36 CFR § 1213.10 - Petitions for guidance.

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title: "36 CFR § 1213.10 - Petitions for guidance."
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title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1213.10"
section_name: "Petitions for guidance."
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authority: "44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
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# 1213.10 Petitions for guidance.

(a) Any person may petition that we issue, reconsider, modify, or rescind a particular guidance document by using the procedures described here and on our guidance portal at *www.archives.gov/guidance.*

(b) Submit your petition using the contact information and method noted on the guidance portal, which includes an email address or web portal for submitting electronic petitions, a mailing address for submitting hard copy petitions, and the office responsible for coordinating the request. You must submit your petition through one of these means, and the petition must:

(1) Describe the nature of the request and set out the text or substance of the guidance you are requesting or that you wish us to reconsider, modify, or rescind;

(2) Explain your interest in the action you are requesting; and

(3) Contain any information and arguments you have to support the action you are seeking.

(c) We will review your request and make a decision whether to grant the request or deny it in whole or in part. We will provide you with a response to your request and a status update or our decision within 90 days after we receive the petition, if you provide email or mail contact information.