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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016

§ 389.29 Adoption of final rules.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded December 31, 2020.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 30, 1998 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.
49 CFR § 389.29 — Adoption of final rules.. Text in force on September 30, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to December 31, 2020. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec389-29. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.29?asof=1998-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Final rules are prepared by representatives of the office concerned and the Office of the Chief Counsel. The rule is then submitted to the Administrator for his/her consideration. If the Administrator adopts the rule, it is published in the Federal Register, unless all persons subject to it are named and are personally served with a copy of it.

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

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. March 21, 2021 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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.