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• Fax: submit comments to the 

attention of Mr. Tracy Toulou, Office of 

Tribal Justice, Department of Justice, 

(202) 514–9078 (not a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Mr. Tracy Toulou, 

Director, Office of Tribal Justice, 

Department of Justice, at (202) 514–8812 

(not a toll-free number). To ensure 

proper handling of comments, please 

reference ‘‘Docket No. OTJ 102’’ on all 

electronic and written correspondence. 

The Department encourages all 

comments be submitted electronically 

through http://www.regulations.gov 

using the electronic comment form 

provided on that site. An electronic 

copy of the request for United States 

assumption of concurrent federal 

criminal jurisdiction submitted by the 

White Earth Nation is also available at 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web site 

for easy reference. Paper comments that 

duplicate the electronic submission are 

not necessary as all comments 

submitted to http://www.regulations.gov 

will be posted for public review and are 

part of the official docket record. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Posting of 

Public Comments. Please note that all 

comments received are considered part 

of the public record and made available 

for public inspection online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Such information 

includes personal identifying 

information (such as your name and 

address) voluntarily submitted by the 

commenter. 

You are not required to submit 

personal identifying information in 

order to comment on this rule. 

Nevertheless, if you want to submit 

personal identifying information (such 

as your name and address) as part of 

your comment, but do not want it to be 

posted online, you must include the 

phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You also must locate 

all the personal identifying information 

you do not want posted online in the 

first paragraph of your comment and 

identify what information you want 

redacted. 

If you want to submit confidential 

business information as part of your 

comment but do not want it to be posted 

online, you must include the phrase 

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You also must 

prominently identify confidential 

business information to be redacted 

within the comment. If a comment has 

so much confidential business 

information that it cannot be effectively 

redacted, all or part of that comment 

may not be posted on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Personal identifying information and 

confidential business information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will be placed in the agency’s public 

docket file, but not posted online. If you 

wish to inspect the agency’s public 

docket file in person by appointment, 

please see the paragraph above entitled 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Statutory Background 

For more than two centuries, the 

Federal Government has recognized 

Indian tribes as domestic sovereigns that 

have unique government-to-government 

relationships with the United States. 

Congress has broad authority to legislate 

with respect to Indian tribes, however, 

and has exercised this authority to 

establish a complex jurisdictional 

scheme for the prosecution of crimes 

committed in Indian country. (The term 

‘‘Indian country’’ is defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151.) Criminal jurisdiction in Indian 

country typically depends on several 

factors, including the nature of the 

crime; whether the alleged offender, the 

victim, or both are Indian; and whether 

a treaty, Federal statute, executive order, 

or judicial decision has conferred 

jurisdiction on a particular government. 

The Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) 

was enacted on July 29, 2010, as Title 

II of Public Law 111–211. The purpose 

of the TLOA is to help the Federal 

Government and tribal governments 

better address the unique public-safety 

challenges that confront tribal 

communities. Section 221(b) of the new 

law, now codified at 18 U.S.C. 1162(d), 

permits an Indian tribe with Indian 

country subject to State criminal 

jurisdiction under Public Law 280, 

Public Law 83–280, 67 Stat. 588 (1953) 

to request that the United States accept 

concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute 

violations of the General Crimes Act and 

the Major Crimes Act within that tribe’s 

Indian country. 

Department of Justice Regulation 

Implementing 18 U.S.C. 1162(d) 

On December 6, 2011, 76 FR 76037 

the Department published final 

regulations that established the 

framework and procedures for a 

mandatory Public Law 280 tribe to 

request the assumption of concurrent 

Federal criminal jurisdiction within the 

Indian country of the tribe that is 

subject to Public Law 280. 28 CFR 

50.25. Among other provisions, the 

regulations provide that upon receipt of 

a tribal request the Office of Tribal 

Justice shall publish a notice in the 

Federal Register seeking comments 

from the general public. 

Request by the White Earth Nation 

By a request dated February 8, 2012, 

the White Earth Nation located in the 

State of Minnesota requested the United 

States to assume concurrent Federal 

jurisdiction to prosecute violations of 18 

U.S.C. 1152 (the General Crimes, or 

Indian Country Crimes, Act) and 18 

U.S.C. 1153 (the Major Crimes Act) 

within the Indian country of the tribe. 

This would allow the United States to 

assume concurrent criminal jurisdiction 

over offenses within the Indian country 

of the tribe without eliminating or 

affecting the State’s existing criminal 

jurisdiction. 

Solicitation of Comments 

This notice solicits public comments 

on the above request. 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Tracy Toulou, 

Director, Office of Tribal Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9729 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–0026] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested; Report of Theft 

or Loss of Explosives 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of information 

collection under review. 

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. This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register, 

Volume 77, Number 24, page 5845 on 

February 6, 2012, allowing for a 60-day 

comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until May 23, 2012. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

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Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ 

Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 

your comments are received is to email 

them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax them to 202–395–7285. All 

comments should reference the eightdigit OMB number or the title of the 

collection. If you have questions 

concerning the collection, contact DOJ 

Desk Officer at 202–514–4304. 

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. 

Summary of Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Report of Theft or Loss of Explosives. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: ATF F 5400.5. 

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: Business or other forprofit. Other: None. 

Need for Collection 

Losses or theft of explosives must, by 

statute be reported within 24 hours of 

the discovery of the loss or theft. This 

form contains the minimum information 

necessary for ATF to initiate criminal 

investigations. 

(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 300 

respondents will complete the form 

within 1 hour and 48 minutes. 

(6) An estimate of the total burden (in 

hours) associated with the collection: 

There are an estimated 540 annual total 

burden hours associated with this 

collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Jerri Murray, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

Department of Justice, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E–508, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9680 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–0079] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested; Transactions 

Among Licensee/Permittees and 

Transactions Among Licensees and 

Holders of User Permits 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of information 

collection. 

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. This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register, 

Volume 77, Number 30, page 8277 on 

February 14, 2012, allowing for a 60 day 

comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until May 23, 2012. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments concerning this 

information collection should be 

directed to The Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ 

Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 

your comments are received is to email 

them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax them to 202–395–7285. All 

comments should reference the eight 

digit OMB number or the title of the 

collection. If you have questions 

concerning the collection, please 

contact William Miller, 202–648–7120, 

eipb@atf.gov or the DOJ Desk Officer at 

202–514–4304. 

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. 

Summary of Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Transactions Among Licensee/ 

Permittees and Transactions Among 

Licensees and Holders of User Permits. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: None. 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: Business or other forprofit. Other: None. 

Need for Collection 

The Safe Explosives Act requires an 

explosives distributor must verify the 

identity of the purchaser; an explosives 

purchaser must provide a copy of the 

license/permit to distributor prior to the 

purchase of explosive materials; 

possessors of explosive materials must 

provide a list of explosives storage 

locations; purchasers of explosive 

materials must provide a list of 

representatives authorized to purchase 

on behalf of the distributor; and an 

explosive purchaser must provide a 


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