Current textSource: eCFR
§ 381.220 How long will it take the agency to respond to my request for a waiver?
Current wording, first on file in the 1999 annual edition.
49 CFR § 381.220 — How long will it take the agency to respond to my request for a waiver?. Text current through October 15, 2026. This wording effective October 1, 1999 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-381.220. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/381.220, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
You should receive a response from the agency within 60 calendar days from the date the Administrator receives your request. However, depending on the complexity of the issues discussed in your application, and the availability of staff to review the material, a final decision may take up to 120 days.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1999A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section. Set a case date in the header to read any earlier wording.