# 2026-19357: ATF Wants Water Quality Data for Guns and Booms?!

2026-19357, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Title-Supplemental Information on Water Quality Considerations-ATF Form 5400.30, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2026-09-22, effective ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may submit written comments for 30 days, until midnight on October 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19357
- As of: 2026-09-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19357
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Title-Supplemental Information on Water Quality Considerations-ATF Form 5400.30
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 91 FR 60154
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: ATF encourages comments on this information collection. You may submit written comments for 30 days, until midnight on October 22, 2026.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

ATF Wants Water Quality Data for Guns and Booms?!

## Summary

The ATF is asking for your thoughts on a form about water quality info linked to firearms and explosives. This update affects businesses and individuals who fill out ATF Form 5400.30, aiming to make the process clearer and less of a hassle. You’ve got until October 22, 2026, to share your feedback—no cost changes, just smoother paperwork!

## Abstract

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

## Effects PRIA read

- Explosives Makers Must File Water Form: cost, low. If you manufacture explosives and seek an explosives license under 18 U.S.C. 843, you must submit ATF Form 5400.30 (Supplemental Information on Water Quality Considerations) with your license application to certify compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341). This affec…
- Form Now Electronic — Time Cut: benefit, low. ATF revised the collection so the form can be completed and submitted entirely electronically, and reduced estimated time per respondent from 0.5 hours to 0.3 hours. ATF reports this change lowered the total estimated annual time burden to 201 hours and states there are no additional monetary costs…

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## Sources
- [2026-19357 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19357/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comments-requested-title-supplemental)
- [2026-19357 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19357.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19357 (as of 2026-09-29).