Federal Register #2026-20838

ATF renewal of information collections for NFA firearm transfers and restricted machine-gun requests

The Department of Justice’s ATF is proposing to renew two National Firearms Act information collections without change. - Government buyer: Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), National Firearms Act Division. - Requested information collections: - ATF Form 3 (5320.3), Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm and Registration to Special Occupational Taxpayer: estimated 255,888 respondents annually. Used by qualifying Federal firearms licensees to transfer NFA firearms tax-exempt to similarly qualified licensees. - ATF Form 5320.24, Request for Restricted 922(o) Machine Gun (National Firearms Act): estimated 1,850 respondents annually. Supports law-enforcement requests to demonstrate restricted machine guns and provides supporting documentation for Form 3. - Estimated annual public burden: 127,944 hours for Form 3 and 616 hours for Form 5320.24. - No products, OEMs, vendors, or contract services are identified; this is an information-collection renewal, not a product or services procurement.

Description

The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), is seeking review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. ATF Form 3 is filed by federally licensed firearms businesses that have paid the special occupational tax to transfer an NFA firearm to a similarly qualified licensee. The notice extends the previously approved collection without change. ATF estimates 255,888 respondents annually and an annual public burden of 127,944 hours; comments are due December 14, 2026.

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