Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Commerce in Explosives; 2024 Annual List of Explosive Materials
Document Number: 2024-18727
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-21
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
This notice publishes the 2024 List of Explosive Materials, as required by law. The 2024 list is the same as the 2023 list published by ATF.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Conforming Regulations; Correction
Document Number: 2024-13699
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-06-27
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice is correcting a direct final rule titled "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Conforming Regulations" that appeared in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024. That document amended Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to conform ATF regulatory text to the new firearms-related definitions and requirements established by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the NICS Denial Notification Act. This document makes some minor technical corrections to the direct final rule, which otherwise remains the same as previously published.
Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms
Document Number: 2024-07838
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-04-19
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice ("Department") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that broaden the definition of when a person is considered "engaged in the business" ("EIB") as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or pawnbroker. This final rule incorporates the BSCA's definitions of "predominantly earn a profit" ("PEP") and "terrorism," and amends the regulatory definitions of "principal objective of livelihood and profit" and "engaged in the business" to ensure each conforms with the BSCA's statutory changes and can be relied upon by the public. The rule also clarifies what it means for a person to be "engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms and to have the intent to "predominantly earn a profit" from the sale or disposition of firearms. In addition, it clarifies the term "dealer" and defines the term "responsible person." These clarifications and definitions assist persons in understanding when they are required to have a license to deal in firearms. Consistent with the Gun Control Act ("GCA") and existing regulations, the rule also defines the term "personal collection" to clarify when persons are not "engaged in the business" because they make only occasional sales to enhance a personal collection or for a hobby, or if the firearms they sell are all or part of a personal collection. This rule further addresses the procedures that former licensees, and responsible persons acting on behalf of such licensees, must follow when they liquidate business inventory upon revocation or other termination of their license. Finally, the rule clarifies that a licensee transferring a firearm to another licensee must do so by following the verification and recordkeeping procedures in the regulations, rather than by using a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Conforming Regulations
Document Number: 2024-08339
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-04-19
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice ("Department") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to implement firearms-related definitions and requirements established by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ("BSCA") and the NICS Denial Notification Act ("NDNA"). These statutes went into effect on June 25, 2022, and October 1, 2022, respectively. It is necessary to make conforming changes to ensure that ATF's regulations are current and consistent with the applicable statutes. For this reason, this direct final rule incorporates many of the BSCA and NDNA provisions that are applicable to ATF.
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