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###### Department of Justice

###### Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

# ACTION:

60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Identification of Imported Explosives Materials.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has submitted 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for “sixty days” until December 2, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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 Gary Bangs, Explosives Industry Programs Branch, Room 5000, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226.

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 agencies 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.                

*Overview of this information collection:*

                    (1)                     *Type of Information Collection:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Identification of Imported Explosives Materials.                

                    (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 for-profit. Other: None. The information is necessary to ensure that explosive materials can be effectively traced. All licensed importers are required to identify by marking all explosive materials they import for sale or distribution. The process provides valuable information in explosion and bombing 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 15 respondents will spend 1 hour placing marks of identification on imported explosives.                

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     There are an estimated 45 annual total burden hours associated with this collection.                

*If additional information is required contact:*                     Brenda E. Dyer, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530, or by e-mail at                     *brenda.e.dyer@usdoj.gov.*

Dated: September 28, 2005.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 05-19699 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]

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