[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR11.11]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 11--GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A--Rulemaking Procedures
 
Sec. 11.11  What is a final rule with request for comments?

    A final rule with request for comment is a rule that the FAA issues 
in final (with an effective date) that invites public comment on the 
rule. We usually do this when we have not first issued an ANPRM or NPRM, 
because we have found that doing so would be impracticable, unnecessary, 
or contrary to the public interest. We give our reasons for our 
determination in the preamble. The comment period often ends after the 
effective date of the rule. A final rule not preceded by an ANPRM or 
NPRM is commonly called an ``immediately adopted final rule.'' We invite 
comments on these rules only if we think that we will receive useful 
information. For example, we would not invite comments when we are just 
making an editorial clarification or correction.