[Federal Register: August 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 166)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

[OMB Number 1140-0090]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: ATF F 
5630.5R, NFA Special Tax Renewal Registration and Return ATF F 
5630.5RC, NFA Special Tax Location Registration Listing ATF F 5630.7, 
NFA Special Tax Registration and Return National Firearms Act.

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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 October 29, 
2007. 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 Kathleen M. Downs, Financial Management 
Division, Room 4450, 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

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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: ATF F 5630.5R, NFA Special Tax 
Renewal Registration and Return, ATF F 5630.5RC, NFA Special Tax 
Location Registration Listing, ATF F 5630.7, NFA Special Tax 
Registration and Return National Firearms Act.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 
5630.5R, ATF F 5630.5RC, ATF F 5630.7. 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. ATF F 5630.7, NFA Special Tax Registration and Return National 
Firearms Act is completed and returned by businesses that are subject 
to Special Occupation Taxes under the National Firearms Act for either 
initial tax payment or business information changes. This form serves 
as both a return and a business registration. ATF F 5630.5R, NFA 
Special Tax Renewal Registration and Return and ATF F 5630.5RC, NFA 
Special Tax Location Registration Listing are preprinted forms sent to 
taxpayers who Special Occupational Taxes under the National Firearms 
Act. Taxpayers validate/correct the information and send the forms back 
with payment for the applicable tax year.
    (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 2,800 taxpayers will complete forms ATF F 5630.5R and ATF F 
5630.5RC in approximately 20 minutes (10 minutes for each form). It is 
also estimated that 200 new taxpayers will complete ATF F 5630.7 in its 
entirety in approximately 15 minutes. The total number of respondents 
for this information collection is 3,000.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total burden for ATF F 5630.5R and ATF F 
5630.5RC is 933 hours. The total burden for ATF F 5630.7 is 50 hours. 
The estimated total public burden associated with this information 
collection is 983 hours.
    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: August 22, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-16969 Filed 8-27-07; 8:45 am]

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