---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 11.43"
title: "43"
number: "11.43"
heading: "What is the process for Type A Report comments?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/11.43"
---

# §11.43. What is the process for Type A Report comments?

- (a) Comments received during the comment period must be placed in the administrative record and reviewed by the trustees.
- (b) If the trustees decide after their review that no changes to the Type A Report are needed, the trustees must publish a notice that:
  - (1) States that the Type A Report has been finalized; and
  - (2) **Provides substantive responses to significant comments received during the comment period.**
- (c) If the trustees decide after their review that it is inappropriate to use the Type A procedure, the trustees may decide to use a Type B procedure for the assessment or stop the assessment.
- (d) If the trustees decide after their review to select different model(s), or substantially change the model data inputs or assumptions to conduct the Type A procedure, the trustees must prepare a revised Type A Report that reflects the changes, provides any new information about the modified data inputs and assumptions, and substantively responds to significant comments received during the comment period. Minor changes require a statement of explanation of the changes, explanation of why they are not considered substantial, and discussion of any effects on results to be appended to the original Type A Report.
- (e) The trustees must provide an additional comment period of at least 30 days for a revised Type A Report.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 42879, July 13, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9651(c), as amended.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 27725, Aug. 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.