Notice2026-19354
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Application To Amend Federal Firearms License-ATF Form 5300.38
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Published
September 22, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60153-60154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19354]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Application To Amend Federal Firearms License--ATF
Form 5300.38
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may
submit written comments for 30 days, until midnight on October 22,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and recommendations for this
information collection to the following website: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function and entering either the title of the
information collection or the OMB control number: 1140-0040. Please
submit a copy of your comments to Tracey Robertson at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9a9a909fbc9d889ad29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="781e1e141b38190c1e561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions or need a copy
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact: Tracey Robertson, either by
mail at 244 Needy Rd; Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7315151f10331207155d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e583838986a5849183cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at 866-662-2750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 44874, on July 17,
2026, allowing a 60-day comment period. We encourage written comments
and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the
proposed information collection. Your comments should address one or
more of the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to
properly perform ATF's functions, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the agency's estimate of the proposed information
collection's burden for accuracy, including
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validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether the agency can enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being collected, and if so, how; and
--Minimize the information collection's burden on those who are to
respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical,
or other technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting people to submit electronic
responses.
You may view this information collection request at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice
information collections currently under review by OMB and look for
1140-0040.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three
years without renewal. DOJ notes that information collection
requirements submitted to OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-
month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
Abstract: The Gun Control Act at 18 U.S.C. 922 and 923 and
implementing regulations at 27 CFR 478.50 and 52, require licensees
changing location of their business premises during an existing license
period to submit Form 5300.38, notifying ATF of the proposed location
change, certifying compliance with state and local requirements, and
providing other information necessary to determine that operations can
commence at the new location, and then receive an amended license
covering the new business location.
Type of information collection: revising a previously approved
collection.
Title of the form/collection: Application to Amend Federal Firearms
License.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form
5300.38. Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives; U.S. Department of Justice.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, and
obligation to respond: Affected public: individuals or households,
private sector for-profit institutions. Obligation to respond:
voluntary, required to obtain/retain a benefit.
Total estimated number of respondents: 6,703 of respondents.
Estimated time per respondent: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
Frequency: Once annually.
Total estimated annual time burden: 1,676 total hours.
Total estimated annual other costs burden: There is no annualized
capital/startup cost associated with this collection.
Revisions to This Information Collection
ATF is revising this information collection, OMB 1140-0040, to
reflect a decrease in the total annual public burden. The number of
respondents has decreased since the last renewal, from 10,000 to 6,703,
due to fewer respondents changing business premises. This resulted in a
corresponding decrease in the number of burden hours, from 5,000 hours
to 3,352 hours (rounded). In addition, because the form has become
fully electronic--completing, signing, and submitting--the amount of
time it takes to complete the information collection has decreased from
.5 hours to 0.25 hours, resulting in a further decrease in hourly
burden to 1,676 hours.
As part of this renewal, ATF is also revising the title of the form
and the ICR for plain writing purposes, from ``Application for an
Amended Federal Firearms License'' to ``Application to Amend Federal
Firearms License'' to make it easier to read. In addition, ATF is
making minor plain writing edits to text on the form.
Public Comments
ATF did not receive comments on this information collection during
the 60-day notice and comment period.
If you require additional information on DOJ's ICR process for this
renewal request, contact Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer;
United States Department of Justice; Justice Management Division,
Enterprise Portfolio Management; Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street,
NE; 4W-218; Washington, DC.
Dated: September 18, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-19354 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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