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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Certification on Agency Letterhead Authorizing Purchase of Firearm for Official Duties of Law Enforcement Officer (OMB Number 1140-0046)
Action
Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Purpose
collect information from the public. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice provides 60 days for public comment on the extension without change of a currently approved collection. The proposed information collection pertains to a letter used by law enforcement officer to purchase firearms used in his/her official duties from a licensed firearms dealer anywhere in the country. The letter shall state that the firearms is to be used in the official duties of the officer and that he/she has not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.