[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR211.31]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 211--RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B--Rulemaking Procedures
 
Sec. 211.31  Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration of a final rule.

    (a) The Administrator may grant or deny, in whole or in part, any 
petition

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for reconsideration of a final rule without further proceedings. Each 
petition shall be decided not later than 4 months after its receipt by 
the Docket Clerk. In the event he determines to reconsider a rule, the 
Administrator may amend the rule or initiate a new rulemaking 
proceeding. An appropriate notice is published in the Federal Register.
    (b) Whenever the Administrator determines that a petition should be 
granted or denied, a notice of the grant or denial of a petition for 
reconsideration is sent to the petitioner. When a petition is granted, a 
notice is published in the Federal Register.
    (c) The Administrator may consolidate petitions relating to the same 
rule.