and 

Analysis. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0072] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Employee 

Possessor Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

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 is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

February 17, 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 

Christopher R. Reeves, Chief, Federal 

Explosives Licensing Center, 244 Needy 

Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405 or email 

at Christopher.R.Reeves@usdoj.gov. 

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 1140–0072 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Extension without change of a currently 

approved collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Employee Possessor Questionnaire. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: ATF Form 5400.28. 

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: Individual or households. 

Other: Business or other for-profit. 

Abstract: Each employee possessor in 

the explosives business or operations 

required to ship, transport, receive, or 

possess (actual or constructive), 

explosive materials must submit this 

form. The form will be submitted to 

ATF to determine whether the person 

who provided the information is 

qualified to be an employee possessor in 

an explosive business. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimated 10,000 

respondents will take 20 minutes 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 

3,334 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: December 11, 2014. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0046] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Certification 

on Agency Letterhead Authorizing 

Purchase of Firearm for Official Duties 

of Law Enforcement Officer 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will 

submit the following information 

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