49 CFR § 552.3 - General.

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title: "49 CFR § 552.3 - General."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "552.3"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "552"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING, DEFECT, AND NONCOMPLIANCE ORDERS"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 30111, 30118, 30162; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 42014, Sept. 10, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 552.3 General.

Any interested person may file with the Administrator a petition requesting him:

(a) To commence a proceeding respecting the issuance, amendment or revocation of a motor vehicle safety standard, or

(b) To commence a proceeding to decide whether to issue an order concerning the notification and remedy of a failure of a motor vehicle or item of replacement equipment to comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard or a defect in such vehicle or equipment that relates to motor vehicle safety.

[60 FR 17267, Apr. 5, 1995]