[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 27CFR71.70]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 71--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PERMIT PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart F--Hearing Procedure
 
Sec. 71.70  Application proceedings.

    At any time prior to final action thereon the applicant may, by 
filing written notice with the director of industry operations, withdraw 
his application. If such a notice is filed after referral to the 
administrative law judge of a proceeding on an application for a permit 
and prior to issuance of his recommended decision or decision thereon, 
the director of industry operations shall move the administrative law 
judge to dismiss the proceedings as moot. If such a notice is filed 
while the proceeding is before the director of industry operations and 
prior to final action thereon, that is, either (a) after issuance of a 
notice of contemplated disapproval and before referral of the proceeding 
to the administrative law judge or (b) after issuance by the 
administrative law judge of his recommended decision and prior to the 
director of industry operations' order disapproving the application, the 
director of industry operations shall, by order, dismiss the proceeding.

[21 FR 1441, Mar. 6, 1956. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, 
and amended by T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9197, Mar. 6, 1985; T.D. ATF-374, 61 
FR 29957, June 13, 1996]