Defined term · Institutional
Comment period
A defined window during which formal submissions may be made on a draft. Every submission is signed, carries a declared interest, receives a secretariat response and is given a disposition.
§1Comment period
§1.1Also known as
Public comment period
§1.2Category
Institutional — Terms with a specific meaning inside the Institute’s document set.
§1.3Related terms
- Disposition — The Institute’s recorded decision on a submission: accepted, accepted in part, noted without amendment, or not accepted with a stated reason. Submissions that are not…
- Declared interest — A financial or non-financial relationship disclosed by a person contributing to an Institute document or submitting to a comment period. A declaration is not a…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-186 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/comment-period/ · retrieved 30 July 2026