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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 01.06.01.07" title_num="01" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Petition Filing; Notices of Receipt; Final Submissions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Petitions shall be made on standard forms required by the Commission, verified as accurate by the petitioning group's agent, and accompanied by any required petition fee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Within 10 days after receiving a petition, the Commission shall send written acknowledgement of receipt to the petitioning group.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Within 45 days after receiving a petition determined to be complete under Regulation .08 of this chapter, the Commission shall publish a notice of receipt in the Maryland Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in each Maryland county in which the petitioning group states in the petitioning group's petition that the petitioning group's members reside, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name and address of the petitioning group;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The date of receipt of the petition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The time and place that a copy of the petition, and any supporting documentation not prohibited from disclosure under Regulation .06 of this chapter, may be inspected; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The mailing address and deadline 60 days or more in the future for submitting factual or legal arguments in support of or in opposition to the petition.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Commission shall mail a copy of the notice of receipt required under §C of this regulation to a person requesting a copy in writing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>After the deadline for receipt of submissions in support of or in opposition to a petition, the Commission shall provide a copy of all submissions to the petitioning group. The petitioning group shall submit any response within the following 30 days.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>