Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2014

§ 389.21 Contents of written comments.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2015 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 389.21 — Contents of written comments.. Text in force on September 30, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2015. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec389-21. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.21?asof=1998-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

All written comments must be in English and submitted in five (5) legible copies, unless the number of copies is specified in the notice. Any interested person must submit as part of his/her written comments all material that he/she considers relevant to any statement of fact made by him/her. Incorporation of material by reference is to be avoided. However, if such incorporation is necessary, the incorporated material shall be identified with respect to document and page.

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

March 21, 2021 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]
March 1, 2021 → March 21, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[80 FR 59073, Oct. 1, 2015]
Dec. 31, 2020 → March 1, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[80 FR 59073, Oct. 1, 2015]
Oct. 1, 2015 → Dec. 31, 2020annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
[80 FR 59073, Oct. 1, 2015]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 1996–2014viewing

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.