27 CFR 478.25,27 CFR 478.25a

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Justice
reference in this part. It is ATF Publication 5300.5, revised yearly. The current edition is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
DC 20402. It is also available for inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or
go
to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html. This incorporation
by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register.

788–7132 or using the toll-free facsimile
(FAX) number 1–800–788–7133.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 1140–0032)
[T.D. ATF–363, 60 FR 17451, Apr. 6, 1996, as
amended by T.D. ATF–396, 63 FR 12646, Mar.
16, 1998; ATF–11F, 73 FR 57240, Oct. 2, 2008]

§ 478.26

Disclosure of information.

The Director of Industry Operations
may make available to any Federal,
State or local law enforcement agency
any information which is obtained by
reason of the provisions of the Act with
respect to the identification of persons
prohibited from purchasing or receiving firearms or ammunition who have
purchased or received firearms or ammunition, together with a description
of such firearms or ammunition. Upon
the request of any Federal, State or
local law enforcement agency, the Director of Industry Operations may provide such agency any information contained in the records required to be
maintained by the Act or this part.

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10493, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.27 Destructive device determination.
The Director shall determine in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4) whether a device is excluded from the definition of a destructive device. A person
who desires to obtain a determination
under that provision of law for any device which he believes is not likely to
be used as a weapon shall submit a
written request, in triplicate, for a ruling thereon to the Director. Each such
request shall be executed under the
penalties of perjury and contain a complete and accurate description of the
device, the name and address of the
manufacturer or importer thereof, the
purpose of and use for which it is intended, and such photographs, diagrams, or drawings as may be necessary to enable the Director to make
his determination. The Director may
require the submission to him, of a
sample of such device for examination
and evaluation. If the submission of

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10493, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.25a Responses to requests for information.

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Curio and relic determination.

Any person who desires to obtain a
determination whether a particular
firearm is a curio or relic shall submit
a written request, in duplicate, for a
ruling thereon to the Director. Each
such request shall be executed under
the penalties of perjury and shall contain a complete and accurate description of the firearm, and such photographs, diagrams, or drawings as may
be necessary to enable the Director to
make a determination. The Director
may require the submission of the firearm for examination and evaluation. If
the submission of the firearm is impractical, the person requesting the determination shall so advise the Director and designate the place where the
firearm will be available for examination and evaluation.

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10493, Mar. 31, 1988, as
amended by 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]

§ 478.25

§ 478.27

Each licensee shall respond immediately to, and in no event later than
24 hours after the receipt of, a request
by an ATF officer at the National
Tracing Center for information contained in the records required to be
kept by this part for determining the
disposition of one or more firearms in
the course of a bona fide criminal investigation. The requested information
shall be provided orally to the ATF officer within the 24-hour period.
Verification of the identity and employment of National Tracing Center
personnel requesting information may
be established at the time the requested information is provided by
telephoning the toll-free number 1–800–

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