# Federal Register #2026-20845

ATF seeks comments on continuing annual firearms manufacturing and exportation reporting

**Buyer:** U.S. Department of Justice, ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 15, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20845

ATF is seeking public comment on continuing its annual firearms manufacturing and exportation reporting collection; this notice is not a procurement.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
- **Collection:** Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER), ATF Form 5300.11.
- **Who must report:** Type 07 and Type 10 Federal Firearms Licensees, including licensees that did not export or distribute firearms into commerce.
- **Estimated reporting burden:** 19,200 respondents, one response per respondent annually, approximately 20 minutes per response, and 6,400 total annual burden hours.
- **Products, services, vendors, and OEMs:** None requested or identified; this is an information-collection notice rather than a purchase.

### Description

The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is seeking to extend without change its information collection for the Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER), ATF Form 5300.11. The information is used to compile statistics on firearms manufacture and exportation, and submission is mandatory annually for Type 07 and Type 10 Federal Firearms Licensees, including when no firearms were exported or distributed into commerce. ATF estimates 19,200 annual respondents, approximately 20 minutes per response, and 6,400 total annual burden hours. Written comments are accepted until December 14, 2026.

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