NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 27 April 2022, is being circulated at the request
of the delegation of the United States of America.
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Title: Definition
of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms
Description: TITLE:
Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms
AGENCY:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Department of Justice
ACTION:
Final rule
SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice ("Department") is amending Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to
remove and replace the regulatory definitions of "firearm frame or
receiver" and "frame or receiver" because the current
regulations fail to capture the full meaning of those terms. The Department is
also amending ATF's definitions of "firearm" and "gunsmith"
to clarify the meaning of those terms, and to provide definitions of terms such
as "complete weapon," "complete muffler or silencer
device," "multi-piece frame or receiver," "privately made
firearm," and "readily" for purposes of clarity given
advancements in firearms technology. Further, the Department is amending ATF's
regulations on marking and recordkeeping that are necessary to implement these
new or amended definitions.
DATES:
This rule is effective 24 August 2022.
This
final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment notified
as G/TBT/N/USA/1733 are identified by Docket Number ATF 2021R-05. The Docket
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2021-0001/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as
well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
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