ATF seeks comment on reinstating Form 3311.4 marking variance application
A 60-day Federal Register notice opens written comments through December 14, 2026, on reinstating the previously approved collection without change.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register on October 13, 2026, asking for public comment on an information collection tied to ATF Form 3311.4.
The form is titled "Application for Alternate Means of Identification of Firearm(s) (Marking Variance)." The notice describes the action as a "Reinstatement A Previously Approved Collection Without Change," meaning ATF is seeking to bring back a collection that was approved before, with no changes to it.
The notice was issued by the Department of Justice. In it, ATF states that it "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."
ATF also states that it "encourages comments on this information collection." The full notice is available on the Federal Register.
The notice is a paperwork step under the Paperwork Reduction Act. It is not a rule, and the Federal Register lists no effective date for it.
The notice text available does not state when ATF will send the request to OMB or when OMB may act on it.
What happens next
Written comments are accepted until midnight on December 14, 2026. ATF has said it will submit the information collection request to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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