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TREAS/BATF RIN: 1512-AB35 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
Abstract: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is issuing this temporary rule to implement the provisions of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, enacted September 13, 1994. These regulations implement the law by restricting the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Regulations are also prescribed with regard to reports of theft or loss of firearms from a licensee's inventory or collection, new requirements for Federal firearms licensing, responses by firearms licensees to requests for gun trace information, possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders, and possession of a handgun, or ammunition for a handgun, by juveniles. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 55    27 CFR 72    27 CFR 178    27 CFR 179   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 522(a)    18 USC 847    18 USC 921 to 930    18 USC 1261    19 USC 1607    19 USC 1610    19 USC 1612 to 1613    19 USC 1618    26 USC 7101    26 USC 7322 to 7326    31 USC 9301    31 USC 9303 to 9304    31 USC 9306    40 USC 304(k)    44 USC 3504(h)    ...   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/06/1995  60 FR 17494   
Interim Final Rule  04/06/1995  60 FR 17446   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/05/1995    
NPRM  07/29/1996  61 FR 39372   
Interim Final Rule  07/29/1996  61 FR 39320   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/28/1996    
Final Action  03/16/1998  63 FR 12643   
Final Action Effective  05/15/1998  63 FR 12643   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Brenda R. Friend
Attorney
99 New York Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070