[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 27, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 27CFR47.34] [Page 859] TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 47--IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR--Table of Contents Subpart D--Registration Sec. 47.34 Maintenance of records by persons required to register as importers of Import List articles. (a) Registrants under this part engaged in the business of importing articles subject to controls under 27 CFR Parts 178 and 179 shall maintain records in accordance with the applicable provisions of those parts. (b) Registrants under this part engaged in importing articles on the U.S. Munitions Import List subject to the permit procedures of subpart E of this part shall maintain for a period of 6 years, subject to inspection by any ATF officer, records bearing on such articles imported, including records concerning their acquisition and disposition, including Forms 6 and 6A. The Director may prescribe a longer or shorter period in individual cases as he deems necessary. See Sec. 178.129 of this chapter for articles subject to import control under part 178 of this chapter. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512-0387) [T.D. ATF-8, 39 FR 3251, Jan. 25, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF-172, 49 FR 14941, Apr. 16, 1984; T.D. ATF-215, 50 FR 42161, Oct. 18, 1985; T.D. ATF-426, 65 FR 38197, June 20, 2000]