16 CFR § 1051.4 - Time of filing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1051.4"
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title: "16 CFR § 1051.4 - Time of filing."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1051.4"
section_name: "Time of filing."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1051"
part_name: "PROCEDURE FOR PETITIONING FOR RULEMAKING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 553(e), 5 U.S.C. 555(e)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 57123, Dec. 28, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1051"
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# 1051.4 Time of filing.

For purposes of computing time periods under this part, a petition shall be considered filed when time-date stamped by the Office of the Secretary. A document is time-date stamped when it is received in the Office of the Secretary.