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Historical textIn force on June 16, 2017Source: eCFR

§ 389.31 Petitions for rule making.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2007, superseded December 31, 2020.

eCFR as of June 16, 2017 ↗
49 CFR § 389.31 — Petitions for rule making.. Text in force on June 16, 2017. This wording effective October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2020. Source: eCFR as of June 16, 2017, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2017-06-16/title-49/section-389.31. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.31?asof=2017-06-16, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Any interested person may petition the Administrator to establish, amend, or repeal a rule.

(b) Each petition filed under this section must:

(1) Be submitted in duplicate to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;

(2) Set forth the text or substance of the rule or amendment proposed, or specify the rule that the petitioner seeks to have repealed, as the case may be;

(3) Explain the interest of the petitioner in the action requested;

(4) Contain any information and arguments available to the petitioner to support the action sought.

[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 2007]

Amendment history

8 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. July 21, 2026 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023; 91 FR 45661, July 21, 2026]
  2. Nov. 17, 2023 → July 21, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020, as amended 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]
  3. March 21, 2021 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]
  4. March 1, 2021 → March 21, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 2007]
  5. Dec. 31, 2020 → March 1, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 2007]
  6. Oct. 1, 2007 → Dec. 31, 2020annual editions 2007–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988; 72 FR 55702, Oct. 1, 2007]
  7. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2001–2006diff vs. previous
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]
  8. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 45 FR 46424, July 10, 1980; 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.