---identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s27.6"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "28 CFR § 27.6 - Extensions of time."title_number: 28title_name: "Judicial Administration"section_number: "27.6"section_name: "Extensions of time."chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"part_number: "27"part_name: "WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION EMPLOYEES"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 3151; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519; 5 U.S.C. 2303; President's Memorandum to the Attorney General, Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning FBI Employees Under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 3 CFR p. 284 (1997); Presidential Policy Directive 19, “Protecting Whistleblowers with Access to Classified Information” (October 10, 2012)."regulatory_source: "Order No. 2264-99, 64 FR 58786, Nov. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "27"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t28/s27.6
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Department of Justice
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301, 3151; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519; 5 U.S.C. 2303; President's Memorandum to the Attorney General, Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning FBI Employees Under the Civil Service Reform A... 5 U.S.C. 301, 3151; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519; 5 U.S.C. 2303; President's Memorandum to the Attorney General, Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning FBI Employees Under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 3 CFR p. 284 (1997); Presidential Policy Directive 19, “Protecting Whistleblowers with Access to Classified Information” (October 10, 2012).
# 27.6 Extensions of time.The Director may extend, for extenuating circumstances, any of the time limits provided in these regulations relating to proceedings before him and to requests for review by the Deputy Attorney General.