49 CFR § 389.33 - Processing of petition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s389.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 389.33 - Processing of petition."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "389.33"
section_name: "Processing of petition."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 389.33 Processing of petition.
(a) Unless the Administrator 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 Administrator determines that the petition contains adequate justification, he/she initiates rule making action under this Subpart B.
(c) *Denials.* If the Administrator determines that the petition does not justify rule making, he/she denies the petition.
(d) *Notification.* Whenever the Administrator determines that a petition should be granted or denied, the Office of the Chief Counsel prepares a notice of that grant or denial for issuance to the petitioner, and the Administrator issues it to the petitioner.
[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]