Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016
§ 397.221 Timeliness.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2005 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2005 and Sept. 30, 2006 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 397.221 — Timeliness.. Text in force on September 30, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol5/CFR-2005-title49-vol5-sec397-221. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/397.221?asof=2006-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
If the Administrator fails to take action on the application within 90 days of serving the notice required by § 397.217(d), the applicant may treat the application as having been denied in all respects.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A 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.