27 CFR § 71.69 - Suspension, revocation, or annulment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s71.69"
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title: "27 CFR § 71.69 - Suspension, revocation, or annulment."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "71.69"
section_name: "Suspension, revocation, or annulment."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN PERMIT PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 551-559, 26 U.S.C. 5171, 5181, 5271, 5712, 5713, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 204."
regulatory_source: "21 FR 1441, Mar. 6, 1956, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-463, 66 FR 42734, Aug. 15, 2001."
cfr_part: "71"
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# 71.69 Suspension, revocation, or annulment.

If on the date set for the hearing respondent does not appear and no evidence has been offered, the attorney for the Government will proceed ex parte and offer for the record sufficient evidence to make a prima facie case. At such hearing, documents, statements and affidavits may be submitted in lieu of testimony of witnesses.