Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Notices 14903 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0118] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Revision of a 

Previously Approved Collection; 

Authorization for Release of 

Information 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-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. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until April 

29, 2024. 

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, contact: Jaclyn 

N. Wiltshire, Personnel Security

Division, either by mail at U.S.

Department of Justice, PSD—Room (1E–

300), 99 New York Ave. NE,

Washington, DC 20226, by email at Niki.

Wiltshire@atf.gov, or telephone at 202–

648–9260.

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 Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 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. 

Abstract: The Authorization for 

Release of Information (ATF F 8620.56) 

is used to determine if a candidate for 

federal or contractor employment at the 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF) meets federal 

employment suitability requirements. 

Revisions to ATF F 8620.56 include 

removing the declination statement and 

signature/date fields and inserting a 

field for the candidate’s personal email 

addresses, which will allow ATF to 

conduct searches of social media 

websites. This information collection 

(IC) is being revised to make minor 

material changes to the form, such as 

removing the declination statement and 

signature/date fields and including a 

field for the respondent’s personal email 

addresses, which will allow ATF to 

conduct searches of social media 

websites. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection:

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection:

Authorization for Release of 

Information. 

3. The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

ATF Form 8620.56. 

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 the 

obligation to respond: Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

The obligation to respond is 

voluntary. 

5. An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimated 2,000 

respondents will utilize this collection 

once annually, and it will take each 

respondent approximately 5 minutes to 

complete their responses. 

6. An estimate of the total annual

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual public 

burden associated with this collection is 

167 hours, which is equal to 2,000 (total 

respondents) * 1 (# of response per 

respondent) * 0.08 (5 minutes). 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: $0. 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Activity Number of 

respondents Frequency Total annual responses 

Time per 

response 

(min) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

ATF Form 8620.56 ............................................... 2,000 1/annually ..................... 2,000 5 167 

Unduplicated Totals ....................................... 2,000 ....................................... 2,000 ........................ 167 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: February 26, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04277 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Equal 

Access to Justice Act 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Office of the 


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