49 CFR § 389.15 - Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s389.15"
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title: "49 CFR § 389.15 - Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "389.15"
section_name: "Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "389"
part_name: "RULEMAKING PROCEDURES—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 113, 501 , subchapters I and III of chapter 311, chapter 313, and 31502; sec. 5204 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1536; 42 U.S.C. 4917; and 49 CFR 1.87"
regulatory_source: "35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "389"
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# 389.15 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 rule;
(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.
[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]