---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 10.20"
title: "24"
number: "10.20"
heading: "Petition for rulemaking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/10.20"
---

# §10.20. Petition for rulemaking.

- (a) Any interested person may petition the Secretary for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule. Each petition shall:
  - (1) Be submitted to the Rules Docket Clerk, Room 5218, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410;
  - (2) Set forth the text of substance of the rule or amendment proposed or specify the rule sought to be repealed;
  - (3) Explain the interest of the petitioner in the action sought; and
  - (4) **Set forth all data and arguments available to the petitioner in support of the action sought.**
- (b) No public procedures will be held directly on the petition before its disposition. If the Secretary finds that the petition contains adequate justification, a rulemaking proceeding will be initiated or a final rule will be issued as appropriate. If the Secretary finds that the petition does not contain adequate justification, the petition will be denied by letter or other notice, with a brief statement of the ground for denial. The Secretary may consider new evidence at any time; however, repetitious petitions for rulemaking will not be considered.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 1606, Jan. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.