---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3041.515"
title: "39"
number: "3041.515"
heading: "Extensions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3041.515"
---

# §3041.515. Extensions.

- (a) A negotiated service agreement may be extended prior to its expiration date upon one of the following:
  - (1) Timely filing of notice with the Commission of the valid exercise of an extension right in the negotiated service agreement; or
  - (2) Approval by the Commission of a timely filed amendment extending the expiration date of the negotiated service agreement.
- (b) For the purposes of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, a notice or amendment is timely filed if it is filed at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the negotiated service agreement.
- (c) Upon expiration, a negotiated service agreement shall be removed automatically from the competitive product list.
- (d) No negotiated service agreement shall remain on the competitive product list following its expiration. An expired negotiated service agreement shall not be extended retroactively.
- (e) Notwithstanding any other rule in this chapter, the prohibitions in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section shall not be waived.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 503; 39 U.S.C. 3633.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 67295, Aug. 20, 2024, unless otherwise noted.