28 CFR § 51.42 - Failure of the Attorney General to respond.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s51.42"
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title: "28 CFR § 51.42 - Failure of the Attorney General to respond."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "51.42"
section_name: "Failure of the Attorney General to respond."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 42 U.S.C. 1973b, 1973c."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 490, Jan. 6, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "51"
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# 51.42 Failure of the Attorney General to respond.
It is the practice and intention of the Attorney General to respond in writing to each submission within the 60-day period. However, the failure of the Attorney General to make a written response within the 60-day period constitutes preclearance of the submitted change, provided that a 60-day review period had commenced after receipt by the Attorney General of a complete submission that is appropriate for a response on the merits. (*See* § 51.22, § 51.27, § 51.35.)
[Order No. 3262-2011, 76 FR 21247, Apr. 15, 2011]