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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA82 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Revising Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473 
Abstract:

This notice of proposed rulemaking would amend ATF regulations that require licensees use Form 4473, Firearms Transaction Report. Specifically, ATF proposes to streamline identity and residence verification requirements and documents; double the performance timeframe for transactions under a Form 4473 and National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check; permit electronic forms; allow auto-populating; permit electronic notice; allow attached copies; address private party transfers and firearms handler checks; incorporate ATF rulings and other guidance; and further align regulations with their authorizing statutory text, and minor technical revisions.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478.11    27 CFR 478.96    27 CFR 478.102    27 CFR 478.124    27 CFR 478.129    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 847    18 U.S.C. 921 to 931    44 U.S.C. 3504(h)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kimberly Keravuori
Deputy Chief
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Avenue, NE,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070
Email: ora@atf.gov