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Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 27 CFR Parts 447, 478, and 479 [Docket No. 2018R-22F; AG Order No. 4406-2019] RIN 1140-AA52 AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Department of Justice. ACTION: Final rule; ratification. SUMMARY: The Attorney General is ratifying a final rule, published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2018, that amended the definition of “machinegun” (or “machine gun”) in Department of Justice regulations. The ratification is issued as a prudential matter in light of pending litigation. DATES: March 14, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vivian Chu, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice, 99 New York Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202) 648-7070. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 26, 2018, the Department of Justice published a final rule in the ( printed page 9240) Federal Register that amended the definition of “machinegun” (or “machine gun”) contained in 27 CFR 447.11 , 478.11 , and 479.11 . See 83 FR 66514 . That final rule, which was adopted after the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register and a period of public comment, was signed by Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker on December 18, 2018. That final rule has become the subject of litigation in which parties have argued …