§ 1.2   Declaratory rulings.

   (a)  The  Commission  may,  in  accordance  with  section  5(d) of the
   Administrative  Procedure  Act, on motion or on its own motion issue a
   declaratory ruling terminating a controversy or removing uncertainty.

   (b) The bureau or office to which a petition for declaratory ruling has been
   submitted or assigned by the Commission should docket such a petition within
   an existing or current proceeding, depending on whether the issues raised
   within the petition substantially relate to an existing proceeding. The
   bureau or office then should seek comment on the petition via public notice.
   Unless otherwise specified by the bureau or office, the filing deadline for
   responsive pleadings to a docketed petition for declaratory ruling will be
   30 days from the release date of the public notice, and the default filing
   deadline for any replies will be 15 days thereafter.

   [ 76 FR 24390 , May 2, 2011]

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