[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR5.13]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 5_RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B_Petitions for Rulemaking or Exemptions
 
Sec.  5.13  Processing of petitions.

    (a) General. Each petition received under Sec.  5.11 of this part is 
referred to

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the head of the office responsible for the subject matter of that 
petition. No public hearing, argument, or other proceeding is held 
directly on a petition before its disposition under this section.
    (b) Grants. If the Secretary determines that the petition contains 
adequate justification, he initiates rulemaking action under subpart C 
of this part or grants the exemption, as the case may be.
    (c) Denials. If the Secretary determines that the petition does not 
justify initiating rule-making action or granting the exemption, he 
denies the petition.
    (d) Notification. Whenever the Secretary determines that a petition 
should be granted or denied, the office concerned and the Office of the 
General Counsel prepare a notice of that grant or denial for issuance to 
the petitioner, and the Secretary issues it to the petitioner.