[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR821.12]

[Page 182]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                              SAFETY BOARD
 
PART 821--RULES OF PRACTICE IN AIR SAFETY PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--General Rules Applicable to Petitions for Review, Appeals to 
the Board, and Appeals From Law Judges Initial Decisions and Appealable 
                                 Orders
 
Sec. 821.12  Amendment and withdrawal of pleadings.

    (a) Amendment. At any time more than 15 days prior to the hearing, a 
party may amend its pleadings by filing an amended pleading with the 
Board and serving copies thereof on all other parties. After that time, 
amendment shall be allowed only at the discretion of the law judge. In 
the case of amendment of an answerable pleading, the law judge shall 
allow any adverse party a reasonable time to object or answer. 
Amendments to complaints shall be consistent with the requirements of 49 
U.S.C. 44709(c) and 44710(c).
    (b) Withdrawal. Except in the case of a petition for review, an 
appeal to the Board, a complaint, or an appeal from a law judge's 
initial decision or appealable order, pleadings may be withdrawn only 
upon approval of the law judge or the Board.