Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Subordinate ATF officers,

[Federal Register: January 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 7)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

[ATF O 1130.14]

Delegation Order--Delegation of the Director's Authorities in Subpart I of 27 CFR Part 296

1. Purpose

   This order delegates the authorities of the Director to subordinate ATF officers and prescribes the subordinate ATF officers with whom persons file documents which are not ATF forms. Specifically, this order specifies the appropriate ATF officers that are designated in Treasury Decision ATF-423, which revised subpart I of part 296 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for the floor stocks tax on cigarettes.

2. Cancellation

   This order cancels ATF O 1100.154, Delegation Order--Delegation of Certain Authorities of the Director in 27 CFR parts 170 and 296.

3. Background

   Under current regulations, the Director has authority to take final action on matters relating to tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes. We have determined that certain of these authorities should, in the interest of efficiency, be delegated to a lower organizational level.

4. Delegations

   Under the authority vested in the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, by Treasury Department Order No. 120-1 (formerly 221), dated June 6, 1972, and by 26 CFR 301.7701-9, this ATF order delegates certain authorities to take final action prescribed in subpart I of part 296 of Title 27 CFR to subordinate officers. Also, this ATF order prescribes the subordinate officers with whom applications, notices, and reports required by subpart I of part 296 of Title 27 CFR, which are not ATF forms, are filed. The attached table identifies the regulatory sections, documents and authorized ATF officers. The authorities in the table may not be redelegated. An ATF organization chart showing the directorates and the positions involved in this delegation order has been attached. John W. Magaw, Director.

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   Table of Authorities, Documents to be Filed, and Authorized Officials

   Regulatory section

   Officer(s) authorized to act or receive document

   Sec. 296.242...................................... Director of Industry Operations. Sec. 296.244...................................... Inspector, Specialist or Special Agent. Sec. 296.253...................................... Section Chief, National Revenue Center (NRC), to approve (by affixing the signature of the Director) claims of more than $5,000 for remission, abatement, credit, or refund of tax. Sec. 296.253...................................... Unit Supervisor, NRC, to approve (by affixing the signature of the Director) claims of $5,000 or less for remission, abatement, credit, or refund of tax. Sec. 296.263...................................... Chief, Regulations Division. If the alternate method or procedure does not affect import or export recordkeeping, Chief, NRC, may act upon the same alternate method that has been approved by the Chief, Regulations Division. Sec. 296.264...................................... Chief, Regulations Division. If the alternate method or procedure does not affect import or export recordkeeping, Chief, NRC, may act upon the same alternate method that has been approved by the Chief, Regulations Division. Sec. 296.271...................................... Inspector, Specialist or Special Agent. Sec. 296.272...................................... Director of Industry Operations. Sec. 296.274...................................... Section Chief, NRC.

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