AGENCY:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Department of Justice.

ACTION:

Interim notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ( printed page 47858) 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.

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.