[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47857-47858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15288]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0020]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Firearms Transaction Record--ATF Form 5300.9 and
5300.9A (``Form 4473'')
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Interim notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
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Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 25448, on May 8,
2026, allowing a 60-day comment period. This interim notice informs the
public that ATF is requesting that OMB extend the existing ICR 1140-
0020 without change. ATF will be publishing the usual second notice for
a 30-day public comment period on proposed changes to the ICR
thereafter.
ATF received comments on the proposed changes to Form 4473 under
this ICR that it needs some time to address. In addition, because some
of the proposed changes and comments reflect proposed revisions to
associated regulations \1\ whose public comment period does not end
until a month after the 60-day ICR comment period ended, ATF needs
additional time to assess those comments as well. However, the existing
ICR is expiring at the end of August and thus does not afford
sufficient time before it expires. As a result, ATF is publishing this
interim notice to inform the public that it will be requesting that OMB
extend the existing ICR without change while it addresses public
comments, and will follow up with the normal 30-day notice to complete
the PRA renewal process for the ICR's proposed changes. The request to
extend the existing ICR is necessary to ensure continuity while ATF
considers the public comments, so that federal firearms licensees
continue to have a valid form on which to record firearms transactions
in accordance with applicable regulations. In the subsequent 30-day
notice, ATF will summarize as usual the public comments it received on
the ICR's proposed changes, provide responses, and note any changes
that might result. The public will have 30 days to then submit comments
to OMB on the ICR, as per the usual PRA process.
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\1\ These associated proposed rulemakings include but are not
limited to Revising Firearms Transaction Record, ``Form 4473,'' 91
FR 25432 (May 8, 2026); Firearm Records Retention Periods, 91 FR
24413 (May 6, 2026); and Firearms Electronic Record-Keeping, 91 FR
25210 (May 8, 2026).
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DATES: This notice is effective July 29, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information or
have questions on this notice, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management
Division; United States Department of Justice; Two Constitution Square,
145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOJ will be seeking PRA authorization for
this information collection for three years. OMB authorization for an
ICR cannot be for more than three years without renewal. DOJ notes that
information collection requirements submitted to OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review; DOJ is
requesting this same extension for the time it needs to respond to
public comments before submitting to OMB for review.
Dated: July 27, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-15288 Filed 7-28-26; 8:45 am]
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