[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0051]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Certification of Secure Gun Storage or Safety Devices.

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    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. 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 March 16,
2009. 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 Patricia Power, Chief, Federal Firearms
Licensing Center, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405.
    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

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    --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: Certification of Secure Gun
Storage or Safety Devices.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F
5300.42. 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 requested information will be used to ensure that applicants
for a federal firearms license are in compliance with the requirements
pertaining to the availability of secure gun storage or safety devices.
    (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 61,641 respondents will complete a 1 minute form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,233 annual total burden
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
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.

    Dated: January 9, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-737 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]

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