Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives June 2021 – 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 information collection (IC) OMB 1140-0003 (Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and RevolversATF Form 3310.4) is being revised due to an increase in the total respondents, responses, and burden hours. A minor change to update the firearms description columns was made to the form. The proposed IC is also being published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

The Department of Justice (``Department'') proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') regulations to clarify when a rifle is ``intended to be fired from the shoulder.'' The Department proposes factors ATF considers when evaluating firearms equipped with a purported ``stabilizing brace'' to determine whether these weapons would be considered a ``rifle'' or ``short-barreled rifle'' under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (``GCA'') or a ``rifle'' or ``firearm'' subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (``NFA''). This proposed rule is a separate action from the Notice on the Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ``Stabilizing Braces'' published on December 18, 2020, and withdrawn on December 31, 2020. No comments received under the withdrawn notice were considered for this proposed rule, and no comments received pursuant to that notice will be considered as part of this proposed rule. Commenters will need to submit new comments in connection with this proposed rule.