[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63543-63544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25999]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

27 CFR Part 46

[T.D. ATF-472a]
RIN 1512-AC59


Delegation of Authority; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to a final rule published 
by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the February 7, 2002, 
Federal Register. The final rule concerned the delegation of the 
Director's authorities in two parts of the Bureau's tobacco 
regulations. The final

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rule did not contain an amendatory instruction for one section of the 
miscellaneous regulations relating to tobacco products and cigarette 
papers and tubes.

DATES: This rule is effective October 15, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Ruhf, Regulations Division, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20226; telephone 202-927-8210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    We published a final rule (T.D. ATF 472) in the Federal Register on 
February 27, 2002, (67 FR 8878) placing all of the Director's delegated 
authorities in parts 45 and 46 of title 27 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations with the ``appropriate ATF officer.'' The final rule also 
removed references to specific officers subordinate to the Director.
    Along with T.D. ATF 472, we published ATF Order 1130.28, Delegation 
of the Director's Authorities in 27 CFR Parts 45 and 46, which 
delegated certain of these authorities to the appropriate 
organizational level. The issuance of Order 1130.28 consolidated all 
delegations of authority into one delegation instrument. This action 
simplified the process for determining which ATF officer is authorized 
to perform a particular function and will facilitate the updating of 
such delegations in the future.

Need for Correction

    As published, T.D. ATF 472 did not amend 27 CFR 46.8, Data to be 
shown in claim. Paragraph 13 of the final rule's amendatory 
instructions should have contained an additional instruction removing 
the words ``regional director (compliance)'' and adding the words 
``appropriate ATF officer'' in the last sentence of Sec.  46.8. This 
document corrects this inadvertent error, which may prove misleading if 
it is not clarified.

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 46

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations, 
Cigars and cigarettes, Claims, Excise taxes, Packaging and containers, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seizures and 
forfeitures, Surety bonds, Tobacco.

    Accordingly, 27 CFR part 46 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 46--MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND 
CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES

    Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 46 continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 18 U.S.C. 2341-2346, 26 U.S.C. 5708, 5751, 5761-5763, 
6001, 6601, 6621, 6622, 7212, 7342, 7602, 7606, 7805, 44 U.S.C. 
3504(h), 49 U.S.C. 782, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  46.8  [Amended]

    Par. 2. In the last sentence of Sec.  46.8(f), remove the words 
``regional director (compliance)'' and add, in substitution, the words 
``appropriate ATF officer''.

    Signed: October 3, 2002.
Bradley A. Buckles,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-25999 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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