Although not required, any person served with an appeal petition may file and serve a response supporting or opposing the appeal if he or she wishes to do so. If a person decides to file a response, the response must be filed within seven (7) business days after service of the appeal petition. The response should present argument.
authority: 5 U.S.C. 504;
15 U.S.C. 632,
634,
634,
637,
648,
656,
657t; E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189
source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 13 CFR 134.710