[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR11.73]

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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. 11.73  How does FAA process petitions for rulemaking?

    After we have determined the disposition of your petition, we will 
contact you in writing about our decision. The FAA may respond to your 
petition for rulemaking in one of the following ways:
    (a) If we determine that your petition justifies our taking the 
action you suggest, we may issue an NPRM or ANPRM. We will do so no 
later than 6 months after the date we receive your petition. In making 
our decision, we consider:
    (1) The immediacy of the safety or security concerns you raise;
    (2) The priority of other issues the FAA must deal with; and
    (3) The resources we have available to address these issues.
    (b) If we have issued an ANPRM or NPRM on the subject matter of your 
petition, we will consider your arguments for a rule change as a comment 
in connection with the rulemaking proceeding. We will not treat your 
petition as a separate action.
    (c) If we have begun a rulemaking project in the subject area of 
your petition, we will consider your comments and arguments for a rule 
change as part of that project. We will not treat your petition as a 
separate action.

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    (d) If we have tasked ARAC to study the general subject area of your 
petition, we will ask ARAC to review and evaluate your proposed action. 
We will not treat your petition as a separate action.
    (e) If we determine that the issues you identify in your petition 
may have merit, but do not address an immediate safety concern or cannot 
be addressed because of other priorities and resource constraints, we 
may dismiss your petition. Your comments and arguments for a rule change 
will be placed in a database, which we will examine when we consider 
future rulemaking.