---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.740"
title: "47"
number: "1.740"
heading: "Review period for section 208 formal complaints not governed by section 208(b)(1) of the Act."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.740"
---

# §1.740. Review period for section 208 formal complaints not governed by section 208(b)(1) of the Act.

- (a) Except in extraordinary circumstances, final action on a formal complaint filed pursuant to section 208 of the Act, and not governed by [section 208(b)(1)](/cfr/47/208.md?p=b-1), should be expected no later than 270 days from the date the complaint is filed with the Commission.
- (b) The Enforcement Bureau shall have the discretion to pause the 270-day review period in situations where actions outside the Commission's control are responsible for unreasonably delaying Commission review of a complaint referenced in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 44837, Sept. 4, 2018]

### Source

Source: 28 FR 12450, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 44837, Sept. 4, 2018]