# 2025-19991: ATF Seeks Input to Simplify Firearms Disability Relief Certification Form

2025-19991, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Certification of Qualifying State Relief From Disabilities Program-ATF Form 3210.12, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2025-11-17, effective Comments are accepted for 30 days until December 17, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19991
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Certification of Qualifying State Relief From Disabilities Program-ATF Form 3210.12
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 90 FR 51410
- Published: 2025-11-17
- Effective: Comments are accepted for 30 days until December 17, 2025.
- Comments close: 2025-12-17
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

ATF Seeks Input to Simplify Firearms Disability Relief Certification Form

## Summary

The ATF is updating a form that helps states certify when someone’s gun rights are restored after a disability. This affects people involved in state relief programs and aims to make the process clearer and easier, with a 30-day comment period ending December 17, 2025. No big costs are expected, but your feedback can help improve the form and reduce hassle.

## Abstract

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

## Effects PRIA read

- States must certify to get NICS grants: cost, low. State, local, and tribal governments must use ATF Form 3210.12 to certify that they have qualifying relief-from-disabilities programs in order to qualify for NICS Improvement Act grants. The collection is expected to involve 50 respondents, takes an estimated 15 minutes per respondent, is filed onc…
- Enables applicants to seek relief from firearms disability: benefit, low. To qualify for a grant, a state official must certify that the state has a program letting people adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to an institution apply for relief from a firearms disability. That certification process uses ATF Form 3210.12 and is part of the NICS Improvement Act-re…

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## Sources
- [2025-19991 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19991/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested)
- [2025-19991 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19991.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19991 (as of 2026-06-08).