[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 21]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR178.20]

[Page 283]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 178--OBJECTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR HEARINGS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Procedures for Filing Objections and Requests for Hearing
 
Sec. 178.20  Right to submit objections and requests for a hearing.


    (a) On or before the 30th day after the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of an order under part 177 or part 180 of this chapter 
establishing, modifying, or revoking a regulation, or an order under 
part 177 of this chapter denying all or any portion of a petition, a 
person adversely affected by such order or petition denial may submit, 
in accordance with Sec. 178.25, one or more written objections to the 
order (or to the action that is the subject of the order).
    (b) A person may include with any such objection a written request 
for an evidentiary hearing on such objection in accordance with 
Sec. 178.27
    (c) A person who submits objections need not request a hearing. For 
instance, if the person's objections are of a purely legal or policy 
nature, a hearing request would be inappropriate; the purpose of an 
evidentiary hearing is to resolve factual disputes. The Administrator 
will rule on the objections, whether or not a hearing is requested.
    (d) As a matter of discretion, the Administrator may order a hearing 
on an objection even though no person has requested a hearing.