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Justice Department
Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority
Published March 20, 2025. Takes effect March 20, 2025. printed at 90 FR 13080. amending 27 CFR 478, 28 CFR 0.
The Attorney General had handed a power to the gun bureau. This takes it back.
What the Rule Says It Does
This interim final rule ("IFR") amends the Department of Justice ("Department") regulations relating to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") by withdrawing effectively moribund regulations regarding how ATF will adjudicate applications for relief from the disabilities imposed by certain firearms laws and withdrawing a related delegation.
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Justice Department, “Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority,” 90 FR 13080 (March 20, 2025). Effective March 20, 2025.
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“Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority,” a final rule naming an order indexed here. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rules/rule-2025-04872/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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