[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR553.35]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 553--RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Procedures for Adoption of Rules
 
Sec. 553.35  Petitions for reconsideration.

    (a) Any interested person may petition the Administrator for 
reconsideration of any rule issued under this part. The petition shall 
be submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20590. It is 
requested, but not required,

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that 10 copies be submitted. The petition must be received not later 
than 45 days after publication of the rule in the Federal Register. 
Petitions filed after that time will be considered as petitions filed 
under Part 552 of this chapter. The petition must contain a brief 
statement of the complaint and an explanation as to why compliance with 
the rule is not practicable, is unreasonable, or is not in the public 
interest. Unless otherwise specified in the final rule, the statement 
and explanation together may not exceed 15 pages in length, but 
necessary attachments may be appended to the submission without regard 
to the 15-page limit.
    (b) If the petitioner requests the consideration of additional 
facts, he must state the reason they were not presented to the 
Administrator within the prescribed time.
    (c) The Administrator does not consider repetitious petitions.
    (d) Unless the Administrator otherwise provides, the filing of a 
petition under this section does not stay the effectiveness of the rule.