Will ATF electronically notify the States and U.S. Customs Service (USCS) of approved COLAs?
No. This phase of COLAs Online will not interact with State or USCS systems. However, all approved COLAs and images of the labels (both paper and electronically filed) will be posted on the ATF Web site and be available for viewing by anyone, including the States and USCS. Users of COLAs Online and the public will be able to print copies of approved labels from the Web page that can be submitted to States or to Customs. The States and USCS have been notified of the development of COLAs Online, and we encourage their participation. However, accommodation of State and USCS integrations will not delay implementation of COLAs Online. If I am required to submit a copy of the COLA to a State or the USCS, how will my electronic signature and that of the ATF representative be reflected? We are exploring several options relating to signatures. One would be to have a statement in the applicant signature box on the COLA that reads “Signature on file with ATF.” The applicant’s name would appear in
