16 CFR § 503.1 - Interpretations.

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# 503.1 Interpretations.

The regulations in parts 500, 501, and 502 of this chapter are necessarily general in application and requests for formal rulings, statements of policy or interpretations shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Commission for consideration. Statements of policy or interpretations binding on the Commission will be published in the *Federal Register.* However, technical questions not involving policy consideration may be answered by the staff.

[36 FR 23058, Dec. 3, 1971]