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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA90 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Electronic Signatures and Digital Copies of ATF Forms 
Abstract:

ATF is amending its regulations to authorize persons to use electronic signatures on ATF paper forms to import firearms, report the theft/loss of firearms from federal firearms licensees' inventory, report multiple handgun sales, report the number of firearms manufactured or exported, complete a firearms transfer, register as an importer of U.S. munitions import list articles, apply or renew an FFL, apply for a marking variance, and certify for qualifying state relief from disabilities program. In addition, ATF is amending regulations to authorize persons to use electronic signatures on ATF paper forms to make, manufacture, import, transfer, export, or register firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act.

 
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 479.21    27 CFR 478.21   
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5812    26 U.S.C. 5822    26 U.S.C. 7801    26 U.S.C. 7805    5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 847, 921 to 931    44 U.S.C. 3504(h)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Proposed Rule  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