10 CFR § 431.427 - Disposition of petitions.

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title: "10 CFR § 431.427 - Disposition of petitions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "431.427"
section_name: "Disposition of petitions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
part_number: "431"
part_name: "ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6291-6317; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 54141, Oct. 5, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 431.427 Disposition of petitions.

(a) After the submission of public comments under § 431.213(a), the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule or deny the petition within 6 months after the date the petition is filed.

(b) The final rule issued by the Secretary or a determination by the Secretary to deny the petition shall include a written statement setting forth his findings and conclusions, and the reasons and basis therefor. A copy of the Secretary's decision shall be sent to the petitioner and the affected State agency. The Secretary shall publish in the *Federal Register* a notice of the final rule granting or denying the petition and the reasons and basis therefor.

(c) If the Secretary finds that he cannot issue a final rule within the 6-month period pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, he shall publish a notice in the *Federal Register* extending such period to a date certain, but no longer than one year after the date on which the petition was filed. Such notice shall include the reasons for the delay.