Manufacturers Excise Taxes-Firearms and Ammunition; Delegation of Authority

This final rule replaces all ATF authorities contained in regulations on "Manufacturers Excise Taxes--Firearms and Ammunition" with the "appropriate ATF officer" and requires that persons file documents required by those regulations with the "appropriate ATF officer" or in accordance with the instructions on the ATF form. Also, this final rule removes the definitions of, and references to, specific officers subordinate to the Director. Also, this final rule renumbers an ATF Form from ATF F 5300.29 to ATF F 5600.28. Concurrently with this Treasury Decision, ATF Order 1130.18 is being published. Through this order, the Director has delegated all of the authorities in these regulations to the appropriate ATF officers and specified the ATF officers with whom applications, notices and other reports, which are not ATF forms, are filed.