[Federal Register: April 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 70)]
[Notices]
[Page 19529]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
[OMB Number 1140-0057]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: A
National Repository for the Collection and Inventory of Information
Related to Arson and the Criminal Misuse of Explosives.
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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 June 9, 2008.
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 Jose Vazquez, Chief, U.S. Bomb Data Center,
99 New York Avenue, NE., 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: A National Repository for the
Collection and Inventory of Information Related to Arson and the
Criminal Misuse of Explosives.
(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: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Other: Federal Government. All Federal agencies are required to report
information relating to arson and the criminal misuse of explosives in
a national repository database maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)--United States Bomb Data Center
(USBDC). State, Local and Tribal law enforcement agencies report this
information on a voluntary basis. The ATF USBDC maintains all National
Repository databases within the Department of Justice.
(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 2,000 respondents will report the information within approximately
10 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 333 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: April 4, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-7518 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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