{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-97.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 97.21","heading":"Extension of time for a reply.","body":"The time for reply by an applicant to a request by the Office for certain action, shall be extended by the Commissioner only for good and sufficient cause, and for a specified reasonable time. A request for extension and appropriate fee shall be filed on or before the specified time for reply. In no case shall the mere filing of a request for extension require the granting of an extension or state the time for reply.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER E—COMMODITY LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAMS","PART 97—PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"b3f79c4696c9655e0c7a888273451a17fbea9aaada5c1f0d047581776944a4c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-97.20","next":"us/7-cfr-97.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}