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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
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<p>This proposed rule would allow importers and manufacturers of firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act, with U.S. government contracts, to delay the registration requirements of firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>27 CFR 479</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 5812</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 5822</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 7801</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 7805</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Vivian</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Chu</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1140</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>ATF</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 648-7070</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ora@atf.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>99 New York Avenue NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20226</ZIP>
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