49 CFR § 556.7 - Disposition of petition.

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title: "49 CFR § 556.7 - Disposition of petition."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "556.7"
section_name: "Disposition of petition."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "556"
part_name: "EXEMPTION FOR INCONSEQUENTIAL DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 157, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C. 1417); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 7145, Feb. 7, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 556.7 Disposition of petition.

Notice of either a grant or denial of a petition for exemption from the notice and remedy requirements of the Act based upon the inconsequentiality of a defect or noncompliance is issued to the petitioner and published in the *Federal Register.* The effect of a grant of a petition is to relieve the manufacturer from any further responsibility to provide notice and remedy of the defect or noncompliance. The effect of a denial is to continue in force, as against a manufacturer, all duties contained in the Act relating to notice and remedy of the defect or noncompliance. Any interested person may appeal the grant or denial of a petition by submitting written data, views, or arguments to the Administrator.