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Historical textIn force on June 1, 2020Source: eCFR

§ 389.13 Initiation of rule making.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded December 31, 2020.

eCFR as of June 1, 2020 ↗
49 CFR § 389.13 — Initiation of rule making.. Text in force on June 1, 2020. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to December 31, 2020. Source: eCFR as of June 1, 2020, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2020-06-01/title-49/section-389.13. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.13?asof=2020-06-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The Administrator initiates rule making on his/her own motion. However, in so doing, he/she may, in his/her discretion, consider the recommendations of his/her staff or other agencies of the United States or of other interested persons.

[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020, as amended at 86 FR 17296, Apr. 2, 2021; 89 FR 90622, Nov. 18, 2024]
  2. May 3, 2021 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020, as amended at 86 FR 17296, Apr. 2, 2021]
  3. April 2, 2021 → May 3, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020]
  4. March 21, 2021 → April 2, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020]
  5. March 1, 2021 → March 21, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]
  6. Dec. 31, 2020 → March 1, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]
  7. Oct. 1, 1996 → Dec. 31, 2020annual editions 1996–2016viewing
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, 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.