{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-315.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 315.8","heading":"Hearings.","body":"EDA will hold a public hearing on an accepted petition if the petitioner or any interested Person found by EDA to have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings submits a request for a hearing no later than 10 calendar days after the date of publication of the notice of acceptance in the Federal Register, under the following procedures:\n(a) The petitioner or any interested Person(s) shall have an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence and to be heard.\n(b) A request for public hearing must be delivered by hand or by registered mail to EDA. A request by a Person other than the petitioner shall contain:\n(1) The name, address and telephone number of the Person requesting the hearing; and\n(2) A complete statement of the relationship of the Person requesting the hearing to the petitioner and the subject matter of the petition, and a statement of the nature of the requesting party's interest in the proceedings.\n(c) If EDA determines that the requesting party does not have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings, a written notice of denial shall be sent to the requesting party. The notice shall specify the reasons for the denial.\n(d) If EDA determines that the requesting party does have a Substantial Interest in the proceedings, EDA shall publish a notice of a public hearing in the Federal Register, containing the subject matter, name of petitioner, and date, time and place of the hearing.\n(e) EDA shall appoint a presiding officer for the hearing who shall respond to all procedural questions.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER III—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 315—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS","Subpart C—Certification of Firms"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"4d582cc3d72565ba371b0632c75f1c7bb2ed0795fd206b603521f80574a01c3c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-315.7","next":"us/13-cfr-315.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}