§604.18. Request for an advisory opinion.

49 C.F.R. § 604.18

(a)

An interested party may request an advisory opinion from the Chief Counsel only on matters involving specific factual events.

(b)

A request for an advisory opinion shall be submitted in the following form:

(c)

The Chief Counsel may request additional information, as necessary, from the party submitting the request for an advisory opinion.

(d)

A request for an advisory opinion may be denied if:

(1)

The request contains incomplete information on which to base an informed advisory opinion;

(2)

The Chief Counsel concludes that an advisory opinion cannot reasonably be given on the matter involved;

(3)

The matter is adequately covered by a prior advisory opinion or a regulation; and

(4)

The Chief Counsel otherwise concludes that an advisory opinion would not be in the public interest.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.