45 CFR § 1639.5 - Exceptions for public rulemaking and responding to requests with non-LSC funds.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1639.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1639.5 - Exceptions for public rulemaking and responding to requests with non-LSC funds."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1639.5"
section_name: "Exceptions for public rulemaking and responding to requests with non-LSC funds."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1639"
part_name: "WELFARE REFORM"
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. 2996g(e); Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 30766, June 5, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1639"
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# 1639.5 Exceptions for public rulemaking and responding to requests with non-LSC funds.
Consistent with the provisions of 45 CFR 1612.6 (a) through (e), recipients may use non-LSC funds to comment in a public rulemaking proceeding or respond to a written request for information or testimony from a Federal, State or local agency, legislative body, or committee, or a member thereof, regarding an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare system.