{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-1.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 1.9","heading":"Petitions to commence trade regulation rule proceedings.","body":"Trade regulation rule proceedings may be commenced by the Commission upon its own initiative or pursuant to written petition filed with the Secretary by any interested person stating reasonable grounds therefor. Such petitions will be handled in the same manner and pursuant to the same procedures as prescribed in § 1.31 of this chapter.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 1—GENERAL PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Rules and Rulemaking Under Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"522472ceec699ed18be00f9740b7d4055d74a5ef71809c00d8978e37acef6925","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-1.8","next":"us/16-cfr-1.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}