Licensee “eZ Check” Verification for Transfers

Document 2026-08924 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Justice in the Federal Register on May 6, 2026, with an effective date of August 4, 2026. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") is amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to allow federal firearms licensees ("FFLs") that are transferring a firearm to another FFL to verify the transferee FFL's license through ATF's publicly available "FFL eZ Check" system, as an alternative to the current requirement to obtain a certified copy of the transferee's license. Additionally, because the eZ Check system is accessible, free to use, and updated regularly, this rule removes the now-unnecessary provision that allows a transferor to rely on a certified list provided by a multi-licensed organization for up to 45 days to make transfers to licensees operated by such organization. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08924/licensee-ez-check-verification-for-transfers.

No. Document 2026-08924 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.