The Commission, either upon petition of interested persons or upon its own motion, may establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and develop consensus on a proposed rule, if, upon consideration of the criteria of 5 U.S.C. 563,use. [Rule 56.]
[58 FR 38649, July 19, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 7808, Feb. 17, 1999]
authority: 5 U.S.C. 504,
551,
552,
553,
556,
559,
561,
571; 591-596;
18 U.S.C. 207;
28 U.S.C. 2112(a);
31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C., 40103-40104, 40304, 40306, 40501-40503, 40701-40706, 41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44101-44106, 46105;
5 CFR part 2635
source: 49 FR 44369, Nov. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 502.56