Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.1519.3 Procedures for the public to request withdrawal or modification of a guidance document

(a) Any member of the public may petition the Council on Environmental Quality to withdraw or modify a guidance document.

(b) The petitioner must submit the request for the withdrawal or modification of a guidance document in writing to the Office of the General Counsel. The petition must contain a statement of the reasons for the petition and any supporting documents to support the petitioner's request.

(c) Upon receipt of a petition for withdrawal or modification of a guidance document, the Office of the General Counsel will consult with the relevant offices and coordinate the response to the petition.

(d) The Council on Environmental Quality should respond to a petition in writing, including electronically, within 90 days of receipt of a petition. The response should state whether the petition is granted, granted in part and denied in part, denied, or provisionally denied for lack of adequate information. If the petition is provisionally denied for lack of adequate information, the response should indicate what additional information is necessary to adjudicate the petition. The Office of the General Counsel should respond to the petition in writing no later than 90 days after receipt of the necessary additional information. The response should state whether the petition is granted, granted in part and denied in part, or denied.

(e) The Council on Environmental Quality may consider in a coordinated manner or provide a coordinated response to similar petitions for withdrawal or modification.

(f) The Council on Environmental Quality need not respond to petitions under this part for withdrawal or modification of documents that do not meet the definition of a guidance document.