40 CFR § 59.699 - How do I request a hearing?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s59.699"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 59.699 - How do I request a hearing?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "59.699"
section_name: "How do I request a hearing?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "59"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 48815, Sept. 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "59"
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# 59.699 How do I request a hearing?
(a) You may request a hearing under certain circumstances, as described elsewhere in this subpart. To do this, you must file a written request with the Designated Compliance Officer, including a description of your objection and any supporting data, within 30 days after we make a decision.
(b) For a hearing you request under the provisions of this subpart, we will approve your request if we find that your request raises a substantial factual issue.
(c) If we agree to hold a hearing, we will use the procedures specified in 40 CFR part 1068, subpart G.