49 CFR § 106.105 - PHMSA response to a petition for rulemaking.

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title: "49 CFR § 106.105 - PHMSA response to a petition for rulemaking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "106.105"
section_name: "PHMSA response to a petition for rulemaking."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND OIL TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "106"
part_name: "RULEMAKING PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 42954, June 25, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 106.105 PHMSA response to a petition for rulemaking.

We will review and respond to your petition for rulemaking as follows:

| If your petition is . . . | And if wedeterminethat . . . | Then . . . |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (a) Incomplete |  | We may return your petition with a written explanation. |
| (b) Complete | Your petition does not justify a rulemaking action | We will notify you in writing that we will not start a rulemaking proceeding. |
| (c) Complete | Your petition does justify a rulemaking action | We will notify you in writing that we will start a rulemaking proceeding. |