[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81111-81112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23156]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB 1140-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Identification Markings Placed on Firearms

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), The 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
December 6, 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: 
Jennifer Scott, FIPB, either by mail at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives; 99 New York Ave., Washington, DC 20226, by 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f09061f0d42060109001d020e1b0600010c0003030a0c1b0600012f0e1b0941080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cea8a7beace3a7a0a8a1bca3afbaa7a1a0ada1a2a2abadbaa7a1a08eafbaa8e0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at 202-648-
7190.

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: Each licensed firearms manufacturer and licensed firearms 
importer must legibly identify each firearm by engraving, casting, 
stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing on the frame 
or receiver an individual serial number, any associated license number, 
and all other additional required information to a depth of at least 
.003 inch and in a print size no smaller than \1/16\ inch. Used to 
facilitate the investigations of the criminal use of firearms. 
Information Collection (IC) OMB #1140-0050 is being revised to reflect 
an increase in costs resulting from an increase in the number of 
respondents and firearms covered by the information collection, and 
from adding both a burden hour monetized value and start-up costs based 
on a rulemaking that occurred since the last time this collection was 
renewed.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Identification Markings Placed 
on Firearms.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None.
    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: Private Sector-for 
or not for profit institutions.
    The obligation to respond is mandatory per 18 U.S.C Chapter 44 and 
26 U.S.C Sec.  5842.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time

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estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 22,662 
respondents will provide information in compliance with this 
information collection once per firearm, and it will take each 
respondent approximately 1 minute 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 257,419,782 total hours, which is equal to 
15,455,156 (total respondents) * 1 (# of response per respondent) * 
0.016666667 (1 minute).
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: 45,598,278.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                          Total
               Activity                   Number of    Frequency (per     annual      Time per     Total annual
                                         respondents      firearm)      responses     response    burden (hours)
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Identification Markings Placed on             22,662                1   15,445,156   0.016666667     257,419,782
 Firearms.............................
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    Unduplicated Totals...............        22,662                1   15,445,156   0.016666667     257,419,782
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    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: October 2, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-23156 Filed 10-4-24; 8:45 am]
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