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ATF\u00a0Align Group<\/a><\/p>\n

21F:\u00a0<\/strong>Conforming\u00a0Change for Approving a\u00a0Making\u00a0Application –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>FINAL RULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is issuing a final rule to formally codify in regulation the existing practice of conducting National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks as part of the National Firearms Act (NFA) approval process for individuals seeking to make NFA firearms. ATF already conducts these checks as part of its standard processing. This final rule aligns the regulatory text with existing statutory requirements and ATF\u2019s current operational practice, ensuring the regulatory framework accurately reflects how background checks are being administered.<\/p>\n

<\/a>20-03D:\u00a0<\/strong>Export Control\u00a0Reform – Conforming\u00a0References to\u00a0Department of Commerce –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>FINAL RULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is issuing a final rule to make technical and administrative clarifying amendments to its regulations in 27 CFR parts 447 and 479, which control the import and export of firearms, ammunition, and defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act. These changes correspond to regulatory changes previously made by the departments of Commerce and State. The rule adds references to reflect that certain transactions now fall under Commerce\u2019s export and temporary import jurisdiction. These changes respond to actions by the departments of Commerce and State to divide export and temporary import controls between those agencies. The rule also makes minor technical amendments for clarity. No substantive policy changes are made.<\/p>\n

<\/a>04P:\u00a0<\/strong>Update to\u00a0Proscribed Countries for Import Restrictions<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– NPRM<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is proposing to update the import restrictions applicable to certain countries under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA). The proposed rule would remove the existing, static list of proscribed countries from which ATF denies applications to permanently import defense articles and services, replacing it with a dynamic reference to the Department of State\u2019s list of proscribed countries. This ensures ATF\u2019s import restrictions remain current and consistent with State Department designations without requiring separate ATF rulemaking each time the list changes. The rule also proposes to remove the list of former Soviet countries from which ATF currently denies applications to permanently import most firearms and ammunition, retaining only the Russian Federation as a proscribed country of origin for these imports.<\/p>\n

<\/a>39P:\u00a0<\/strong>Adding Component Definitions Under the Arms Export Control Act<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– NPRM<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is proposing to amend the language in its specialized subset of regulations\u00a0under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to align with Department of State terminology already in use in the\u00a0United States Munitions List (USML). By\u00a0aligning terminology used to describe defense articles, this technical update would reduce ambiguity for Federal Firearms Licensees, Federal Explosives Licensees, and defense industry stakeholders.<\/p>\n

<\/a>2006R-01:\u00a0<\/strong>Implementing\u00a0PATRIOT Act\u00a0Improvements:\u00a0Contraband Cigarettes\u00a0and\u00a0Smokeless –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>FINAL RULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is issuing a final rule implementing provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 related to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. The rule reduces the quantity threshold triggering jurisdiction under the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA) from more than 60,000 cigarettes to more than 10,000; extends CCTA coverage to contraband smokeless tobacco for the first time; expands recordkeeping requirements and the class of persons subject to them; imposes reporting requirements on persons engaged in delivery sales above specified thresholds; and requires that cigarettes and smokeless tobacco seized and forfeited under the CCTA be used in law enforcement operations or destroyed. The rule does not apply to electronic cigarettes or other vaping products.<\/p>\n

<\/a>45F: Changes to National Firearms\u00a0Act Tax Remittance Provisions – FINAL RULE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATF is issuing a final rule to amend its National Firearms Act (NFA) regulations to reflect changes made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to reduce the tax remittance rate for certain NFA firearms.\u00a0This final rule is necessary to align regulatory text with statutory requirements and implement the legal changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ATF\u00a0Align Group 21F:\u00a0Conforming\u00a0Change for Approving a\u00a0Making\u00a0Application –\u00a0FINAL RULE ATF is issuing a final rule to formally codify in regulation the existing practice of conducting National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks as part of the National Firearms Act (NFA) approval process for individuals seeking to make NFA firearms. ATF already conducts these checks as … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bureaucraps","category-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116533,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116532\/revisions\/116533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}