---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 48.8"
title: "28"
number: "48.8"
heading: "Written comments and requests for a hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/48.8"
---

# §48.8. Written comments and requests for a hearing.

- (a) Any person who believes that the Attorney General should or should not approve a proposed arrangement, may at any time after filing of the application until 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of the notice required in [§ 48.6](/cfr/28/48.6.md),
  - (1) File written comments stating the reasons why approval should or should not be granted, and/or
  - (2) **File a request that a hearing be held on the application.** A request for a hearing shall set forth the issues of fact to be determined and the reasons that a hearing is required to determine them.
- (b) Any person may within 30 days after the filing of any comment or request pursuant to [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, file a reply for the consideration of the Attorney General.
- (c) After the expiration of the time for filing of replies in accordance with [§ 48.7](/cfr/28/48.7.md) and this section the Attorney General shall either approve or deny approval of the arrangement, in accordance with [§ 48.14](/cfr/28/48.14.md), or shall order that a hearing be held.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; (5 U.S.C. 301); Newspaper Preservation Act, 84 Stat. 466 (15 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ).

### Source

Source: Order No. 558-73, 39 FR 7, Jan. 2, 1974, unless otherwise noted.