Form ATF F 5300.3A ATF F 5300.3A FFL Out of Business Records Request

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Request for New or Revised Form Information Document

Instructions: Complete and forward along with a rough draft of the proposed new/revised form/information document. Attach a copy of the prescribing
regulation, directive, or instruction. Attach Form DOJ-2, Request for Printing and Design and ATF F 1370.1, Request For Distribution Services Work
Order. Items 13 and 14 are not applicable for new or revised information document requests only.
1. To:
Application Development Branch
2. From: (Division, Office, Branch)
3. Date:

Office of Science and Technology
NSC/NTCD/TORM
09/13/2024
4. Request for
Is:

✔

Form

Information Document

5. Form/Information Document Is:

6. Person to Contact:

New

7. Room Number:

Matthew S. Grim, Program Manager (IO)
10.Edition Date (If revised): 11. Title:

5300.3A

February 2022

Revised

8. Telephone Number:

NTC/OOBRC

9. Form/Information
Number:

✔

304-260-3683
12. Prescribing Directive (i.e., Existing or new
directive, law, or regulation):

FFL Out-of-Business Records Request

18 U.S.C. § 923(g)(4), 27 CFR 478.127

14. Persons Required to Fill in This Form 15. Estimated Annual
Usage:
(i.e., Agents, inspectors, industry, etc.):

13. Offices Required to Prepare This Form (Check applicable boxes):
Other (Specify)
✔
Headquarters (Division, Branch, etc.)
Field (Division, Office, etc.)

OOB Federal Firearms Licensees

1X at closure of FFL

16. Purpose and Function (Explain in detail the need for this form/information document or its revision)
Under Federal law, an FFL has 30 days from the date it discontinues its firearms business to surrender its firearms records to the ATF OOBRC. If this
deadline has passed and the records have not been submitted, ATF Form 5300.3A is generated. ATF Form 5300.3A notifies the FFL of its obligation to
surrender their firearms records to ATF, if discontinuance of the business is absolute. If discontinuance of the business is not absolute, the FFL can use
ATF Form 5300.3A to notify ATF of a successor business that will maintain control of the firearms records, which facilitates firearms tracing continuity
by law enforcement.

The ATF National Tracing Center (NTC) utilizes the out-of-business records to trace firearms recovered by law enforcement during the course of a
criminal investigation. The out-of-business records can provide vital lead information to Federal, State, and local law enforcement personnel when
investigating crimes involving firearms.
Revisions have been made to the ATF Form 5300.3A to more clearly articulate what documents are to be submitted to ATF and how to submit them when
an individual or entity has closed a FFL or the FFL has expired.

17. FILING INFORMATION
Copy

Disposition
(Indicate to whom each copy is sent)

1
2
3
4
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6
18. FORM/INFORMATION DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY
Should Be Available From:
ATF IntraWeb (Internal)
(Check all applicable boxes)
ATF Internet (External)

Filed By
(Date, Name,etc.)

ATF Distribution Center
✔

Originating Office Only

19. FORMS/INFORMATION DOCUMENT MADE OBSOLETE
Number and Edition Date:
Title:

ATF Form 5300.3A/February 2022

FFL Out-of-Business Records Request

20. OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST (OPI) CERTIFICATION
Signature of Branch Chief or Equivalent:
MATTHEW GRIM

Digitally signed by MATTHEW GRIM
Date: 2024.09.18 09:49:53 -04'00'

Filed In
(Folder, Box, Binder,etc.)

Retention
Period

Available in the Following Format: (Check all applicable boxes)
Hardcopy
✔ PDF
Disposition of Old Stock:
Use Until Exhausted

Destroy

Date:
09/18/2024

21. CONTRACTS AND FORMS OFFICE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES USE ONLY
Completed By:
Date Completed:

ATF F orm 1332.1
Revised April 2024