For Immediate Release  
 Contact: Gail H. Davis
                                               FY-98-7  
                                               Date: March 16, 1998 

   

           IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LAW 103-322, THE VIOLENT
          CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994

  Washington--The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Department of the Treasury,
 has issued this final rule implementing the provisions of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime
 Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This Treasury decision adopts the regulations
 substantially as proposed in the notices of proposed rulemaking. 

 Except as provided, the temporary regulations published in the Federal Register on April 6, 1995
 (T.D. ATF-363) and July 29, 1996 (T.D. ATF-383), are made permanent upon the effective date
 of this final rule. 

 The final regulations are effective on May 15, 1998. 

 For further information see today’s issue of the Federal Register or visit ATF’s Web site at
 www.atf.treas.gov, or contact the Office of Public Information at (202) 927-8500. 
   
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