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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AB01 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Revising Regulations Defining "Engaged in the Business" as a Dealer in Firearms 
Abstract:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is proposing to revise regulations implementing the engaged in the business definition from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). Although Congress defined the term in BSCA, ATF expanded the definition in its implementing regulations, to define terms within the definition and to include examples as rebuttable presumptions. This rule proposes to remove those expansions. ATF has determined that the implemented definition has not shown the expected impact on federal firearms license applications, administrative licensing actions, civil forfeitures, or other anticipated effects.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
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 478.13   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 921-934    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