[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR107.205]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 107_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Preemption
 
Sec.  107.205  Notice.

    (a) If the applicant is other than a State, political subdivision, 
or Indian tribe, the applicant shall mail a copy of the application to 
the State, political subdivision, or Indian tribe concerned accompanied 
by a statement that the State, political subdivision, or Indian tribe 
may submit comments regarding the application to the Chief Counsel. The 
application filed with the Chief Counsel must include a certification 
that the applicant has complied with this paragraph and must include the 
names and addresses of each State, political subdivision, or Indian 
tribe official to whom a copy of the application was sent.

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    (b) The Chief Counsel will publish notice of, including an 
opportunity to comment on, an application in the Federal Register and 
may notify in writing any person readily identifiable as affected by the 
outcome of the determination.
    (c) Each person submitting written comments to the Chief Counsel 
with respect to an application filed under this section must send a copy 
of the comments to the applicant and certify to the Chief Counsel that 
he or she has complied with this requirement. The Chief Counsel may 
notify other persons participating in the proceeding of the comments and 
provide an opportunity for those other persons to respond. Late-filed 
comments are considered so far as practicable.

[Amdt. 107-38, 61 FR 21098, May 9, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 30067, May 
25, 2006]