[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1626.17]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1626--PROCEDURES--AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1626.17  Procedure for requesting an opinion letter.

    (a) A request for an opinion letter should be submitted in writing 
to the Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street 
NW., Washington DC 20507, and shall contain:
    (1) A concise statement of the issues on which an opinion is 
requested;
    (2) As full a statement as possible of relevant facts and law; and
    (3) The names and addresses of the person making the request and 
other interested persons.
    (b) Issuance of an opinion letter by the Commission is 
discretionary.
    (c) Informal advice. When the Commission, at its discretion, 
determines that it will not issue an opinion letter as defined in 
Sec. 1626.18, the Commission may provide informal advice or guidance to 
the requestor. An informal letter of advice does not represent the 
formal position of the Commission and does not commit the Commission to 
the views expressed therein. Any letter other than those defined in 
Sec. 1626.18(a)(1) will be considered a letter of advice and may not be 
relied upon by any employer within the meaning of section 10 of the 
Portal to Portal Act of 1947, incorporated into the Age Discrimination 
in Employment Act of 1967 through section 7(e)(1) of the Act.

[48 FR 140, Jan. 3, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 32063, Aug. 4, 1989]