---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3010.203"
title: "39"
number: "3010.203"
heading: "Commission action."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3010.203"
---

# §3010.203. Commission action.

- (a) The Commission shall consider all relevant comments and material of record before taking any final action. Any final decision which includes the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation, shall, at a minimum, publish the final rule or regulation in the Federal Register.
- (b) Any issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation will be made effective not less than 30 days from the time it is published in the Federal Register except as otherwise specified in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section. If the order issuing, amending, or repealing a rule does not specify an effective date, the effective date shall be 30 days after the date on which the Commission's order is published in the Federal Register, unless a later date is required by statute or is otherwise specified by the Commission.
- (c) For good cause shown by publication with the rule, any issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule may be made effective in less than 30 days from the time the Commission's order is published in the Federal Register.
- (d) Rules involving any military, naval or foreign affairs function of the United States; matters relating to agency management or personnel, public property, loans, grants, benefits or contracts; rules granting or recognizing exemption or relieving restriction; rules of organization, procedure or practice; or interpretative rules; and statements of policy may be made effective without regard to the 30-day requirement.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 404(d); 503; 504; 3661.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted.