Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; FFL Out of Business Records Request-ATF Form 5300.3A, 97655 [2024-28816]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28816]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1140-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; FFL Out of Business Records Request--ATF Form 
5300.3A

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 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 8, 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: Matthew S. 
Grim, NTCD/TORM, by email at [email protected], or telephone at 304-
260-3683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register, 89 FR 81552, 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 1140-0036. 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: FFL Out of Business Records 
Request.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 5300.3A.
    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: Private Sector-for or not for profit institutions.
    Abstract: Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0036 (FFL Out of 
Business Records Request--ATF Form 5300.3A) is used by ATF to notify 
licensees who go out of business and fail to submit their records in 
the prescribed time frame. The questions are simple and a return 
physical or email address is provided. The format is easy for the user 
to list the required information ATF needs to perform its function 
regarding laws and regulations. Upon receipt of this form, licensees 
are to submit their records to the ATF Out-of-Business Records or 
transfer them to an active FFL successor. Information collection (IC) 
OMB #1140-0036 is being revised to reflect minor changes in narrative 
text to articulate more clearly what out out-of-business records are 
required to be submitted, where they are to be submitted, and how they 
are to be submitted to the ATF OOBRC by OOB FFLs.
    5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is mandatory 
per, 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4), as implemented by 27 CFR 478.127.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,030 respondents.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 hours.
    8. Frequency: Once annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 30,300 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    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 4, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-28816 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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