As part of the requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act, the ATF periodically publishes notices in the Federal Register. The notice published Thursday caught my eye:
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The notification of the Fire Marshal (I note that even the ATF has trouble with the two "l"s thing) I understand as that is actually required by the regulations at 27 CFR 555.201(f)
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But this part about notifying the chief law enforcement officer is new. When I renewed my permit two years ago I did notify the local Fire Marshal but no one else. The ATF investigator made no mention of notifying law enforcement either.It looks time for another comment to the feds.