The Demand 2 Program requires Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) with 25 or more traces with a time to crime of three years or less in a calendar year, to submit an annual Demand 2 Program: Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF Form 5300.5, followed by quarterly reports of used firearms acquired by the FFL.
Due to an increase in the number of FFLs subject to the reporting requirements of the Demand 2 program, the total respondents, responses, and burden hours for this collection have increased by 233, 932, and 466 respectively, since the last renewal in 2018.
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:
(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;
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.