Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives August 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 1140-0006 (Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Defense ArticlesATF Form 6 Part II (5330.3B)) is being revised to include a Continuation Sheet, so that additional firearms can be listed on the same permit application. The proposed information collection is also being published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection (IC) OMB 1140-0014 (Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of FirearmATF Form 4 (5320.4) is being updated to include minor changes due to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. These include updates to the instructions and questions regarding prohibited persons, adjustments to the definitions of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and adjudicated mentally defective, and the resolution of other grammatical errors and formatting changes. The proposed IC is also being published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Department of Justice (``Department'') is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 26, 2022, with an effective date of August 24, 2022. The final rule amended Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') regulations by removing and replacing the regulatory definitions of ``firearm frame or receiver'' and ``frame or receiver.'' The document also amended ATF's definitions of ``firearm'' and ``gunsmith'' to clarify the meaning of those terms, and to provide definitions of terms such as ``complete weapon,'' ``complete muffler or silencer device,'' ``multi-piece frame or receiver,'' ``privately made firearm,'' and ``readily'' for purposes of clarity given advancements in firearms technology. Additionally, the final rule amended ATF's regulations on marking and recordkeeping that are necessary to implement the new or amended definitions. This document makes some minor technical corrections to the final rule, which otherwise remains the same as previously published.