§ 3001.45 - Motions to Stay Automatic Closure or Reopen Automatically Closed Dockets.

§ 3001.45 Motions to Stay Automatic Closure or Reopen Automatically Closed Dockets.

(a) Motion to stay automatic closure.

(1) Interested persons, including the Postal Service or a Public Representative, may file a motion to stay automatic closure, pursuant to § 3001.21, and request that the docket remain open for a specified term not to exceed 12 months. Motions to stay automatic closure must be filed at least 15 days prior to the automatic closure date.

(2) The Commission may order a docket remain open for a specified term not to exceed 12 months and must file such order at least 15 days prior to the automatic closure date.

(b) Motion to reopen automatically closed docket.

(1) If, at any time after a docket has been automatically closed, interested persons, including the Postal Service or a Public Representative, may file a motion to reopen an automatically closed docket, pursuant to § 3001.21, and must set forth with particularity good cause for reopening the docket.

(2) The Commission may order an automatically closed docket to be reopened, and must set forth with particularity good cause for reopening the docket.

[80 FR 43019, July 21, 2015]