[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: 27CFR71.37]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 71--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PERMIT PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart D--Compliance and Settlement
 
Sec. 71.37  Notice of contemplated action.

    Where the director of industry operations believes that the matter 
may be settled informally, i.e., without formal administrative 
proceedings, he shall, in accordance with section 5 (b) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, prior to the issuance of a citation, 
inform the permittee of the contemplated issuance of an order to show 
cause why his permit should not be suspended, revoked or annulled, and 
that he is being given an opportunity for the submission and

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consideration of facts, arguments, offers of settlement, or proposals of 
adjustment. The notice should inform the permittee of the charges on 
which the citation would be based, if issued, and afford him a period of 
10 days from the date of the notice, or such longer period as the 
director of industry operations deems necessary, in which to submit 
proposals of settlement to the director of industry operations. Where 
informal settlement is not reached promptly because of inaction of the 
permittee or proposals are made for the purpose of delay, a citation 
shall be issued in accordance with Secs. 71.55 and 71.56.

[21 FR 1441, Mar. 6, 1956. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, 
and amended by T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9196, Mar. 6, 1985; T.D. ATF-244, 51 
FR 45763, Dec. 22, 1986; T.D. ATF-374, 61 FR 29957, June 13, 1996]