49 CFR § 1116.1 - Requests.

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title: "49 CFR § 1116.1 - Requests."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1116.1"
section_name: "Requests."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1116"
part_name: "ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE BOARD"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 1321."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 49569, Nov. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1116.1 Requests.

(a) *Addressee.* Requests for oral argument should be addressed to the Chief of Case Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001.

(b) *Who may request?* Any party may submit a written request for oral argument and state the reasons for the request. No replies from other parties to the request shall be made.

(c) *When to file a request.* Requests for oral argument should be filed within 20 days after the date of service of the decision, order, or requirement being appealed, unless the Board by order prescribes a different time period.

(d) *Granting of request.* The Board will rule upon requests by decision, and the granting of requests is entirely at the discretion of the Board.

[47 FR 49569, Nov. 1, 1982, as amended at 74 FR 52908, Oct. 15, 2009; 91 FR 4855, Feb. 3, 2026]