Guidance Documents

This guidance document clarifies the requirement for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrant-transferors to use multiple single-sheet DEA Form 222s (order forms) when transferring schedule I or II controlled substances to a DEA registrant-transferee when the number of items being transferred exceeds the number of lines available on the order form.

This guidance document provides information regarding a practitioner’s use of existing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-Form 222s after Congress’s elimination of the X-waiver (DATA-Waiver) in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023.

This guidance document, will be sent via email to all Drug Enforcement Administration registrants to provide clarification for disposal.

This guidance document provides information regarding issuance of updated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration certificates to reflect Congress’s elimination of the X-waiver (DATA-Waiver) in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023.

This guidance document provides information regarding the elimination of limitations on the number of patients with OUD that a practitioner may treat with buprenorphine, as a result of Congress’s enactment of the CAA. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is issuing this public safety Advisory to the firearms industry and the public to provide information regarding its investigative priorities related to possible willful efforts to violate the requirements of the Gun Control Act (GCA) as implemented by the Final Rule titled Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F) (“Frame or Receiver Final Rule” or the “Final Rule”).

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is committed to helping Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) successfully comply with firearms laws and regulations. Changes to Vermont Law, 13 Vermont Statutes Annotated (V.S.A.) § 4019, effective July 1, 2022, have generated questions from Vermont FFLs. This letter alerts Vermont FFLs to the recent changes in Vermont law and provides guidance to ensure Vermont FFLs remain in compliance.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) provides this open letter to the Federal firearms licensee (FFL) community to advise on the restrictions and parameters of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), which generally prohibits the possession or transfer of machineguns imported or manufactured after May 19, 1986, with limited exceptions.

Many natural disasters occur with little or no warning. Whether or not advance notice is possible, the preservation of life is always paramount during any type of disaster. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urges all persons to take steps to protect family and property by having a disaster preparedness plan in place  before any disaster occurs.

ATF has received requests from Federal explosives licensees and permittees (FEL/Ps) and State 
and local agencies conducting avalanche control/mitigation operations for variances to store 
explosive materials with detonators attached in remote avalanche control systems (RACS).