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Historical textIn force on Oct. 7, 2021Source: eCFR

§ 389.31 Petitions for rulemaking.

Wording effective March 21, 2021, superseded November 17, 2023.

eCFR as of October 7, 2021 ↗
49 CFR § 389.31 — Petitions for rulemaking.. Text in force on October 7, 2021. This wording effective March 21, 2021 to November 17, 2023. Source: eCFR as of October 7, 2021, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-10-07/title-49/section-389.31. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.31?asof=2021-10-07, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

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

(b) Each petition filed under this section must:

(1) Be submitted in writing by mail to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or electronically at www.regulations.gov, using the general petitions for rulemaking docket listed on FMCSA's website at www.FMCSA.gov.

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of the rule or amendment proposed, or specify the rule that the petitioner seeks to have interpreted, clarified or withdrawn, as the case may be;

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

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

[85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]

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. previousviewing
    [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. 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]
  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.