ATF Regulation Public Comment Period - You better get in here

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Speak now or forever hold your peace. These things can be more important than votes. It is your chance to potentially write or rewrite ATF regulations yourself.

Go to this thread in the NFA Section:

http://forum.pafoa.org/nfa-class-3-t...-get-here.html

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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013...2013-17492.pdf


Perhaps someone better than I in legal speak can give us laymen a summary of what all this means.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Application To
Make and Register a Firearm
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF), will submit 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 September 20, 2013.
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 Gary Schaible, National
Firearms Act Branch at
Gary.Schaible@atf.gov.

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

—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.
Summary of Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application to Make and Register a
Firearm.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: ATF F 1
(5320.1). 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: Business or other
for-profit, and individuals or
households.
Need for Collection
The form is used by persons applying
to make and register a firearm that falls
within the purview of the National
Firearms Act. The information supplied
by the applicant on the form helps to
establish the applicant’s eligibility. The
changes to the form are to allow
applicants to pay the transfer tax by
credit or debit card, combine
information currently captured on
another form, and the form size is now
81⁄2″ x 14″.

(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 9,662
respondents will take an average of
approximately 1.63 hours to complete.

(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated
15,747 annual total burden hours
associated with this collection.

If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
Department of Justice, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W–
1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 17, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013–17492 Filed 7–19–13; 8:45 am]
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