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###### Department of Justice

          - [OMB Number 1140-0096]

# AGENCY:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice.

# ACTION:

30-Day notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information                               ( print page 480)                            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 October 26, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.                    

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until February 5, 2024.

# 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: Shawn Stevens, ATF-FELC by email at                         *FELC@atf.gov*                         or by telephone at 304-616-4400.                    

# 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 1140-0096. 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:*                     Extension of a previously approved collection.                

                    2.                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Environmental Information.                

                    3.                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:*                     ATF Form 5000.29. 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: Affected Public:*                     Private Sector—businesses for or not for profit institutions.                

*Abstract:*                     The National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 55, authorizes the execution of ATF Form 5000.29, during the application process, to ensure compliance.                

                    5.                     *Obligation to Respond:*                     The obligation to respond is voluntary.                

                    6.                     *Total Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     680 respondents.                

                    7.                     *Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     30 minutes.                

                    8.                     *Frequency:*                     Once annually.                

                    9.                     *Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:*                     340 hours.                

                    10.                     *Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:*                     The estimated annual cost associated is $448.80 (680 respondents × $0.66 postal rate) to mail the form as part application.                

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: December 29, 2023.

Darwin Arceo,

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

[FR Doc. 2023-28972 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]

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