{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-97.301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 97.301","heading":"Commissioner's answer.","body":"(a) The Commissioner may, within such time as may be directed by the Secretary, furnish a written statement to the Secretary in answer to the appellant's petition, including such explanation of the reasons for the action as may be necessary and supplying a copy to the appellant.\n(b) Within 20 days from the date of such answer, the appellant may file a reply statement directed only to such new points of argument as may be raised in the Commissioner's answer.","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":"4e3a1697bdfc86a794bce0200b0ea21ddf2a5c5031e9fe7d239f41b256f47259","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-97.300","next":"us/7-cfr-97.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}