27 CFR § 771.65 - Responses admitting facts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s771.65"
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title: "27 CFR § 771.65 - Responses admitting facts."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "771.65"
section_name: "Responses admitting facts."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 771.65 Responses admitting facts.

If the licensee or permittee desires to waive the hearing on the allegations of fact set forth in the notice and does not contest the facts, the answer may consist of a statement that the licensee or permittee admits all material allegations of fact charged in the notice to be true. The Director of Industry Operations shall base the decision on the notice and such answer, although such an answer shall not affect the licensee's or permittee's right to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law or right to appeal.