# 13 C.F.R. § 134.309 (2026): Response to an appeal petition

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## Section

- **Citation:** 13 C.F.R. § 134.309 (2026)
- **Heading:** Response to an appeal petition
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 13 CFR: Business Credit and Assistance / Chapter I: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / Part 134: RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING CASES BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS / Subpart C: Rules of Practice for Appeals From Size Determinations and NAICS Code Designations / § 134.309: § 134.309   Response to an appeal petition.

## Text

(a)
Who may respond.
Any person served with an appeal petition, any intervenor, or any person with a general interest in an issue raised by the appeal may file and serve a response supporting or opposing the appeal. The response should present argument.
(b)
Time limits.
The Judge will issue a Notice and Order informing the parties of the filing of the appeal petition, establishing the close of record as 15 days after service of the Notice and Order, and informing the parties that OHA must receive any responses to the appeal petition no later than the close of record.
(c)
Service.
The respondent must serve its response upon the appellant and upon each of the persons identified in the certificate of service attached to the appeal petition pursuant to § 134.305.
(d)
Reply to a response.
No reply to a response will be permitted unless the Judge directs otherwise.
[61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 47250, July 18, 2002]

## Nearby sections

- [13 C.F.R. § 134.301 (2026) § 134.301   Scope of the rules in this subpart C.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_301.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.302 (2026) § 134.302   Who may appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_302.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.303 (2026) § 134.303   Advisory opinions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_303.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.304 (2026) § 134.304   Commencement of appeals from size determinations and NAICS code designations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_304.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.305 (2026) § 134.305   The appeal petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_305.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.306 (2026) § 134.306   Transmission of the case file and solicitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_306.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.307 (2026) § 134.307   Service and filing requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_307.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.308 (2026) § 134.308   Limitation on new evidence and adverse inference from non-submission in appeals from size determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_308.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.309 (2026) § 134.309   Response to an appeal petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_309.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.310 (2026) § 134.310   Discovery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_310.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.311 (2026) § 134.311   Oral hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_311.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.312 (2026) § 134.312   Evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_312.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.313 (2026) § 134.313   Applicability of subpart B provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_313.md)
- [13 C.F.R. § 134.314 (2026) § 134.314   Standard of review and burden of proof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P134_S134_314.md)

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