{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2610.305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2610.305","heading":"Comments by other parties.","body":"Any party to a proceeding other than the applicant and agency counsel may file comments on an application within 30 days after it is served, or on an answer within 15 days after it is served. A commenting party may not participate further in proceedings on the application unless the adjudicative officer determines that the public interest requires such participation in order to permit full exploration of matters raised in the comments.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XVI—OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 2610—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"269940b50b38b8708d85e9c6d44f887b63276a21be6f9703686594769987c586","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2610.304","next":"us/5-cfr-2610.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}