49 CFR § 552.4 - Requirements for petition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s552.4"
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title: "49 CFR § 552.4 - Requirements for petition."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "552.4"
section_name: "Requirements for petition."
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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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 552.4 Requirements for petition.

A petition filed under this part should be addressed and submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590. Each petition filed under this part must:

(a) Be written in the English language;

(b) Have, preceding its text, a heading that includes the word “Petition”;

(c) Set forth facts which it is claimed establish that an order is necessary;

(d) Set forth a brief description of the substance of the order which it is claimed should be issued; and

(e) Contain the name and address of the petitioner.