[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR5.1]



[Page 49]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation

 

PART 5_RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 5.1  Applicability.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

5.1 Applicability.

5.3 Initiation of rulemaking.

5.5 Participation by interested persons.

5.7 Regulatory docket.



            Subpart B_Petitions for Rulemaking or Exemptions



5.11 Filing of petitions.

5.13 Processing of petitions.



                          Subpart C_Procedures



5.21 General.

5.23 Contents of notices.

5.25 Petitions for extension of time to comment.

5.27 Consideration of comments received.

5.29 Additional rulemaking proceedings.

5.31 Hearings.

5.33 Adoption of final rules.

5.35 Procedures for direct final rulemaking.



Appendix A to Part 5



    Authority: Sec. 9, 80 Stat. 944 (49 U.S.C. 1657).



    Source: 32 FR 10363, July 14, 1967, unless otherwise noted.







    (a) This part prescribes general rulemaking procedures that apply to 

the issuance, amendment, and repeal of rules of the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation. It does not apply to rules issued by the 

Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal 

Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime 

Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Research 

and Special Programs Administration, St. Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

    (b) For the purposes of this part, Secretary means the Secretary of 

Transportation or the Under Secretary of Transportation, or any of the 

following to whom the Secretary has delegated authority to conduct 

rulemaking proceedings:

    (1) Any Assistant Secretary.

    (2) The General Counsel.



Any of these officers may redelegate that authority to the head of any 

office who reports to him.

    (c) Records relating to rulemaking proceedings are available for 

inspection as provided in part 7 of this subtitle.



[32 FR 10363, July 14, 1967, as amended by Amdt. 5-2, 35 FR 5331, Mar. 

31, 1970; Amdt. 5-3, 36 FR 430, Jan. 13, 1971; 69 FR 4457, Jan. 30, 

2004]