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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AB05 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements 
Abstract:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) proposes amending Department of Justice (Department) regulations to allow non-over-the-counter (NOTC) firearm sales by federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to unlicensed persons who reside in the same state as the FFL. The proposed changes would remove limitations currently restricting such NOTC firearm sales to only those transfers exempt from National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks. The rule also proposes to permit remote identity proofing and remote background checks, and to permit electronic notices to and from chief law enforcement officers to satisfy the Gun Control Act’s notification requirements for NOTC transactions.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478.96   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 921- 931    44 U.S.C. 3504(h)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Vivian Chu
Chief
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Ave. NE,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070
Email: ora@atf.gov