49 CFR § 553.11 - Initiation of rulemaking.

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title: "49 CFR § 553.11 - Initiation of rulemaking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "553.11"
section_name: "Initiation of rulemaking."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "553"
part_name: "RULEMAKING PROCEDURES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 322, 30103, 30122, 30124, 30125, 30127, 30146, 30162, 32303, 32502, 32504, 32505, 32705, 32901, 32902, 33102, 33103, and 33107; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 62222, Dec. 5, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 553.11 Initiation of rulemaking.

The Administrator may initiate rulemaking either on his own motion or on petition by any interested person after a determination in accordance with Part 552 of this title that grant of the petition is advisable. The Administrator may, in his discretion, also consider the recommendations of other agencies of the United States.