Do ATF Form 1, ATF Form 4 or ATF Form 5 Paperwork need to be printed Double-sided?

The ATF doesn't require applicants to print the ATF Form 1, ATF Form 4 or ATF Form 5 paperwork double-sided.  Applicants can submit the ATF Form 1, ATF Form 4 or ATF Form 5 paperwork to the ATF printed single-sided.  

Excerpt from the ATF Form 4 below:

k.  Photocopies, Computer Generated Versions, or Downloaded Version. The form may be copied or downloaded (for example, from the ATF website (www.atf.gov)). The form does not have to be printed front to back. 

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