Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons With “Stabilizing Braces”; Withdrawal of Guidance

Published date31 December 2020
Citation85 FR 86948
Record Number2020-28930
SectionNotices
CourtAlcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, And Explosives Bureau,Justice Department
86948
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2020 / Notices
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William Bishop,
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[FR Doc. 2020–28986 Filed 12–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives
[Docket No. 2020R–10W]
Objective Factors for Classifying
Weapons With ‘‘Stabilizing Braces’’;
Withdrawal of Guidance
AGENCY
: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, Department of
Justice.
ACTION
: Notice; withdrawal.
SUMMARY
: The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
(‘‘ATF’’) is announcing the withdrawal
of a notice and request for comments
entitled ‘‘Objective Factors for
Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing
Braces’,’’ that was published on
December 18, 2020.
DATES
: The withdrawal is effective
December 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES
: This Notice also will be
made available on the ATF website
(www.atf.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Andrew Lange, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, Enforcement Programs and
Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice, 99 New York
Ave. NE, Mail Stop 6N–518,
Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202)
648–7070 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Upon
further consultation with the
Department of Justice and the Office of
the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is
withdrawing, pending further
Department of Justice review, the notice
and request for comments entitled
‘‘Objective Factors for Classifying
Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’,’’ that
was published on December 18, 2020.
85 FR 82516. As explained in the notice,
the proposed guidance was not a
regulation. The notice informed and
invited comment from the industry and
public on a proposed guidance prior to
issuing a final guidance document.
The withdrawal of the guidance does
not change any law, regulation, or other
legally binding requirement.
Marvin G. Richardson,
Associate Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2020–28930 Filed 12–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
United States, et al. v. Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, Inc., et al.; Proposed Final
Judgment and Competitive Impact
Statement
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed
Final Judgment, Stipulation, and
Competitive Impact Statement have
been filed with the United States
District Court for the District of New
Hampshire in United States and State of
New Hampshire vs. Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, Inc. and Health Plan
Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20–
cv–01183. On December 14, 2020, the
United States filed a Complaint alleging
that the proposed merger of Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. and Health
Plan Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Tufts Health
Plan, Inc.) would violate Section 7 of
the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18. The
proposed Final Judgment, filed at the
same time as the Complaint, requires
Health Plan Holdings to divest its New
Hampshire subsidiary, Tufts Health
Freedom Plans, Inc., along with certain
tangible and intangible assets.
Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment, and Competitive Impact
Statement are available for inspection
on the Antitrust Division’s website at
http://www.justice.gov/atr and at the
Office of the Clerk of the United States
District Court for the District of New
Hampshire. Copies of these materials
may be obtained from the Antitrust
Division upon request and payment of
the copying fee set by Department of
Justice regulations.
Public comment is invited within 60
days of the date of this notice. Such
comments, including the name of the
submitter, and responses thereto, will be
posted on the Antitrust Division’s
website, filed with the Court, and, under
certain circumstances, published in the
Federal Register. Comments should be
directed to Eric D. Welsh, Chief,
Healthcare and Consumer Products
Section, Antitrust Division, Department
of Justice, 450 Fifth Street NW, Suite
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