Publications Library
ATF occasionally issues publications to inform the industries it regulates and the general public about the laws and regulations administered and enforced by ATF. These include guidebooks, newsletters, brochures, studies, and reports.
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 FFL Theft/Loss Report - All States - 2017 (284 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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Explanation of the Hearing Process (336 KB) |
This is a brochure provides general guidance and an overview of the hearing process for federal firearms licensees (FFLs).
| Firearms | Guide |
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2019 Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) (4574 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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Employee Possessor (Presentation - Sept. 18, 2020) (272 KB) |
This presentation defines an Employee Possessor and provides the procedures for reporting Employee Possessors to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the clearance process, and at what point an employee may possess explosives. | Explosives | Guide |
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Federal Explosives Licensing Center (FELC) (Presentation - Sept. 2020) (326 KB) |
This presentation provides an overview of the Federal Explosives Licensing Center’s (FELC)responsibilities for reviewing and processing all new applications for federal explosives licenses and/or permits as well as renewals, the background check process, and ensuring sufficiency of information received. | Explosives | Guide |
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Fireworks (Presentation - Sept. 2020) (1339 KB) |
This presentation on fireworks provides an overview of the classification of explosive materials and exemptions under Part 555. The presentation also addresses storage, identifying appropriate Tables of Distances and determining if a variance to deviate from the regulations might be needed. | Explosives | Guide |
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Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) (Presentation - September 2020) (1660 KB) |
This presentation details the process for requesting a variance for deviating from the explosives regulations through use of a quantitative risk assessment software tool known as ‘Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk.' The software tool is designed, in part, to evaluate the risks of a fatality from an accident involving stored explosives. | Explosives | Guide |
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Type 3 Magazines (Presentation - Sept. 10, 2020) (262 KB) |
This presentation provides an overview of Type 3 magazine construction, reporting requirements and use intended for temporary attended storage on a worksite. | Explosives | Guide |
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Underground Storage (Presentation - Sept. 18, 2020) (2238 KB) |
This presentation provides a history of the implementation of the Safe Explosives Act, the intention of the legislation and the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to regulate the storage of explosives, above ground or underground. Through a Memorandum of Understanding with ATF, the Mine Safety and Health Administration will inspect underground explosives storage sites for compliance with 27 CFR part 555, subpart K, Storage and will cite for any violations. | Explosives | Guide |
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firearms-importation-verification-guidebook--policies-procedures.pdf (554 KB) |
ATF Guidebook: Importation & Verification of Firearms, Ammunition, and Implements of War: Policies and Procedures | Resource Center | Guide |
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TD 439: Delegation of Authority in Part 170 (Effective: 02/02/01) (88 KB) |
This final rule places all ATF authorities contained in part 170, title 27 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), with the ‘‘appropriate ATF officer’’ and requires that persons file documents required by 27 CFR part 170, with the ‘‘appropriate ATF officer.’’ also, this final rule removes the definitions of, and references to, specific officers subordinate to the Director. | Resource Center | Report |
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TD-463: Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings; Recodification of Regulations (Published: 8/15/01) (86 KB) |
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is recodifying the regulations pertaining to the rules of practice in permit proceedings. | Resource Center | Report |
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ATF 9F (73 KB) |
This final rule conforms the regulations in 27 CFR Part 447 to the revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations by amending the list of countries from which the importation of defense articles into the United States is proscribed by adding Afghanistan and removing South Africa and some of the states composing the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan). The rule also removes the arms embargo against the countries of Serbia and Montenegro. It also clarifies an outdated reference in the regulations to Zaire, currently known as the ‘‘Democratic Republic of the Congo,’’ and makes a miscellaneous technical amendment to the regulations. | Rules and Regulations | Report |
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TD 446: Technical amendments (Published 3/27/01) (62 KB) |
This Treasury decision makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in parts 55, 70, 270 and 275 of title 27 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). | Resource Center | Report |
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Firearms Commerce in the U.S.-Annual Statistical Update 2012 (837 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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TD-461: Identification Markings Placed on Firearms (Published: 8/3/01) (85 KB) |
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is amending the regulations to prescribe minimum height and depth requirements for identification markings placed on firearms by licensed importers and licensed manufacturers. | Resource Center | Report |
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Publication on Daily Summary of Magazine Transactions (DSMT) (ATF P 5400.18) (499 KB) |
This publication provides information on Daily Summary of Magazine Transactions (DSMT), which is a running balance of explosive materials in a magazine and includes a must have listing.
| Explosives | Guide |
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Department of the Treasury Study on the Sporting Suitability of Modified Semiautomatic Assault Rifles (4/98) (3396 KB) |
On November 14, 1997, the President and the Secretary of the Treasury ordered a review of the importation of certain modified versions of semi-automatic assault rifles into the United States. The decision to conduct this review stemmed in part from concerns expressed by members of Congress and others that the rifles being imported were essentially the same as semi-automatic assault rifles previously determined to be nonimportable in a 1989 decision by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). The decision also stemmed from the fact that nearly 10 years had passed since the last comprehensive review of the importation of rifles, and many new rifles had been developed during this time. | Resource Center | Guide |
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Federal Firearms Licensees Newsletter - February 1979 (192 KB) |
What’s In This Issue: REGISTERED FIREARMS AND WEAPONS Certain Firearms And Weapons Must Be Registered with The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Examples Of NFA Weapons; Tax To make Or Transfer An A Weapon, By An Individual; Licensed Collectors Of Curios And Relics; Application To Make Or Transfer An NFA Weapon; Storage Of NFA Weapons; Bringing An NFA Weapon Into The United States; Turning In An Unregistered NFA Weapon; The 1968 Amnesty Period; Penalties
| Firearms | Newsletter |
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North Dakota Firearms Trace Data - 2014 (1600 KB) | This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014. | About ATF | Report |
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Explosives Industry Newsletter-December 2014 (1045 KB) |
What’s in this Issue: New Deputy Assistant Director; Explosives in Transit Webpage; Black Powder Open Letter; How to Address a Loss; Pyrotechnic Hobby Fuse Exemption; Seismic Exploration and Geophysical Operation Requirements; Inventories and Records; No. 8 Blasting Caps; Acquiring, Changing, or Discontinuing an Explosives Business; New Publication; ATF Employees Receive ISEE President’s Award
| Explosives | Newsletter |
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2019 Explosives Incident Report (1827 KB) |
2019 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) | Explosives | Report |
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Definition and Test Procedures for Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer (915 KB) |
This booklet sets forth the and test procedures for ammonium nitrate developed by the Agricultural Nitrogen Institute, a forerunner of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI). This booklet does not pertain to blasting agents or other ammonium nitrates. Previous revisions of this booklet by TFI are dated May 1971, and January 16, 1973.
| Resource Center | Guide |
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ATF Industry Circular 77-20: Duplication of Serial Numbers on Imported Firearms (361 KB) |
Importers of Firearms and Destructive Devices: Recently, ATF has noted cases where some importers have adopted the same serial number for more than one firearm. These instances of duplication have generally occurred when firearms are received from more than one source. | Resource Center | Industry Circular |
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Explosives Industry Newsletter - June 2016 (420 KB) |
What’s in this Issue: New Division Chief; Bomb Threat and Suspicious Package Publication; Transfer of Unmarked Explosive Materials; Nitrocellulose; Storage in Trailers; Type 2 Magazine Floors and Roofs; Highways; Marijuana Use and Prohibited Persons; Background Investigation and Denial; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed IPECs; Lists of Authorized Persons; Remote Storage Locations and RPs; Seismic and Geophysical Operations¼Continued; 2015 Annual List of Explosives
| Explosives | Newsletter |