1.   The department must then allow for a public comment period on the change in prices.

2.   Although the comment period has ended, no date for a decision has been set.

3.   Although the official comment period on the disclosure bill has ended, the SEC said it was still accepting letters on the issue.

4.   As is customary, regulators declined to speak publicly about the pending rule change while it is in the comment period.

5.   Before the agreement can become binding, there must be public notice and a public comment period, which includes public hearings in all three states.

6.   A comment period that would probably last six months is to begin immediately, and officials said that a final plan would then be presented next June or July.

7.   A comment period, which typically lasts three weeks, will follow.

8.   A final order on the cleanup plan is expected in June, after the public comment period.

9.   A public comment period on the deal is in force until next week.

10.   A public comment period would follow.