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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2009

§ 389.11 General.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 1998, superseded by the 2010 annual edition.

govinfo, 1998 edition ↗
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Unless the Administrator, for good cause, finds thata notice is impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates thatsuch a finding and a brief statement of the reasons for it in the rule, a notice of proposed rulemaking ismust be issued, and interested persons are invited to participate in the rulemaking proceedings involving rules under 49an U.S.C. 3102; section 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, as amended; section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, as amended; the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984; the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and the Noise Control Act of 1972.
[5162 FR 1262137152, AprJuly 1411, 1986 as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 19881997]

49 CFR § 389.11 — General.. Text in force on October 1, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to October 1, 2010. Source: govinfo, 1998 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1998-title49-vol4/CFR-1998-title49-vol4-sec389-11. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.11?asof=1998-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Unless the Administrator, for good cause, finds a notice is impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and incorporates such a finding and a brief statement of the reasons for it in the rule, a notice of proposed rulemaking must be issued, and interested persons are invited to participate in the rulemaking proceedings involving rules under an Act.

[62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2010 → presentannual editions 2010–2016diff vs. previous
    [75 FR 29916, May 28, 2010]
  2. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2010annual editions 1998–2009diff vs. previousviewing
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997]
  3. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
    [51 FR 12621, Apr 14, 1986 as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]

A 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.