{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-178.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 178.20","heading":"Right to submit objections and requests for a hearing.","body":"(a) On or before the 60th day after the date of publication in the Federal Register of an order under part 180 of this chapter establishing, modifying, or revoking a regulation, or denying all or any portion of a petition, a person adversely affected by such order or petition denial may submit, in accordance with § 178.25, one or more written objections to the order (or to the action that is the subject of the order).\n(b) A person may include with any such objection a written request for an evidentiary hearing on such objection in accordance with § 178.27\n(c) A person who submits objections need not request a hearing. For instance, if the person's objections are of a purely legal or policy nature, a hearing request would be inappropriate; the purpose of an evidentiary hearing is to resolve factual disputes. The Administrator will rule on the objections, whether or not a hearing is requested.\n(d) As a matter of discretion, the Administrator may order a hearing on an objection even though no person has requested a hearing.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 178—OBJECTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR HEARINGS","Subpart B—Procedures for Filing Objections and Requests for Hearing"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"d98ae5d400073092bb23cf6794cebcdbbcd95078d42b9f353c72d299f27e0ed6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-178.3","next":"us/40-cfr-178.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}