---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1116.1"
title: "49"
number: "1116.1"
heading: "Requests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1116.1"
---

# §1116.1. Requests.

- (a) **Addressee.** Requests for oral argument should be addressed to the Chief of Case Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001.
- (b) **Who may request?** Any party may submit a written request for oral argument and state the reasons for the request. No replies from other parties to the request shall be made.
- (c) **When to file a request.** Requests for oral argument should be filed within 20 days after the date of service of the decision, order, or requirement being appealed, unless the Board by order prescribes a different time period.
- (d) **Granting of request.** The Board will rule upon requests by decision, and the granting of requests is entirely at the discretion of the Board.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 49569, Nov. 1, 1982, as amended at 74 FR 52908, Oct. 15, 2009; 91 FR 4855, Feb. 3, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 49569, Nov. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 49569, Nov. 1, 1982, as amended at 74 FR 52908, Oct. 15, 2009; 91 FR 4855, Feb. 3, 2026]