[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR71.64]

[Page 1178]
 
            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. 71.64  When required.

    (a) Where the respondent requests a hearing in accordance with Sec. 
71.60, a written answer shall be filed with the administrative law judge 
and served on the director of industry operations within 15 days after 
service of the designation of the administrative law judge.
    (b) Where no hearing is requested, the respondent shall file a 
written answer with the director of industry operations within 15 days 
after service of a citation.
    (c) An answer shall contain a concise statement of the facts that 
constitute his grounds for defense. The hearing may be limited to the 
issues contained in the citation and the answer. The administrative law 
judge, or director of industry operations as the case may be, may, as a 
matter of discretion, waive any requirement of this section.
    (d) Answers need not be filed in application proceedings.

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