[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR397.207]

[Page 489]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 397_TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING 
RULES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart E_Preemption Procedures
 
Sec.  397.207  Preemption notice.

    (a) If the applicant is other than a State, political subdivision 
thereof, or Indian tribe, the applicant shall mail a copy of the 
application to the State, political subdivision thereof, or Indian tribe 
concerned, accompanied by a statement that comments may be submitted 
regarding the application to the Administrator within 45 days. The 
application filed with the Administrator must include a certification 
that the applicant has complied with this paragraph and must include the 
names and addresses of each official to whom a copy of the application 
was sent.
    (b) The Administrator may afford interested persons an opportunity 
to file written comments on the application by serving notice on any 
persons readily identifiable by the Administrator as persons who will be 
affected by the ruling sought or by publication in the Federal Register.
    (c) Each person submitting written comments to the Administrator 
with respect to an application filed under this section shall send a 
copy of the comments to the applicant and certify to the Administrator 
that he or she has complied with this requirement. The Administrator may 
notify other persons participating in the proceeding of the comments and 
provide an opportunity for those other persons to respond.