46 CFR 535.601
§ 535.601 Preliminary review-rejection of agreements.
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- 46 CFR 535.601, § 535.601 Preliminary review-rejection of agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/233000
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(a) The Commission shall make a preliminary review of each filed agreement to determine whether the agreement is in compliance with the requirements of the Act and this part and, where applicable, whether the accompanying Information Form is complete or, where not complete, whether the deficiency is adequately explained or is excused by a waiver granted by the Commission under § 535.504.
(b)(1) The Commission shall reject any agreement that fails to comply substantially with the filing and Information Form of the Act and this part. The Commission shall notify the filing party in writing of the reason for rejection of the agreement. The original filing, along with any supplemental information or documents submitted, shall be returned to the filing party.
(2) Should a rejected agreement be refiled, the full 45-day waiting period will apply to the refiled agreement.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.