27 CFR § 71.79 - Suspension, revocation, or annulment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s71.79"
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title: "27 CFR § 71.79 - Suspension, revocation, or annulment."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "71.79"
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 71.79 Suspension, revocation, or annulment.

(a) The administrative law judge who presides at the hearing in proceedings for the suspension, revocation and annulment of permits shall make the initial decision.

(b) If no hearing is requested, the appropriate TTB officer shall make the initial decision.

[T.D. ATF-244, 51 FR 45764, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended by T.D. ATF-374, 61 FR 29957, June 13, 1996]