49 CFR § 190.315 - Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s190.315"
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title: "49 CFR § 190.315 - Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "190.315"
section_name: "Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "190"
part_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(b); 49 U.S.C. 60101"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "190"
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# 190.315 Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking.
(a) Each notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the *Federal Register,* unless all persons subject to it are named and are personally served with a copy of it.
(b) Each notice, whether published in the *Federal Register* or personally served, includes:
(1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of the proposed rulemaking proceeding;
(2) A reference to the authority under which it is issued;
(3) A description of the subjects and issues involved or the substance and terms of the proposed regulation;
(4) A statement of the time within which written comments must be submitted; and
(5) A statement of how and to what extent interested persons may participate in the proceeding.