Application for An Amended Federal Firearms License

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ATF F 5300.38 Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Justification for a no material non substansive change ATF Form 5300.39 OMB # 1140-0040 08172016.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2016-08-22	Available
18 U.S.C. 922 Unlawful Acts 2017 Edition.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-27	Available
Justification for OMB 1140-0040 (ATF F 5300.38) Final.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-12-27	Available
18 U.S.C. 923 Licensing 2017 Edition.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
12781	Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1140-0040	ICR Reference No: 201912-1140-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-1140-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/ATF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for An Amended Federal Firearms License
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/02/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2019
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2020
Responses	10,000	0	18,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	0	9,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,500	0	4,230

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Abstract: The Gun Control Act requires that each person applying for a Federal Firearms License (FFL) change of address, must certify compliance with the provisions of the law for the new address. The Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License - ATF F 5300.38, is used by existing Federal Firearms licensees to change the business address of the license and certify compliance. Licensees are required to notify ATF about the intent to move any business premises no later than 30 days prior to the intended move.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 922 Name of Law: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
  

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:
	84 FR 54641	10/10/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 67961	12/12/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License	ATF F 5300.38	Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	10,000	18,000	0	-8,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	9,000	0	-4,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,500	4,230	0	-1,730	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The adjustments associated with this information collection includes a reduction in the number of submissions from 18,000 in 2016, to 10,000 currently, based on data pulled from the Licensing Center’s database. Consequently, both the total cost and hourly burden has reduced from $4,230 to $2,500 and 9,000 to 5,000 hours respectively. Previous estimates may have been over stated due to inability to track specific application statuses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,730

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 12/30/2019

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