OMB control number

Initial Suitability Request

OMB 1140-0110 · DOJ/ATF.

OMB 1140-0110

The Initial Suitability Request - ATF Form 3252.4 will be used by ATF’s confidential informant (CI) handlers to collect personally identifiable information (PII), criminal history and other background information, in order to determine an individual’s suitability to serve as an ATF CI.

The latest form for Initial Suitability Request expires 2026-08-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form ATF Form 3252.4 Initial Suitability Request Form and Instruction
Justification for No Material Change 1140-0110 (ATF F 3252.4) 10.4.2021.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
AG Guidelines for Use of CIs.pdf Supplementary Document
1140-0110 Supporting Statement A (05102023).docx Supporting Statement A
Initial Suitability Request Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202304-1140-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2023-05-10
202110-1140-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-10-04
202004-1140-004 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2020-04-07