Sec. 1.102  Effective dates of actions taken pursuant to delegated 
          authority.

    (a) Final actions following review of an initial decision. (1) Final 
decisions of a commissioner, or panel of commissioners following review 
of an initial decision shall be effective 40 days after public release 
of the full text of such final decision.
    (2) If a petition for reconsideration of such final decision is 
filed, the effect of the decision is stayed until 40 days after release 
of the final order disposing of the petition.
    (3) If an application for review of such final decision is filed, or 
if the Commission on its own motion orders the record of the proceeding 
before it for review, the effect of the decision is stayed until the 
Commission's review of the proceeding has been completed.
    (b) Non-hearing and interlocutory actions. (1) Non-hearing or 
interlocutory actions taken pursuant to delegated authority shall, 
unless otherwise ordered by the designated authority, be effective upon 
release of the document containing the full text of such action, or in 
the event such a document is not released, upon release of a public 
notice announcing the action in question.
    (2) If a petition for reconsideration of a non-hearing action is 
filed, the designated authority may in its discretion stay the effect of 
its action pending disposition of the petition for reconsideration. 
Petitions for reconsideration of interlocutory actions will not be 
entertained.
    (3) If an application for review of a non-hearing or interlocutory 
action is filed, or if the Commission reviews the action on its own 
motion, the Commission may in its discretion stay the effect of any such 
action until its review of the matters at issue has been completed.
[ 28 FR 12415 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  62 FR 4170 , Jan. 29, 1997]