[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR97.21] [Page 260] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) PART 97_PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION--Table of Contents Sec. 97.21 Extension of time for a reply. The time for reply by an applicant to a request by the Office for certain action, shall be extended by the Commissioner only for good and sufficient cause, and for a specified reasonable time. A request for extension and appropriate fee shall be filed on or before the specified time for reply. In no case shall the mere filing of a request for extension require the granting of an extension or state the time for reply. [58 FR 42435, Aug. 9, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 248, Jan. 4, 1996]