89 FR 241 pgs. 101626-101627 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Federal Firearms License (FFL) RENEWAL Application—ATF Form 8 (5310.11) Part II

Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 241Pages: 101626 - 101627
Docket number: [OMB Number 1140-0019]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-29519 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 101626, 101627

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1140-0019]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Federal Firearms License (FFL) RENEWAL Application-ATF Form 8 (5310.11) Part II

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

30-Day notice.

SUMMARY:


[top] The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 page 101627 review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until January 15, 2025.

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: Leslie Anderson, ATF-FFLC, by email at Leslie.anderson@atf.gov, or telephone at 304-616-4634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register , 89 FR 81551, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period. 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 1140-0019. 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: Revision of a previously approved collection.

2. Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Firearms License (FFL) RENEWAL Application.

3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 8 (5310.11) Part II.

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: Individuals or households, Private Sector-for or not for profit institutions.

Abstract: Section 923 of chapter 44 of title 18 requires persons wishing to be licensed to renew their license every three years. In order to renew their license, licensees must complete ATF Form 8 (5310.11) Part II to certify compliance with the provisions of the law for the FFL business. Information Collection (IC) OMB is being revised to include major material changes to the form, such as removal and addition of section items, grammatical changes (sentence rephrasing/statement modification) and instruction modification and clarification.

5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per title 18 U.S.C. chapter 44.

6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 33,500 total respondents.

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.

8. Frequency: 1 time per every 3 years.

9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 16,750.

10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: No new cost is associated with this collection. However, the annual cost has increased due to a change in the postal rate from $0.63 during the last renewal in 2023, to $0.73 in 2024. Consequently, the new public cost burden will be reported as $24,455.00, which is equal to .73 (mailing cost per respondent) * 33,500 (# of respondents.

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 11, 2024.

Darwin Arceo,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-29519 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]

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