[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR71.71]

[Page 1073-1074]
 
            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. 71.71  Adjudication based upon written submissions.

    The respondent may waive the hearing before the administrative law 
judge, and stipulate that the matter will be adjudicated by the director 
of industry operations based upon written submissions. Written 
submissions may include stipulations of law or facts,

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proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, briefs, or any other 
documentary material. The pleadings together with the written 
submissions of both the attorneys for the Government and the respondent 
shall constitute the record on which the initial decision shall be 
based. The election to contest the citation without a hearing under this 
section does not affect the respondent's right to appeal.

[T.D. ATF-244, 51 FR 45763, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended by T.D. ATF-374, 
61 FR 29957, June 13, 1996]

                           Surrender of Permit