Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives December 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons With “Stabilizing Braces”; Withdrawal of Guidance
Document Number: 2020-28930
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-31
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') is announcing the withdrawal of a notice and request for comments entitled ``Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with `Stabilizing Braces','' that was published on December 18, 2020.
Commerce in Explosives; 2020 Annual List of Explosive Materials
Document Number: 2020-28404
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-23
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
This notice publishes the 2020 List of Explosive Materials, as required by law. The 2020 list is the same as the 2019 list published by ATF.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; New Information Collection; Licensing Questionnaire-ATF Form 8620.44
Document Number: 2020-28124
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 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.
Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with “Stabilizing Braces”
Document Number: 2020-27857
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-18
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') is publishing the objective factors it considers when evaluating firearms with an attached stabilizing brace to determine whether they are considered firearms under the National Firearms Act (``NFA'') and/or the Gun Control Act (``GCA''). ATF publishes this notice to inform and invite comment from the industry and public on the proposed guidance, Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ``Stabilizing Braces,'' prior to issuing a final document. Upon issuance of final guidance, ATF will provide additional information to aid persons and companies in complying with Federal laws and regulations. This notice also outlines ATF's enforcement priorities regarding persons who, prior to publication of this notice, made or acquired, in good faith, firearms equipped with a stabilized brace. Finally, this notice previews ATF's and the Department of Justice's plan to subsequently implement a separate process for current possessors of stabilizer-equipped firearms to choose to register such firearms in compliance with the NFA, including an expedited application process and the retroactive exemption of such firearms from the collection of NFA taxes.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension With Change of a Currently Approved Collection Application and Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens-ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D)
Document Number: 2020-26585
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-02
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Notification of Change of Mailing or Premise Address
Document Number: 2020-26464
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-01
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 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.
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