[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR134.309]

[Page 463]
 
                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 
                         NAICS Code Designations
 
Sec. 134.309  Response to an appeal petition.

    (a) Who may respond. Any person served with an appeal petition, any 
intervenor, or any person with a general interest in an issue raised by 
the appeal may file and serve a response supporting or opposing the 
appeal. The response should present argument.
    (b) Time limits. The Judge will issue a Notice and Order informing 
the parties of the filing of the appeal petition, establishing the close 
of record as 15 days after service of the Notice and Order, and 
informing the parties that OHA must receive any responses to the appeal 
petition no later than the close of record.
    (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.

[61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 47250, July 18, 2002]