FFL Out of Business Records Request

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ATF F 5300.3A FFL Out of Business Records Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
27 CFR 478.127.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-02-21	Available
1140-0036 Justification 01-15-2016.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-05-09	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
12772	FFL Out of Business Records Request	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1140-0036	ICR Reference No: 201605-1140-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-1140-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/ATF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: FFL Out of Business Records Request
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/19/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/17/2016
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved for 2 years while ATF continues to work towards providing a fully electronic means for submitting the form and records to ATF.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	2,745	0	1,924
Time Burden (Hours)	229	0	5,692
Cost Burden (Dollars)	180,030	0	126,185

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Abstract: The form is used by ATF to notify licensees that go out of business to send their firearms related business records to the ATF, if the business discontinuance is absolute, or to allow the licensee to notify ATF of the successor who will be maintaining control of their firearms related records. The questions are simple and a return address is supplied. The format is easy for the user to list the required information ATF needs to perform its functions in regard to the law.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 923 Name of Law: Licensing
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 7588	02/12/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 27471	05/06/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FFL Out of Business Records Request	ATF F 5300.3A	FFL Out of Business Records Request

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,745	1,924	0	821	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	229	5,692	0	-5,463	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	180,030	126,185	0	53,845	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: Due to an increase in electronic submission of FFL records, the annual burden associated with this collection was reduced at the discretion of the Program Office responsible for this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,250

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/17/2016

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