§ 479.103 Registration of firearms manufactured.Registering manufactured firearms.

  1. a.(a) Each manufacturer qualified under this part shall file with the Director an accurate notice on Form 2 (Firearms), Notice of Firearms Manufactured or Imported, ATF Form 5320.2, Notice of Manufactured or Imported NFA Firearms (“Form 2”), executed under the penalties of perjury, to show his manufacture of firearms. The notice shall set forth the name and address of the manufacturer, identify his special (occupational) tax stamp and Federal firearms license, and show the date of manufacture, the type, model, length of barrel, overall length, caliber, gauge or size, serial numbers, and other marks of identification of the firearms he manufactures, and the place where the manufactured firearms will be kept. Except as provided in § 479.102(b)(4), all firearms manufactured by him during a single day shall be included on one notice, Form 2 (Firearms), filed by the manufacturer no later than the close of the next business day. The manufacturer shall prepare the notice, Form 2 (Firearms), in duplicate, file the original notice as prescribed herein and keep the copy with the records required by subpart I of this part at the premises covered by his special (occupational) tax stamp. Receipt of the notice, Form 2 (Firearms), by the Director shall effectuate the registration of the firearms listed on that notice. The requirements of this part relating to the transfer of a firearm are applicable to transfers by qualified manufacturers.

  2. b.(b) Pursuant to § 479.33(c) of this part, the Director relieves qualified manufacturers who manufacture firearms under a contract for the USG from the requirement to register firearms they manufacture for, or on behalf of, the USG pursuant to a contract.

    1. 1.(1) Manufacturers must request approval to participate in the relief granted under paragraph (b) by submitting a letter to the Director. The letter must set out the manner in which they conduct business, the types of firearms they manufacture, and proof satisfactory to the Director of the USG contract under which they operate.

    2. 2.(2) In addition, the Director relieves manufacturers who have been approved for relief under paragraph (b) from the prohibition against registering firearms beyond the next business day after they are manufactured. This second grant of relief applies only to firearms the licensees manufacture for, or on behalf of, the USG that are later rejected, repurposed, or become residuals of such contract (hereafter, rejected USG firearms), and the manufacturers must comply with the alternate registration terms in paragraph (b)(3).

    3. 3.(3) Approved manufacturers may register rejected USG firearms pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) by filing with the Director an accurate notice on Form 2, executed under the penalties of perjury, no later than 15 days after the date they are notified that the firearms have fallen out of contract. The manufacturers must comply with all marking requirements in § 479.102 of this part and must submit with Form 2 the government’s official rejection notice or other documents demonstrating that the firearms are no longer subject to the USG contract.