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(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. This rule 

has been designated as ‘‘not significant’’ 

under section 3(f) of Executive Order 

12866. 

Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an agency to 

prepare an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis to be published at the time the 

proposed rule is published. This 

requirement does not apply if the 

agency ‘‘certifies that the rule will not, 

if promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603). 

This rule removes one section from Title 

14 of the CFR and, therefore, does not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Review Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act 

This direct final rule does not contain 

any information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Review Under Executive Order of 13132 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ 

64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999) requires 

regulations be reviewed for Federalism 

effects on the institutional interest of 

states and local governments, and, if the 

effects are sufficiently substantial, 

preparation of the Federal assessment is 

required to assist senior policy makers. 

The amendments will not have any 

substantial direct effects on state and 

local governments within the meaning 

of the Executive Order. Therefore, no 

Federalism assessment is required. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1214 

Safety, security. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

NASA amends 14 CFR part 1214 as 

follows: 

PART 1214—SPACE FLIGHT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1214 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113. 

Subpart 1214.5 [Removed and 

Reserved] 

■ 2. Subpart 1214.5, consisting of 

§§ 1214.500 through 1214.505, is 

removed and reserved. 

Charles F. Bolden, Jr., 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02591 Filed 2–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives 

27 CFR Parts 447 and 479 

[Docket No. ATF 26F; AG Order No. 3417– 

2014] 

RIN 1140–AA42 

Importation of Arms, Ammunition and 

Implements of War and Machine Guns, 

Destructive Devices, and Certain Other 

Firearms; Extending the Term of 

Import Permits (2010R–26P) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends the 

regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 

(ATF) to extend the standard term of 

import permits for firearms, 

ammunition, and defense articles from 1 

year to 2 years. The additional time will 

allow importers sufficient time to 

complete the importation of the 

authorized commodity. In addition, it 

will eliminate the need for the importer 

to submit a new import application, 

ATF Form 6, where the importation was 

not completed within the 1-year period. 

Extending the term of import permits 

will result in a substantial cost and time 

savings for both the industry and ATF, 

and will not cause any discernible 

adverse effects. This rulemaking 

proceeding is included in the 

Department of Justice’s retrospective 

review plan developed pursuant to 

Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review.’’ 

DATES: This rule is effective April 8, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Brown, Enforcement Programs 

and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. 

Department of Justice, 99 New York 

Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20226, 

telephone (202) 648–7070. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Attorney General is responsible 

for enforcing the provisions of section 

38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 

1976 (AECA), 22 U.S.C. 2778, that relate 

to the permanent importation of defense 

articles and defense services; and the 

National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 U.S.C. 

Chapter 53, and the Gun Control Act of 

1968 (GCA), 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, 

relating to commerce in firearms and 

ammunition. The Attorney General has 

delegated all of those responsibilities to 

the Director of ATF (Director), subject to 

the direction of the Attorney General 

and the Deputy Attorney General. 28 

CFR 0.130. 

A. Importation of Arms, Ammunition, 

and Implements of War (27 CFR Part 

447) 

Regulations that implement the 

provisions of the AECA that are 

concerned with the importation of arms, 

ammunition, and implements of war are 

set forth in 27 CFR Part 447. The 

regulation at 27 CFR 447.41(a) generally 

provides that articles on the U.S. 

Munitions Import List may not be 

imported into the United States except 

pursuant to a permit. Section 447.42(a) 

states that persons required to obtain a 

permit must file with ATF an ATF Form 

6—Part I (5330.3A), ‘‘Application and 

Permit for Importation of Firearms, 

Ammunition and Implements of War’’ 

(ATF Form 6). The application must be 

signed and dated and must contain the 

information requested on the form. 

Section 447.43(a) provides that import 

permits are valid for 1 year from their 

issuance date unless a different period 

of validity is stated thereon. 

Furthermore, under section 447.43(b), if 

shipment cannot be completed during 

the period of validity of the permit, 

another application must be submitted 

for a permit to cover the unshipped 

balance. 

B. Importation of Machine Guns, 

Destructive Devices, and Certain Other 

Firearms Under the NFA (27 CFR Part 

479) 

Regulations that implement the 

provisions of the NFA are set forth in 27 

CFR Part 479, which contains the 

procedural and substantive 

requirements relative to the importation, 

manufacture, making, exportation, 

transfer, taxing, identification and 

registration of, and the dealing in, 

machine guns, destructive devices, and 

certain other firearms. The regulation at 

27 CFR 479.111(a) provides that no 

firearm may be imported or brought into 

the United States or any territory under 

its control or jurisdiction unless the 

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person importing or bringing in the 

firearm establishes to the satisfaction of 

the Director that the firearm to be 

imported or brought in is being 

imported or brought in for certain 

specified purposes, e.g., scientific or 

research purposes. This paragraph 

further provides that any person 

desiring to import or bring a firearm into 

the United States must file with the 

Director an application on ATF Form 6. 

For NFA firearms, the approval of an 

application to import a firearm shall be 

automatically terminated at the 

expiration of 1 year from the date of 

approval unless, upon request, it is 

further extended by the Director. 

Section 479.113 provides that the 

Director shall permit the conditional 

importation of any NFA firearm for the 

purpose of examining and testing to 

determine whether the importation of 

such firearm will be authorized. An 

application under this section shall be 

filed with the Director on ATF Form 6. 

The Director may impose conditions 

upon any importation, and the person 

importing the firearm must agree to 

either export or destroy the weapon if a 

final determination is made that it may 

not be imported. 

C. Importation of Firearms and 

Ammunition (27 CFR Part 478) 

Regulations in Subpart G of part 478 

provide the procedural and substantive 

requirements of the GCA relative to the 

importation of firearms and 

ammunition. Section 478.112 states that 

no firearm, firearm barrel, or 

ammunition shall be imported or 

brought into the United States by a 

licensed importer unless the Director 

has authorized the importation of the 

firearm, firearm barrel, or ammunition. 

This section further provides that the 

licensed importer must file with the 

Director an application for a permit, 

ATF Form 6, to import or bring a 

firearm, firearm barrel, or ammunition 

into the United States. If the Director 

approves the application, such 

approved application will serve as the 

permit to import the firearm, firearm 

barrel, or ammunition described on the 

permit, and importation of such 

firearms, firearm barrels, or ammunition 

may continue to be made by the 

licensed importer under the approved 

application (permit) during the period 

specified on the permit. 

Similar procedures are set forth in 

section 478.113 with respect to the 

importation of a firearm, firearm barrel, 

or ammunition into the United States by 

a licensee other than a licensed 

importer. 

Requirements for the conditional 

importation of firearms, firearm barrels, 

and ammunition for the purpose of 

examination and testing to determine 

whether the Director will authorize their 

importation are set forth in section 

478.116. This section provides that an 

application on ATF Form 6 for such 

conditional importation must be filed 

with the Director. If approved, the 

Director may impose conditions on the 

importation, and the person importing 

the firearm, firearm barrel, or 

ammunition must agree to either export 

or destroy the imported item if it is 

determined that the item may not be 

imported. 

II. FAIR Trade Group Petition 

ATF received a petition, dated August 

10, 2010, filed on behalf of the FireArms 

Import-Export Roundtable (FAIR) Trade 

Group. As stated in the petition, FAIR 

is an organization that represents 

importers and exporters of firearms, 

ammunition, firearms parts, and 

accessories. The petitioner requested an 

amendment of the regulations to change 

the ATF Form 6 period of validity from 

1 year to 2 years. According to the 

petitioner, this amendment would be 

beneficial to both the industry and to 

ATF, without having any impact on 

public safety or compliance with the 

law. As stated in the petition: 

[E]xtending the period a license [permit] is 

valid could reduce the workload for [ATF] 

examiners by lowering the number of 

renewals submitted to ATF and reduce the 

uncertainty importers face when dealing with 

long-lead time deals. [Many licensed and/or 

registered importers import the same defense 

articles year after year. ATF processes these 

‘‘renewal’’ permits.] . . . Renewals of 

existing permits are perfunctory processes 

that consume the valuable resources of both 

the industry and the ATF. 

Increasing the term of an import 

permit to 2 years would also result in an 

economic benefit for ATF. Of the 

approximately 11,000 ATF Form 6 

import applications ATF processes each 

year, 9,000 are submitted by an ATF 

licensed or registered importer. 

Subsequent information provided by the 

petitioner estimates that the renewal 

rate on import permits for industry 

members is approximately 50 percent. If 

the term of an import permit is changed 

from 1 year to 2 years, ATF estimates 

the number of import permit 

applications submitted by licensed or 

registered importers would be reduced 

to 4,500 each year. ATF employs data 

entry contractors who spend an average 

of 2 hours completing quality review 

and data entry functions for each import 

application. The average salary of a 

contractor is $14 per hour. ATF 

examiners typically spend 4 hours 

processing an ATF Form 6 application. 

The average hourly rate for an examiner 

is $24.74. If the number of applications 

was reduced to 4,500 each year, the 

annual savings to ATF would be 

approximately $571,320. 

III. Proposed Rule 

The Department determined that an 

amendment of the regulations to extend 

the term of import permits for firearms, 

ammunition, and defense articles from 1 

year to 2 years is warranted. 

Accordingly, in order to reduce the 

paperwork burden on the industry and 

to increase the efficiency of ATF in 

processing requests for importation, the 

Department proposed to amend the 

regulations in parts 447 and 479 to 

increase the term of import permits from 

1 year to 2 years (Notice No. ATF 43P, 

Feb. 6, 2012, 77 FR 5735). 

Because the regulations in part 478 do 

not specify the period of validity for 

import permits as 1 year, the 

Department did not propose to amend 

the regulations in part 478. The 

regulations in part 478 provide that 

importation may continue to be made by 

the applicant during the period 

specified on the approved application 

(permit). As stated on the ATF Form 6, 

the permit is valid for 12 months from 

the Director’s approval date on the 

permit. If the proposed regulations were 

adopted, the ATF Form 6 would be 

revised to reflect the amended period of 

validity for importation as 2 years from 

the Director’s approval date on the 

permit. 

The term of validity for import 

permits filed by members of the United 

States military returning to the United 

States from abroad with firearms, and 

for nonimmigrant aliens temporarily 

importing firearms into the United 

States for lawful hunting and sporting 

purposes was not affected by the 

proposed rule and would remain at 1 

year. The comment period for Notice 

No. ATF 43P closed on May 7, 2012. 

IV. Analysis of Comments and 

Department Responses 

In response to Notice No. ATF 43P, 

ATF received four comments. Two 

commenters supported the proposed 

rule and two commenters indicated 

opposition to the proposed rule. 

Comments Received in Support 

One of the commenters, the National 

Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. 

(NSSF), indicated support for the 

proposed rule and stated that ‘‘[t]his 

change would significantly benefit both 

ATF and U.S. importers without 

reducing ATF’s ability to administer the 

27 CFR part 447 regulations and to 

ensure that importers are in compliance 

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with the law.’’ As stated in its comment, 

NSSF is a trade association for 

America’s firearms, ammunition, 

hunting, and shooting sports industry. 

Another commenter expressed 

support for the proposed rule but raised 

two concerns that he believed needed to 

be addressed. The commenter’s first 

concern involves the source of some of 

the information presented in the 

proposed rule: 

Indeed, the Notice seems to admit that 

certain information used in calculating the 

reduction in import permits that would result 

from the implementation of the new rule was 

provided by the FAIR Trade Group. At the 

same time however, ATF claims to have 

researched and provided certain information. 

This mix of sources may lead to the belief 

that ATF has simply accepted the FAIR 

Trade Group’s information, which, due to the 

fact that FAIR is not an independent body, 

could further lead to a belief that this rule is 

rooted in bias. . . . ATF could easily 

overcome any hints of bias by first 

conducting its own research regarding the 

renewal rate on import permits from 

registered industry members and then 

making that information available to the 

public along with the Notice. 

The commenter’s second concern 

involves safety, i.e., the proposed rule 

‘‘offers no information as to what 

ramifications this change will have in 

regard to safety and national security.’’ 

According to the commenter, while 

there are a number of conditions in the 

proposed rule that could lead one to 

conclude that safety and security are not 

an issue, e.g., there are no proposed 

changes to the information required on 

ATF Form 6, ‘‘without any statement 

from ATF, one is left to draw his or her 

own conclusions.’’ 

Department Response to Comments in 

Support 

In the proposed rule, the Department 

stated that information provided by the 

petitioner indicates the renewal rate on 

import permits for industry members is 

approximately 50 percent. One 

commenter expressed concern regarding 

the source of this information, i.e., the 

petitioner, and suggested that ATF 

conduct its own research regarding the 

renewal rate on import permits. As 

stated in the proposed rule, ATF 

processes approximately 11,000 ATF 

Form 6 applications annually. Each 

permit is entered into ATF’s database 

system as a ‘‘new’’ application. 

‘‘Renewals’’ are not entered into the 

system as such. Accordingly, available 

data does not permit ATF to conduct the 

kind of independent research suggested 

by this commenter. Nevertheless, ATF’s 

experience in processing thousands of 

ATF Form 6 applications every year 

supports the conclusion that the 

petitioner’s estimate of a 50 percent 

annual renewal rate is not unreasonable. 

Moreover, even if that estimate is high 

it does not undercut the value of this 

rule. A renewal rate of even half of the 

estimate (i.e., 25 percent) would still 

produce substantial savings to both the 

industry and ATF. 

Regarding the commenter’s second 

concern, ATF does not believe that 

extending the term of import permits 

from 1 year to 2 years will compromise 

safety and national security. Most 

annual ATF Form 6 applications 

(roughly 9,000 of the approximately 

11,000 applications) are filed by 

federally licensed or registered 

importers. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security verifies the license/ 

registration and permit are still valid at 

the time of importation. In addition, 

Federal firearms licensees are subject to 

periodic inspections by ATF industry 

operations investigators who will have 

access to the firearms in inventory and 

any associated paperwork concerning 

acquisition and disposition of these 

firearms. The majority of these permit 

applications are for sporting firearms 

being imported into the United States. 

These firearms do not require any 

supporting documentation for import 

nor are they subject to any additional 

regulations beyond the license, permit, 

and AECA registration requirements. 

Imports of National Firearms Act 

weapons represent a minority of the 

import applications filed. NFA weapons 

are generally not importable except 

under very limited circumstances (i.e. 

for the government) and those 

restrictions would still be applicable. 

Therefore, the concerns for public safety 

and national security when extending 

the term of import permits from 1 to 2 

years is minimal. 

The remaining 2,000 applications 

represent imports of defense articles 

that are not firearms or ammunition 

(e.g., gas masks, engines for military 

vehicles, aircraft fuselages). The 

majority of these articles are not subject 

to further regulation once in the United 

States nor are they subject to 

requirements beyond the ATF Form 6 at 

the time of importation. For example, in 

order to import a gas mask for resale, an 

importer need only file the ATF Form 

6 and be registered under the AECA. 

There is no limit on the amount they 

may import and they are not usually 

restricted by State or local governments. 

However, ATF may deny, suspend, or 

revoke any import permit due to 

violations of law. For the reasons 

discussed above, ATF believes that 

safety and security will not be 

compromised by extending the validity 

period of a permit every 2 years instead 

of each year. ATF also retains the 

authority to revoke any approved permit 

pursuant to any changes in the law, 

interpretation of the law, or changes to 

the regulations. 

Comments Received in Opposition 

One of the commenters questioned 

the Department’s authority to issue 

regulations without specific 

congressional authorization. The second 

commenter indicated opposition to 

extending the term of import permits 

from 1 year to 2 years: 

I think the nature of the items being 

shipped are of such gravity and danger that 

it is necessary to have strict limits on 

importation. If an importer would like to ship 

these weapons or articles of war, they should 

be subjected to a strict application standard 

and validity period. 

As an alternative, the commenter 

suggests that the process for renewing 

an application should be less 

burdensome. According to the 

commenter, ‘‘[t]his would provide for 

the continuance of current rule, while 

providing a less workload for both 

parties. This would still decrease the 

economic burden somewhat and 

continue the policy of having standard 

applications only valid for one year.’’ 

Department Response to Comments in 

Opposition 

Regarding ATF’s authority to issue 

regulations, the Attorney General is 

responsible for enforcing the provisions 

of section 38 of the Arms Export Control 

Act of 1976 (AECA), 22 U.S.C. 2778, 

that relate to the permanent importation 

of defense articles and defense services; 

the National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 

U.S.C. Chapter 53, and the Gun Control 

Act of 1968 (GCA), 18 U.S.C. Chapter 

44, relating to commerce in firearms and 

ammunition. The Attorney General has 

delegated responsibility for the 

enforcement of these statutes to the 

Director of ATF, subject to the direction 

of the Attorney General and the Deputy 

Attorney General. 28 CFR 0.130. This 

rule is being promulgated by the 

Attorney General, pursuant to authority 

vested in him under those statutes. 

The second commenter objected to 

extending the term of import permits to 

2 years, arguing that the nature of the 

articles being imported warrants strict 

limits on importation. While the 

Department acknowledges the 

commenter’s concern, it does not 

believe that extending the term of 

import permits from 1 year to 2 years 

will have a negative effect on public 

safety or national security. As stated in 

the response above, most annual ATF 

Form 6 applications are filed by 

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federally licensed or registered 

importers. Furthermore, all importers 

are subject to periodic compliance 

inspection by ATF. The majority of all 

permit applications are for sporting 

firearms being imported into the United 

States, which do not require any 

supporting documentation for import. 

Therefore, ATF believes that a 2-year 

permit lifespan will not undermine its 

ability to ensure compliance with the 

law and regulations, and that public 

safety and national security will not be 

compromised by allowing ATF to 

review this supporting documentation 

every 2 years instead of each year. 

Rather than extending the term of an 

import permit to 2 years, the same 

commenter stated that ATF should 

make the current import process less 

burdensome. ATF continually evaluates 

its regulatory processes to determine, 

inter alia, whether they can be 

streamlined or simplified without 

undermining ATF’s regulatory 

responsibilities. ATF believes that 

extending the term of an import permit 

to 2 years meets those criteria, and it 

will continue to explore additional 

opportunities to simplify the import 

permit process. 

V. Final Rule 

This final rule adopts without 

substantive change the proposed 

amendments that extend the term of 

import permits for firearms, 

ammunition, and defense articles from 1 

year to 2 years. 

How This Document Complies With the 

Federal Administrative Requirements 

for Rulemaking 

A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

This rule has been drafted and 

reviewed in accordance with Executive 

Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 

Review,’’ section 1(b), The Principles of 

Regulation, and in accordance with 

Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ 

section 1, General Principles of 

Regulation, and section 6, Retrospective 

Analyses of Existing Rules. The 

Department of Justice has determined 

that this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866, section 3(f). 

Further, both Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 direct agencies to assess all 

costs and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. The 

Department has assessed the costs and 

benefits of this regulation and believes 

that the regulatory approach selected 

maximizes net benefits. 

Executive Order 13563 section 6, 

Retrospective Analyses of Existing 

Rules, directs agencies to develop a plan 

to review existing significant rules that 

may be ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, 

insufficient, or excessively 

burdensome,’’ and to make appropriate 

changes where warranted. The 

Department selected and reviewed this 

rule under the criteria set forth in its 

Plan for Retrospective Analysis of 

Existing Rules. During this review, ATF 

calculated that it processes 

approximately 11,000 import 

applications each year. Approximately 

82 percent of those applications (9,000) 

are submitted by federally licensed or 

registered importers. ATF estimates that 

it takes a compliance officer employed 

by a federally licensed or registered 

importer approximately 30 minutes to 

complete an ATF Form 6 permit 

application. According to the 

Occupational Employment Statistics 

(May 2011), published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Labor, the average hourly wage of a 

compliance officer is $30.66. If the term 

of an import permit was extended to 2 

years, ATF estimates that the number of 

ATF Form 6 permit applications 

submitted by licensed or registered 

importers will decrease, perhaps as 

much as by half. Reducing the number 

of permits submitted by the industry by 

half (4,500) would result in an annual 

savings of approximately $68,985. 

Increasing the term of an import 

permit to 2 years would also result in an 

economic benefit for ATF. ATF employs 

data entry contractors who spend an 

average of 2 hours completing quality 

review and data entry functions for each 

import application. The average salary 

of a contractor is $14 per hour. ATF 

examiners typically spend 4 hours 

processing an ATF Form 6 application. 

The average hourly rate for an examiner 

is $24.74. If the number of applications 

submitted by the industry was reduced 

to 4,500 each year, the annual savings 

to ATF would be approximately 

$571,320. 

B. Executive Order 13132 

This regulation will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the Federal 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, in 

accordance with section 6 of Executive 

Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ the 

Attorney General has determined that 

this regulation will not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a federalism summary 

impact statement. 

C. Executive Order 12988 

This regulation meets the applicable 

standards set forth in sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, ‘‘Civil 

Justice Reform.’’ 

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 605(b)) requires an agency to 

conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis 

of any rule subject to notice and 

comment rulemaking requirements 

unless the agency certifies that the rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. Small entities include small 

businesses, small not-for-profit 

enterprises, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. The Attorney General has 

reviewed this rule and, by approving it, 

certifies that this rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The Department believes that this rule 

will have a positive economic impact on 

both the industry and ATF. The number 

of permits and the time required for 

industry to file those permits and for 

ATF to process them will be 

significantly reduced. 

An industry compliance officer 

spends approximately 30 minutes 

completing an ATF Form 6. According 

to the Occupational Employment 

Statistics (May 2011), published by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States 

Department of Labor, the average hourly 

wage of a compliance officer is $30.66. 

Reducing the number of permits 

submitted by the industry by half 

(4,500) would result in an annual 

savings of approximately $68,985. 

E. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by section 251 of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 804. This 

rule will not result in an annual effect 

on the economy of $100 million or 

more; a major increase in costs or prices; 

or significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or the ability 

of United States-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises 

in domestic and export markets. 

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F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

This rule will not result in the 

expenditure by State, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any one year, and it will not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. Therefore, no actions were 

deemed necessary under the provisions 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995. 

G. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose any new 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

ATF Form 6 has been revised under 

currently approved OMB control 

number 1140–0005 to reflect the 2 year 

(24 months) amended period of validity 

for import permits. 

Disclosure 

Copies of the notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM), all comments 

received in response to the NPRM, and 

this final rule will be available for 

public inspection by appointment 

during normal business hours at: ATF 

Reading Room, Room 1E–062, 99 New 

York Avenue NE., Washington, DC 

20226, telephone (202) 648–8740. 

Drafting Information 

The author of this document is Denise 

Brown, Enforcement Programs and 

Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms, and Explosives. 

List of Subjects 

27 CFR Part 447 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Arms control, Arms and 

munitions, Authority delegations, 

Chemicals, Customs duties and 

inspection, Imports, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Scientific equipment, 

Seizures and forfeitures. 

27 CFR Part 479 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Arms and munitions, 

Authority delegations, Customs duties 

and inspection, Exports, Imports, 

Military personnel, Penalties, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Research, Seizures and forfeitures, 

Transportation. 

Authority and Issuance 

Accordingly, for the reasons 

discussed in the preamble, 27 CFR parts 

447 and 479 are amended as follows: 

PART 447—IMPORTATION OF ARMS, 

AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF 

WAR 

■ 1. The authority citation for 27 CFR 

part 447 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2778. 

§ 447.43 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 447.43, paragraph (a) is 

amended by removing the phrase ‘‘one 

year’’ and adding in its place the phrase 

‘‘two years’’. 

PART 479—MACHINE GUNS, 

DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND 

CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 27 CFR 

part 479 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805. 

§ 479.111 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 479.111, paragraph (a) is 

amended by removing the phrase ‘‘one 

year’’ in the eighth sentence and adding 

in its place the phrase ‘‘two years’’. 

Dated: January 31, 2014. 

Eric H. Holder, Jr., 

Attorney General. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02580 Filed 2–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2013–1025] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Hwy 160 

drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, 

mile 0.1, at Rio Vista, CA. The deviation 

is necessary to allow California 

Department of Transportation to replace 

the steel deck of the bridge lift span. 

This deviation allows the bridge to 

remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position during the deviation period. 

DATES: This deviation is effective 

without actual notice from February 7, 

2014 until 5 a.m. on April 5, 2014. For 

the purposes of enforcement, actual 

notice will be used from 8 p.m. on 

February 3, 2014, until February 7, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2013–1025], is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. You may 

also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email David H. 

Sulouff, Chief, Bridge Section, Eleventh 

Coast Guard District; telephone 510– 

437–3516, email David.H.Sulouff@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

California Department of Transportation 

has requested a temporary change to the 

operation of the Hwy 160 drawbridge, 

mile 0.1, over Three Mile Slough at Rio 

Vista, CA. The drawbridge navigation 

span provides 12 feet vertical clearance 

above Mean High Water in the closedto-navigation position. In accordance 

with 33 CFR 117.5, the draw opens on 

signal. Navigation on the waterway is 

commercial and recreational. 

The drawspan will be secured in the 

closed-to-navigation position from 8 

p.m. to 5 a.m., February 3, 2014 to April 

5, 2014, to allow Caltrans to replace the 

steel deck of the lift span. This 

temporary deviation has been 

coordinated with the waterway users. 

No objections to the proposed 

temporary deviation were raised. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

bridge in the closed position may do so 

at anytime. The bridge will not be able 

to open for emergencies from 8 p.m. to 

5 a.m. during this deviation. The 

confluence of the Sacramento and San 

Joaquin rivers can be used as an 

alternate route for vessels unable to pass 

through the bridge in the closed 

position. The Coast Guard will also 

inform the users of the waterways 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge so that 

vessels can arrange their transits to 

minimize any impact caused by the 

temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

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