# Federal Register 2026-16981 — effective 2026-09-21 — Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of Firearms — Office of the Attorney General

For Federal Register 2026-16981, effective date is 2026-09-21; agency is Office of the Attorney General; published is 2026-08-20; cfr parts amended is 27 CFR 478, 28 CFR 0, 28 CFR 25, 28 CFR 107, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-16.

- **FR document number:** 2026-16981 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of Firearms _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Office of the Attorney General _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-09-21 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This rule is effective September 21, 2026. Starting on September 21, 2026, the Department will begin soliciting applications from individuals. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 27 CFR 478, 28 CFR 0, 28 CFR 25, 28 CFR 107 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-08-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-31&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-09-29.
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