NOTIFICATION
Corrigendum
The
following communication, dated 23 August 2022, is being circulated at the
request of the delegation of the United States of America.
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Definition of
"Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms
TITLE: Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification
of Firearms; Corrections
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
Department of Justice
ACTION: Final rule; corrections
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice ("Department") is
correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on 26 April 2022,
with an effective date of 24 August 2022. The final rule amended Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations by
removing and replacing the regulatory definitions of "firearm frame or
receiver" and "frame or receiver." The document also amended
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. Additionally, the final rule amended ATF's regulations on marking
and recordkeeping that are necessary to implement the new or amended
definitions. This document makes some minor technical corrections to the final
rule, which otherwise remains the same as previously published.
Effective 24 August 2022.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-08-22/html/2022-17741.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-08-22/pdf/2022-17741.pdf
This final rule; corrections and previous
actions notified under the symbol 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.
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_5733_00_e.pdf
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