[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR51.48]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 51--PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart E--Processing of Submissions
 
Sec. 51.48  Decision after reconsideration.

    (a) The Attorney General shall within the 60-day period following 
the receipt of a reconsideration request or following notice given under 
Sec. 51.46(b) notify the submitting authority of the decision to 
continue or withdraw the objection, provided that the Attorney General 
shall have at least 15 days following any conference that is held in 
which to decide. (See also Sec. 51.39(a).) The reasons for the decision 
shall be stated.
    (b) The objection shall be withdrawn if the Attorney General is 
satisfied that the change does not have the purpose and will not have 
the effect of discriminating on account of race, color, or membership in 
a language minority group.
    (c) If the objection is not withdrawn, the submitting authority 
shall be advised that notwithstanding the objection it may institute an 
action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a 
declaratory judgment that the change objected to by the Attorney General 
does not have the prohibited purpose or effect.

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    (d) An objection remains in effect until either it is withdrawn by 
the Attorney General or a declaratory judgment with respect to the 
change in question is entered by the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia.
    (e) A copy of the notification shall be sent to any party who has 
commented on the submission or reconsideration or has requested notice 
of the Attorney General's action thereon.
    (f) Notice of the decision after reconsideration will be given to 
interested parties registered under Sec. 51.32.