27 CFR § 771.55 - Content.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s771.55"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 771.55 - Content."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "771.55"
section_name: "Content."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS"
part_number: "771"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 843, 847."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 64744, Nov. 25, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "771"
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# 771.55 Content.

(a) Notices for the revocation or denial of renewal of a license or permit shall be promptly issued by the Director of Industry Operations and shall set forth:

(1) The sections of law and regulations relied upon for authority and jurisdiction;

(2) The specific grounds upon which the revocation or denial is based, *i.e.,* the matters of fact constituting the violations specified, dates, places, and sections of law and regulations violated;

(3) In the case of a revocation, the date on which the action is effective; and

(4) That the licensee or permittee has 15 days from receipt of the notice within which to request a hearing before an administrative law judge.

(b) Notices for the denial of an initial application for a license or permit shall set forth:

(1) The sections of law and regulations relied upon for authority and jurisdiction;

(2) The specific grounds upon which the denial is based, *i.e.,* the matters of fact and law relied upon for the disapproval of the application; and

(3) That the application will be disapproved unless a hearing is requested within 15 days from receipt of the notice.