Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§8707 Petition and Review

Title 15 › CHAPTER 113 — CONCRETE MASONRY PRODUCTS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PROMOTION › § 8707

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A person covered by an order can ask the Secretary to change the order or give an exemption. The person must say the order or its rules are not lawful. The Secretary must offer a hearing under the Secretary’s rules and then issue a final decision. A petition that challenges an order must be filed no sooner than 2 years after the order, rule, or obligation became effective. If the person wants a court review, they must file a complaint in a U.S. district court where they live or do business within 30 days after the Secretary’s decision. Court papers are served under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If the court finds the Secretary’s decision unlawful, it will send the case back with directions to fix it or take other action. While these cases are pending, the Attorney General or the Secretary may still seek relief under section 8708.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §8707

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(a)Petition

(1)In general

A person subject to an order issued under this chapter may file with the Secretary a petition—

(A)stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order, is not established in accordance with law; and

(B)requesting a modification of the order or an exemption from the order.

(2)Hearing

The Secretary shall give the petitioner an opportunity for a hearing on the petition, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.

(3)Ruling

After the hearing, the Secretary shall make a ruling on the petition. The ruling shall be final, subject to review as set forth in subsection (b).

(4)Limitation on petition

Any petition filed under this subsection challenging an order, any provision of the order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order, shall be filed not less than 2 years after the effective date of the order, provision, or obligation subject to challenge in the petition.

(b)Review

(1)Commencement of action

The district courts of the United States in any district in which a person who is a petitioner under subsection (a) resides or conducts business shall have jurisdiction to review the ruling of the Secretary on the petition of the person, if a complaint requesting the review is filed no later than 30 days after the date of the entry of the ruling by the Secretary.

(2)Process

Service of process in proceedings under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(3)Remands

If the court in a proceeding under this subsection determines that the ruling of the Secretary on the petition of the person is not in accordance with law, the court shall remand the matter to the Secretary with directions—

(A)to make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law; or

(B)to take such further action as, in the opinion of the court, the law requires.

(c)Enforcement

The pendency of proceedings instituted under this section shall not impede, hinder, or delay the Attorney General or the Secretary from obtaining relief under section 8708 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 8707

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110