49 CFR § 190.333 - Processing of petition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s190.333"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 190.333 - Processing of petition."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "190.333"
section_name: "Processing of petition."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 190.333 Processing of petition.
(a) *General.* Unless the Associate Administrator or the Chief Counsel otherwise specifies, no public hearing, argument, or other proceeding is held directly on a petition before its disposition under this section.
(b) *Grants.* If the Associate Administrator or the Chief Counsel determines that the petition contains adequate justification, he or she initiates rulemaking action under this subpart.
(c) *Denials.* If the Associate Administrator or the Chief Counsel determines that the petition does not justify rulemaking, the petition is denied.
(d) *Notification.* The Associate Administrator or the Chief Counsel will notify a petitioner, in writing, of the decision to grant or deny a petition for rulemaking.