National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ATF F 3312.1S Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreos	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form ATF F 3312.1 National Tracing Center Trace Request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form ATF F 3312.1 National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo - ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Justification for No Material Change for OMB 1140-0043 (ATF F 3312.1&33212.1S) 8.23.2022.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2022-08-23	Repair queued
18 U.S.C. 923 Licensing 12.31.2020.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-19	Repair queued
Justification for OMB 1140-0043 (ATF F 3312.1&33212.1S) 8.16.2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-19	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
12787	National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo - ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S	Form and Instruction	Modified	Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreos
12787	National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo - ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S	Form and Instruction	Modified	National Tracing Center Trace Request
12787	National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo - ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1140-0043	ICR Reference No: 202208-1140-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1140-006
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/ATF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo
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: 11/08/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/30/2022
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	24,490	0	344,477
Time Burden (Hours)	2,449	0	34,448
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Tracing Center Trace Request/Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo—ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S is used by Federal, State, local, and certain foreign law enforcement officials to request information that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) uses to trace firearms used or suspected to have been used in crimes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	87 FR 36145	06/15/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 51447	08/22/2022
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
National Tracing Center Trace Request/ Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreo - ATF Form 3312.1/3312.1S	ATF F 3312.1, ATF F 3312.1S	National Tracing Center Trace Request ,   Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreos

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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	24,490	344,477	0	-319,987	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,449	34,448	0	-31,999	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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 collection include a reduction of the total respondents by 4,950, due to less requests for firearms tracing during the past year. Consequently, the total responses and burden hours have also reduced by 319,987 and 31, 999 hours respectively since the last renewal in 2019.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,000

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: 08/30/2022

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