---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 315.8"
title: "13"
number: "315.8"
heading: "Hearings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/315.8"
---

# §315.8. Hearings.


EDA will hold a public hearing on an accepted petition if the petitioner or any interested Person found by EDA to have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings submits a request for a hearing no later than 10 calendar days after the date of publication of the notice of acceptance in the Federal Register, under the following procedures:

- (a) The petitioner or any interested Person(s) shall have an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence and to be heard.
- (b) A request for public hearing must be delivered by hand or by registered mail to EDA. A request by a Person other than the petitioner shall contain:
  - (1) The name, address and telephone number of the Person requesting the hearing; and
  - (2) A complete statement of the relationship of the Person requesting the hearing to the petitioner and the subject matter of the petition, and a statement of the nature of the requesting party's interest in the proceedings.
- (c) If EDA determines that the requesting party does not have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings, a written notice of denial shall be sent to the requesting party. The notice shall specify the reasons for the denial.
- (d) If EDA determines that the requesting party does have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings, EDA shall publish a notice of a public hearing in the Federal Register, containing the subject matter, name of petitioner, and date, time and place of the hearing.
- (e) EDA shall appoint a presiding officer for the hearing who shall respond to all procedural questions.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 85 FR 8380, Feb. 14, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2341-2356; 42 U.S.C. 3211; Title IV of Pub. L. 114-27, 129 Stat. 373; Department of Commerce Delegation Order 10-4.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 41598, Aug. 18, 2009, unless otherwise noted.