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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA08 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for FY '99, Relating to Firearms Disabilities for Nonimmigrant Aliens 
Abstract: This rule amends the regulations to implement the provisions of Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 1999. The regulations implement the law by prohibiting, with certain exceptions, the transfer to and possession of firearms by aliens admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a)    18 USC 847    18 USC 921 to 930    44 USC 3504(h)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/05/2002  67 FR 5428   
Interim Final Rule  02/05/2002  67 FR 5422   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/06/2002    
Final Rule  12/00/2003    
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB93
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Brenda R. Friend
Attorney
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070