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Coatesville Area Arsons Continue; ATF’s Work Not Yet Finished

Arson investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives continue to work alongside members of the Coatesville Police Department, Chester County (Pennsylvania) District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI to arrest those responsible for setting close to 70 fires in and around the Coatesville community.

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Firearms Industry News

  1. ATF Authorizes Manufacturers to Streamline Required Firearms Markings - 11/18/09
  2. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Certification of Qualifying State Relief from Disabilities Program - 11/16/09
  3. ATF has issued a ruling that authorizes licensed manufacturers who perform a manufacturing process on the firearms for, or on behalf of, another licensed manufacturer not to place their serial numbers and other required identification markings on the firearms, provided such firearms have already been marked as required and that all of the other requirements stated in the ruling have been met. Read Ruling 2009-5 – Firearms Manufacturing Activities – Identification Markings of Firearms - 11/12/09
  4. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application and Permit for Permanent Exportation of Firearms - 10/21/09
  5. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War - 10/21/09
  6. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Manufacturers of Ammunition, Records and Supporting Data of Ammunition Manufactured and Disposed Of - 10/20/09
  7. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, Firearms - 10/20/09
  8. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application to Transport Interstate or Temporarily Export Certain National Firearms Act (NFA) Firearms - 10/20/09
  9. Common ATF Form 6 Errors - 9/03/09
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Explosives Industry News

  1. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Notification of Change of Mailing or Premise Address - 11/19/09
  2. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Limited Permit - 11/19/09
  3. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: List of Responsible Persons - 11/16/09
  4. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Appeals of Background Checks - 11/16/09
  5. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Certification of Knowledge of State Laws, Submission of Water Pollution Act - 11/16/09
  6. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Relief of Disabilities - 11/16/09
  7. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Report of Stolen or Lost ATF Form 5400.30, Intrastate Purchase of Explosives Coupon - 11/16/09
  8. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Furnishing of Samples - 11/16/09
  9. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Transactions Among Licensee/Permittees and Transactions Among Licensees and Holders of User Permits - 11/16/09
  10. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Limited Permitee Transaction Record - 11/02/09
  11. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Limited Permittee Transaction Record - 10/21/09
  12. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision of a currently approved collection; Employee Possessor Questionnaire - 10/20/09
  13. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Limited Permittee Transaction Report - 10/20/09
  14. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Transactions Among Licensees/Permittees, Limited - 10/20/09
  15. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Restoration of Explosives Privileges - 10/20/09
  16. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Federal Explosives License/Permit (FEL) Renewal Application - 10/20/09
  17. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Employee Possessor Questionnaire - 10/16/09
  18. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Limited Permit - 9/14/09
  19. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Notification of Change of Mailing or Premise Address - 9/14/09
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