(a) Any party to a hearing may file an opposition to an interlocutory request filed in that proceeding.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, oppositions shall be filed within 4 days after the original pleading is filed, and replies to oppositions will not be entertained. See, however, Sec. 1.732.
(c) Oppositions to pleadings in the following categories shall be filed within 10 days after the pleading is filed. Replies to such oppositions shall be filed within 5 days after the opposition is filed, and shall be limited to matters raised in the opposition.
(1) Petitions to amend, modify, enlarge, or delete the issues upon which the hearing was ordered.
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Petitions by adverse parties requesting dismissal of an application.
(4) Joint requests for approval of agreements filed pursuant to Sec. 1.525.
(d) Additional pleadings may be filed only if specifically requested or authorized by the person(s) who is to make the ruling. [29 FR 6444, May 16, 1964, as amended at 39 FR 10909, Mar. 22, 1974]