[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR134.309]

[Page 392]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 134--RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING CASES BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C--Rules of Practice for Appeals From Size Determinations and 
                          SIC Code Designations
 
Sec. 134.309  Response to an appeal petition.

    (a) Who may respond. Any person served with an appeal petition, or 
any other interested person, may serve and file a response supporting or 
opposing the appeal. The response should present argument.
    (b) Time limits. Unless otherwise specified by the Judge, a 
respondent must serve and file a response within 10 days after service 
of the appeal petition upon it.
    (c) Service. The respondent must serve its response upon the 
appellant and upon each of the persons identified in the certificate of 
service attached to the appeal petition pursuant to Sec. 134.305.
    (d) Reply to a response. No reply to a response will be permitted 
unless the Judge directs otherwise.