---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3040.176"
title: "39"
number: "3040.176"
heading: "Further proceedings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3040.176"
---

# §3040.176. Further proceedings.


If the Commission determines that further proceedings are appropriate, a conference shall be scheduled to consider the merits of going forward with the proposal. Upon conclusion of the conference, the Commission shall promptly issue a ruling to:

- (a) Provide for a period of discovery to obtain further information;
- (b) Schedule a hearing on the record for further consideration of the proposal;
- (c) Explain the reasons for not going forward with formal proceedings; or
- (d) Direct other action as the Commission may consider appropriate.

## Notes

### Amendments

[72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 3622; 3631; 3642; 3682.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020.

### Amendments

[72 FR 63698, Nov. 9, 2007. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020]