Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ATF Form 10 (F 532 Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Justification for OMB 1140-0016 (ATF Form 10 (5320.10) 5.13.2020.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-05-18	Available
27 CFR 479.104 Registration of Firearms By Certain Governmental Agencies 4.1.2019.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-05-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
12730	Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1140-0016	ICR Reference No: 202005-1140-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201703-1140-004
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/ATF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities
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: 07/27/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/26/2020
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2020
Responses	318	0	1,507
Time Burden (Hours)	159	0	754
Cost Burden (Dollars)	191	0	904

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Abstract: State and local government agencies will use the Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities—ATF Form 10 (5320.10) to register an otherwise unregisterable National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA requires the registration of certain firearms under Federal Law. The Form 10 registration allows State and local agencies to comply with the NFA, and retain and use firearms that would otherwise have to be destroyed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 5841 Name of Law: Registration of Firearms
  

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:
	85 FR 13924	03/10/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 30986	05/21/2020
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 Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities	ATF Form 10 (F 5320.10)	Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities

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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	318	1,507	0	-1,189	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	159	754	0	-595	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	191	904	0	-713	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 adjustment associated with this IC is a reduction in the total respondents and responses for this IC by 1,189 since the last renewal in 2017. Consequently, the total burden hours and costs for this IC has also reduced by 595 hours and $ 713 respectively, since 2017.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $240

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: 05/26/2020

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