Title 27-vol2-sec478-149

§ 478.149

27 CFR Ch. II (4–1–14 Edition)
under the penalties of perjury and contain information sufficient for the Director to make such certification. Such
information shall include statistical
data, official reports, or other statements of government agencies pertaining to the ratio of law enforcement
officers to the number of square miles
of land area of a State and statements
of government agencies and private
utility companies regarding the absence of telecommunications facilities
in the geographical area in which the
licensee’s business premises are located.
(c) For purposes of this section and
§ 478.129(c), the ‘‘chief law enforcement
officer’’ means the chief of police, the
sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the
designee of any such individual.

§ 478.149 Armor piercing ammunition
manufactured or imported for the
purpose of testing or experimentation.
The provisions of §§ 478.37 and
478.99(d) with respect to the manufacture or importation of armor piercing
ammunition and the sale or delivery of
armor piercing ammunition by manufacturers and importers shall not apply
to the manufacture, importation, sale
or delivery of armor piercing ammunition for the purpose of testing or experimentation as authorized by the Director. A person desiring such authorization to receive armor piercing ammunition shall submit a letter application, in duplicate, to the Director.
Such application shall contain the
name and addresses of the persons directing or controlling, directly or indirectly, the policies and management of
the applicant, the nature or purpose of
the testing or experimentation, a description of the armor piercing ammunition to be received, and the identity
of the manufacturer or importer from
whom such ammunition is to be received. The approved application shall
be submitted to the manufacturer or
importer who shall retain a copy as
part of the records required by subpart
H of this part.

(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 1140–0045)
[T.D. ATF–415, 63 FR 58280, Oct. 29, 1998, as
amended by ATF–11F, 73 FR 57242, Oct. 2,
2008]

§ 478.151 Semiautomatic rifles or shotguns for testing or experimentation.
(a) The provisions of § 478.39 shall not
apply to the assembly of semiautomatic rifles or shotguns for the purpose
of testing or experimentation as authorized by the Director.
(b) A person desiring authorization to
assemble nonsporting semiautomatic
rifles or shotguns shall submit a written request, in duplicate, 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 to be assembled, and such diagrams or drawings as may be necessary to enable the
Director to make a determination. The
Director may require the submission of
the firearm parts for examination and
evaluation. If the submission of the
firearm parts is impractical, the person
requesting the authorization shall so
advise the Director and designate the
place where the firearm parts will be

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[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10507, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.150 Alternative to NICS in certain geographical locations.
(a) The provisions of § 478.102(d)(3)
shall be applicable when the Director
has certified that compliance with the
provisions of § 478.102(a)(1) is impracticable because:
(1) The ratio of the number of law enforcement officers of the State in
which the transfer is to occur to the
number of square miles of land area of
the State does not exceed 0.0025;
(2) The business premises of the licensee at which the transfer is to occur
are extremely remote in relation to the
chief law enforcement officer; and
(3) There is an absence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the business
premises are located.
(b) A licensee who desires to obtain a
certification under this section shall
submit a written request to the Director. Each request shall be executed

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