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the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Please note the Secretary’s Office will 

accept only electronic filings during this 

time. Filings must be made through the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS, https://

edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any 

electronic filings will be accepted until 

further notice. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in the 

final phase of these investigations 

available to authorized applicants under 

the APO issued in the investigations, 

provided that the application is made 

no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. 

Authorized applicants must represent 

interested parties, as defined by 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the 

investigations. A party granted access to 

BPI in the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not reapply for such 

access. A separate service list will be 

maintained by the Secretary for those 

parties authorized to receive BPI under 

the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on March 11, 2025, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 

2025. Requests to appear at the hearing 

should be filed in writing with the 

Secretary to the Commission on or 

before Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Any 

requests to appear as a witness via 

videoconference must be included with 

your request to appear. Requests to 

appear via videoconference must 

include a statement explaining why the 

witness cannot appear in person; the 

Chairman, or other person designated to 

conduct the investigation, may in their 

discretion for good cause shown, grant 

such a request. Requests to appear as 

remote witness due to illness or a 

positive COVID–19 test result may be 

submitted by 3pm the business day 

prior to the hearing. Further information 

about participation in the hearing will 

be posted on the Commission’s website 

at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/ 

calendar.html. 

A nonparty who has testimony that 

may aid the Commission’s deliberations 

may request permission to present a 

short statement at the hearing. All 

parties and nonparties desiring to 

appear at the hearing and make oral 

presentations should attend a 

prehearing conference, if deemed 

necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on 

Friday, March 21, 2025. Parties shall file 

and serve written testimony and 

presentation slides in connection with 

their presentation at the hearing by no 

later than noon on March 24, 2025. Oral 

testimony and written materials to be 

submitted at the public hearing are 

governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 

201.13(f), and 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules. Parties must submit 

any request to present a portion of their 

hearing testimony in camera no later 

than 7 business days prior to the date of 

the hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of § 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is March 18, 2025. Parties shall 

also file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, 

and posthearing briefs, which must 

conform with the provisions of section 

207.25 of the Commission’s rules. The 

deadline for filing posthearing briefs is 

April 1, 2025. In addition, any person 

who has not entered an appearance as 

a party to the investigations may submit 

a written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before April 1, 2025. On April 16, 

2025, the Commission will make 

available to parties all information on 

which they have not had an opportunity 

to comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before April 18, 2025, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules. 

All written submissions must conform 

with the provisions of § 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 

207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The 

Commission’s Handbook on Filing 

Procedures, available on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_

on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates 

upon the Commission’s procedures with 

respect to filings. 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to § 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 

207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each 

document filed by a party to the 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service. 

Authority: These investigations are 

being conducted under authority of title 

VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice 

is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: November 13, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26884 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1365] 

Certain Photovoltaic Connectors and 

Components Thereof; Notice of a 

Commission Determination To Review 

in Part a Final Initial Determination; 

Request for Written Submissions on 

the Issues Under Review and on 

Remedy, the Public Interest, and 

Bonding; Extension of Target Date 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined to review 

in part a final initial determination 

(‘‘FID’’) issued by the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’). The 

Commission requests written 

submissions from the parties on the 

issues under review and submissions 

from the parties, interested government 

agencies, and other interested persons 

on the issues of remedy, the public 

interest, and bonding, under the 

schedule set forth below. 

DATES: The Commission has determined 

to extend the target date for this 

investigation to January 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Lall, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. 


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International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2043. Copies of 

non-confidential documents filed in 

connection with this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at https://

edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, 

please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server at https://

www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal, telephone (202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 

2023, the Commission instituted this 

investigation based on a complaint filed 

on behalf of Shoals Technologies Group, 

LLC (‘‘Shoals Technologies’’) of 

Portland, Tennessee. 88 FR 37905–06 

(June 9, 2023). The complaint alleges 

violations of section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 

(‘‘section 337’’), based upon the 

importation into the United States, the 

sale for importation, or sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain photovoltaic connectors and 

components thereof by reason of 

infringement of certain claims of U.S. 

Patent Nos. 10,553,739 (‘‘the ’739 

patent’’) and 10,992,254 (‘‘the ’254 

patent’’). The Commission’s notice of 

investigation (‘‘NOI’’) named the 

following eight respondents: (1) Hikam 

America, Inc. of Chula Vista, California; 

(2) Hikam Electro ́nica de Me ́xico, S.A. 

de C.V. of Mexicali, Mexico; (3) Hikam 

Tecnologia de Sinaloa of Guasave, 

Mexico; (4) Hewtech Philippines Corp. 

of Laguna, Philippines; (5) Hewtech 

Philippines Electronics Corp. of 

Pampanga, Philippines; (6) Hewtech 

(Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. of 

Shenzhen, China (collectively the 

‘‘Hikam Respondents’’); (7) Voltage, LLC 

(‘‘Voltage’’) of Chapel Hill, North 

Carolina; and (8) Ningbo Voltage Smart 

Production Co. (‘‘Ningbo Voltage’’) of 

Ningbo, China (collectively 

‘‘Respondents’’). Id. The Office of Unfair 

Import Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) was also 

named as a party in this investigation. 

Id. at 37906. 

On August 15, 2023, the Commission 

amended the complaint and NOI to add 

allegations of infringement against 

Voltage related to certain claims of U.S. 

Patent No. 11,689,153 (‘‘the ’153 

patent’’). See Order No. 5 (Jul. 18, 2023), 

unreviewed by 88 FR 56882–83 (Aug. 

21, 2023). 

The presiding ALJ held a Markman 

hearing on December 13, 2023, and on 

February 20, 2024, issued an order 

addressing claim construction for the 

’739, ’254, and ’153 patents. See Order 

No. 16 (Feb. 20, 2024) (‘‘Markman 

Order’’). On February 28, 2024, Shoals 

filed a motion for reconsideration of the 

Markman Order’s construction of the 

term ‘‘engaged with’’ in claims 1 and 10 

of the ’739 patent. On March 4 and 5, 

2024, Respondents and OUII filed 

oppositions to the motion, respectively. 

On March 11, 2024, the Commission 

terminated the following claims from 

the investigation based on Shoals’ 

withdrawal of the complaint as to those 

claims: claims 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 

15–18 of the ’739 patent, claims 2–4, 8– 

12, 14, and 15 of the ’254 patent, and 

claims 2, 3, 6, and 15–17 of the ’153 

patent. See Order No. 15 (Feb. 9, 2024), 

unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (March 

11, 2024). 

On March 25, 2024, the Commission 

terminated the ’254 patent from this 

investigation based on Shoals’ 

withdrawal of the complaint as to that 

patent. See Order No. 19 (Feb. 28, 2024), 

unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (March 

26, 2024). 

On April 19, 2024, the Commission 

determined not to review the ALJ’s grant 

of summary determination that Shoals 

has not satisfied the technical prong of 

the domestic industry requirement for 

the ’739 Patent and, thus, found no 

violation as to the ’739 patent. Order 

No. 20 (March 6, 2024), unreviewed by 

Comm’n Notice (Apr. 19, 2024). In 

Order No. 20, the ALJ also denied 

Shoals’ motion for reconsideration of 

the Markman Order. Id. Only the ’739 

patent was asserted against the Hikam 

Respondents. See Comm’n Notice (Apr. 

19, 2024); Am. Compl. at 66. 

Accordingly, the Hikam Respondent 

were effectively terminated from the 

investigation as of the termination of the 

’739 patent. On June 18, 2024, Shoals 

filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. 

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

appealing the Commission’s finding of 

no violation as to the ’739 patent. See 

Case No. 24–1991, Notice of Docketing 

(Fed. Cir. June 24, 2024). 

On April 26, 2024, the Commission 

terminated this investigation with 

respect to asserted claim 8 of the ’153 

patent based on Shoals’ withdrawal of 

the complaint as to that claim. See 

Order No. 29 (April 2, 2024), 

unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (Apr. 26, 

2024). 

The ALJ held an evidentiary hearing 

on March 18–22, 2024. As of the 

hearing, Shoals asserted claims 1, 11– 

14, 18, 21, 23, and 24 of the ’153 patent 

against the accused Voltage Trunk Bus, 

and Voltage sought adjudication of the 

Voltage Alternative Design [‘‘AD’’] 

Trunk Bus with respect to and claims 21 

and 24 of the ’153 patent. Shoals also 

asserted that its domestic industry 

product practices claims 1 and 21 of the 

’153 patent for purposes of the domestic 

industry requirement. 

On August 30, 2024, the presiding 

ALJ issued the FID, finding that there 

has been a violation of section 337 in 

the importation into the United States, 

the sale for importation, and/or the sale 

in the United States after importation of 

certain photovoltaic connectors and 

components thereof with respect to 

certain claims of the ’153 patent. 

Specifically, the FID finds as to the ’153 

patent that: (1) the Voltage Trunk Bus 

and Voltage AD Trunk Bus have been 

imported into the United States, sold for 

importation, and/or sold within the 

United States after importation; (2) the 

Voltage Trunk Bus satisfies claims 1, 

11–14, and 18; (3) the Voltage Trunk 

Bus does not satisfy claims 21, 23, and 

24; (4) the Voltage AD Trunk Bus does 

not satisfy claims 1, 11–14, 18, 21, 23, 

and 24; (5) Shoals has satisfied the 

technical prong of the domestic industry 

requirement; (6) Shoals has satisfied the 

economic prong of the domestic 

industry requirement; and (7) Voltage 

has not shown that claims 1, 11–14, 18, 

21, 23, and 24 are invalid. 

On September 13, 2024, the presiding 

ALJ issued a Recommended 

Determination on Remedy and Bonding 

(‘‘RD’’). The RD recommends that the 

Commission issue a limited exclusion 

order in the event it finds a violation of 

section 337 and impose a bond of 100 

percent during the period of 

Presidential Review. 

On October 15 and 16, 2024, Shoals 

and Voltage, respectively, filed a 

statement on the public interest 

pursuant to Commission Rule 

210.50(a)(4), 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4). On 

October 2 and October 15, 2024, 

American Wire Group of Miami, Fla. 

and Strata Clean Energy of Durham, 

N.C. respectively filed statements on the 

public interest in response to the 

Commission’s Federal Register notice. 

See 89 FR 76869–70 (Sept. 19, 2024). 

On September 16, 2024, Shoals filed 

a petition for review of the FID. In its 

petition, Shoals Technologies argued 

that the ALJ should not have considered 

respondents’ redesign product, the 

Voltage AD Trunk Bus, as being within 

the scope of the investigation. 

On the same day, Respondents also 

filed a petition for review of several of 

the FID’s findings, including: (1) the 

FID’s construction of the term ‘‘aperture, 

recited in the asserted claims of the ’153 

patent’’ as defined by the ‘‘Modified 

Cable Test’’; (2) the FID’s finding that 

the asserted claims of the ’153 patent are 

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description and/or indefiniteness; (3) 

the FID’s finding that Shoals has a 

domestic industry with respect to an 

article protected by the ’153 patent; and 

(4) the ALJ’s determination to exclude 

the testimony of their invalidity expert. 

Also on the same day, OUII filed a 

petition for review of the FID, seeking 

review of several of the FID’s findings, 

including: (1) the FID’s construction of 

the three ‘‘aperture’’ terms recited in the 

asserted claims of the ‘153 patent; (2) 

the FID’s finding that Shoals’ asserted 

domestic industry products satisfy the 

technical prong of the domestic industry 

requirement; and (3) the ALJ’s 

determination to exclude the testimony 

of Respondents’ invalidity expert. 

On September 24, 2024, Shoals, 

Voltage and OUII each filed responses to 

the respective petitions for review. On 

October 4, 2024, Voltage filed a notice 

of supplemental authority and on 

October 7, 2024, Shoals filed a response. 

Having reviewed the record of the 

investigation, including the FID, the 

parties’ petitions for review and related 

submissions, the Commission has 

determined to review the FID’s: (1) 

construction of the ‘‘aperture’’ terms 

recited in the asserted claims of the ’153 

Patent; (2) finding that the accused 

products infringe the asserted claims of 

the ’153 patent; (3) finding that the 

asserted claims of the ’153 patent are 

not invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112 for lack 

of written description and/or 

indefiniteness; and (4) finding that 

Shoals’ domestic industry products 

satisfy the domestic industry 

requirement of section 337, including 

the FID’s findings concerning the 

technical prong and the economic 

prong. 

In connection with the final 

disposition of this investigation, the 

statute authorizes issuance of, inter alia, 

(1) an exclusion order that could result 

in the exclusion of the subject articles 

from entry into the United States; and/ 

or (2) cease and desist orders that could 

result in the respondents being required 

to cease and desist from engaging in 

unfair acts in the importation and sale 

of such articles. Accordingly, the 

Commission is interested in receiving 

written submissions that address the 

form of remedy, if any, that should be 

ordered. If a party seeks exclusion of an 

article from entry into the United States 

for purposes other than entry for 

consumption, the party should so 

indicate and provide information 

establishing that activities involving 

other types of entry either are adversely 

affecting it or likely to do so. For 

background, see Certain Devices for 

Connecting Computers via Telephone 

Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, USITC 

Pub. No. 2843, Comm’n Op. at 7–10 

(Dec. 1994). In connection with these 

findings, the Commission requests 

responses from the parties to the 

following questions: 

(1) Please identify whether and where 

in the record Shoals presented 

arguments with supporting evidence 

that the accused products infringe any 

asserted claim of the ’153 patent under 

OUII’s proposed construction of the 

‘‘aperture’’ terms. 

(2) Please identify whether and where 

in the record Shoals presented 

arguments with supporting evidence 

that its domestic industry products 

satisfy the technical prong of the 

domestic industry requirement of 

section 337 under OUII’s proposed 

construction of the ‘‘aperture’’ terms. 

The parties are invited to brief only 

the discrete issues requested above. The 

parties are not to brief other issues on 

review, which are adequately presented 

in the parties’ existing filings. 

The statute requires the Commission 

to consider the effects of that remedy 

upon the public interest. The public 

interest factors the Commission will 

consider include the effect that an 

exclusion order and cease and desist 

orders would have on: (1) the public 

health and welfare, (2) competitive 

conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S. 

production of articles that are like or 

directly competitive with those that are 

subject to investigation, and (4) U.S. 

consumers. The Commission is 

therefore interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the 

aforementioned public interest factors 

in the context of this investigation. 

If the Commission orders some form 

of remedy, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, as delegated by the 

President, has 60 days to approve, 

disapprove, or take no action on the 

Commission’s determination. See 

Presidential Memorandum of July 21, 

2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission and 

prescribed by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. The Commission is therefore 

interested in receiving submissions 

concerning the amount of the bond that 

should be imposed if a remedy is 

ordered. 

Written Submissions: The parties are 

requested to file written submissions on 

the questions identified in this notice. 

Parties to the investigation, interested 

government agencies, and any other 

interested parties are encouraged to file 

written submissions on the issues of 

remedy, the public interest, and 

bonding. Such submissions should 

address the recommended 

determination by the ALJ on remedy 

and bonding. 

In its initial submission, Complainant 

is also requested to identify the remedy 

sought and Complainant and OUII are 

requested to submit proposed remedial 

orders for the Commission’s 

consideration. Complainant is further 

requested to state the dates that the 

Asserted Patents expire, to provide the 

HTSUS subheadings under which the 

accused products are imported, and to 

supply the identification information for 

all known importers of the products at 

issue in this investigation. The initial 

written submissions must be filed no 

later than close of business on 

November 27, 2024. Reply submissions 

must be filed no later than the close of 

business on December 5, 2024. No 

further submissions on these issues will 

be permitted unless otherwise ordered 

by the Commission. Opening 

submissions are limited to 50 pages. 

Reply submissions are limited to 25 

pages. No further submissions on any of 

these issues will be permitted unless 

otherwise ordered by the Commission. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document 

electronically on or before the deadlines 

stated above. The Commission’s paper 

filing requirements in 19 CFR 210.4(f) 

are currently waived. 85 FR 15798 (Mar. 

19, 2020). Submissions should refer to 

the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 

337–TA–1365’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. (See 

Handbook for Electronic Filing 

Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ 

documents/handbook_on_filing_

procedures.pdf). Persons with questions 

regarding filing should contact the 

Secretary, (202) 205–2000. 

Any person desiring to submit a 

document to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment by marking each document 

with a header indicating that the 

document contains confidential 

information. This marking will be 

deemed to satisfy the request procedure 

set forth in Rules 201.6(b) and 

210.5(e)(2) (19 CFR 201.6(b) & 

210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which 

confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. Any non-party 

wishing to submit comments containing 

confidential information must serve 

those comments on the parties to the 

investigation pursuant to the applicable 

Administrative Protective Order. A 

redacted non-confidential version of the 

document must also be filed with the 

Commission and served on any parties 

to the investigation within two business 

days of any confidential filing. All 


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information, including confidential 

business information and documents for 

which confidential treatment is properly 

sought, submitted to the Commission for 

purposes of this investigation may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) by the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission including under 5 

U.S.C. appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

Government employees and contract 

personnel, solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All contract personnel will 

sign appropriate nondisclosure 

agreements. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection on EDIS. 

The Commission has determined to 

extend the target date for this 

investigation to January 15, 2025. 

The Commission’s vote on this 

determination took place on November 

13, 2024. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 

210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: November 13, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26885 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB 1140–0071] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Revision of a 

Previously Approved Collection; 

Notification to Fire Safety Authority of 

Storage of Explosive Materials 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

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 

January 21, 2025. 

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: John 

Basile, EIPB, either by mail at Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 

Explosives; 99 New York Ave. NE; 

Washington, DC 20226, by email at 

EIPB@atf.gov/john.basile@atf.gov, or 

telephone at (202) 648–7120. 

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 information collection 

is necessary for the safety of emergency 

response personnel responding to fires 

at sites where explosives are stored. 

Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140– 

0071 is being revised to update the 

overall public burden, which includes 

the monetized value of the hour burden 

per response, an increase of respondents 

from 975 to 10,000, and increased 

postage cost from 49 cents to 73 cents. 

Together, these changes resulted in an 

increase in annual burden hours from 

488 to 5,000, an annual monetized value 

of the hour burden increase to $223,950, 

and an annual increase in postage costs 

from $359 to $1,825. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notification to Fire Safety Authority of 

Storage of Explosive Materials. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: 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: 

State, local and tribal governments, 

farms, individuals or households, 

Private Sector-for or not for profit 

institutions. The obligation to respond 

is mandatory per 27 CFR 555.201, 18 

U.S.C. 842 (j), and 18 U.S.C. 846. 

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 respond to this 

collection once annually, and it will 

take each respondent approximately 30 

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 

5,000, which is equal to 10,000 (total 

respondents) * 1 (# of response per 

respondent) * 0.5 (30 minutes). 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost 

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: The total annual monetized 

value of the time burden associated with 

this collection is $223,950 (10,000 total 

responses * $22.395 cost per response). 

Over the three-year renewal period for 

this ICR, the monetized value of the 

time burden (due to annual notices) 

would be $671,850. 


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