[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: 49CFR5.25]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation

 

PART 5_RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart C_Procedures

 

Sec. 5.25  Petitions for extension of time to comment.



    (a) Any person may petition the Secretary for an extension of time 

to submit comments in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking. The 

petition must be submitted in duplicate not later than 3 days before 

expiration of the time stated in the notice. The filing of the petition 

does not automatically extend the time for petitioner's comments.

    (b) The Secretary grants the petition only if the petitioner shows a 

substantive interest in the proposed rule and good cause for the 

extension, and if the extension is in the public interest. If an 

extension is granted, it is granted as to all persons and is published 

in the Federal Register.