Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment

on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning

the Licensed Firearms Dealers Records of Acquisition, Disposition and

Supporting Data.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 10,

1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Barnes, Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Nicholas

Colucci, Firearms and Explosives Operations Branch, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Licensed Firearms Dealers Records of Acquisition,

Disposition and Supporting Data.

OMB Number: 1512-0490.

Form Number: ATF F 4473(5300.24)Part I(LV), Firearms Transaction

Record Part I Low Volume, Over-the-Counter and ATF F 4473(5300.25)Part

II(LV), Firearms Transaction Record Part II Low Volume, Intra-State

Non-Over-the-Counter.

Recordkeeping Requirement ID Number: ATF REC 7570/2.

Abstract: These records furnish specific information indispensable

to ATF's mission to enforce the firearms laws and regulations. The low

volume forms are used only by Federal firearms licensees disposing of

50 or fewer firearms per 12-month period. They are kept at the

licensee's option, in lieu of ATF 4473 and records of acquisition and

disposition. The record retention requirement for this information

collection is 20 years.

Current Actions: Revisions have been made to these forms as a

result of new laws and regulations. A new question in item 13a. of both

Part I and Part II of the form asks whether the transferee of the

firearms is the actual purchaser. This item implements the Gun Control

Act (GCA), which precludes licensees from transferring firearms without

making a record of this disposition, including the identity, place of

residence, and date of birth of firearms purchasers. A new question in

item 13j. of both Part I and Part II of the form is added as a result

of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This

statute amended the GCA to make it unlawful for any person subject to a

court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening

an intimate partner or child of such partner to ship, transport,

possess, or receive firearms. Definition 4. on both forms defines

intimate partner. A new question in item 13k. on both Part I and Part

II of

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the form is added as a result of the Omnibus Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 1997. This statute amended the GCA to make it

unlawful for any person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic

violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. Definition

6. on both forms defines a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

Instruction to Transferee 3. is added to advise law enforcement

officers that they must certify that they have not been convicted of a

misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Two new questions, in items

13l. and 13m. of both Part I and Part II of the form, are added as the

result of amendments to the firearms regulations which require that

aliens purchasing firearms provide residency certification and

documentation. Definition 7. defines State of Residence and gives three

examples for the purpose of illustration. A new question, enumerated as

item 18. on Part I of the form only, is added for identifying the name

and location of the gun show at which the transfer was made, if

applicable.

This item is added to help dealers comply with GCA regulations

which require them to record this information in their acquisition and

disposition records. Because low volume dealers use ATF F 4473 LV in

lieu of the acquisition and disposition records, the form will now

accommodate this recordkeeping requirement.

Type of Review: Extension with changes.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or

households

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,042.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments submitted in response to this notice

will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited

on: (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether

the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)

estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Dated: August 6, 1997

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97-21172 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]

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