16 CFR § 1.20 - Alternative procedures.

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# 1.20 Alternative procedures.

If the Commission determines at the commencement of a rulemaking proceeding to employ procedures other than those established in this subpart, it may do so by announcing those procedures in the *Federal Register* notice commencing the rulemaking proceeding.

[86 FR 38551, July 22, 2021]