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Title 49 → Subtitle B → Chapter V → Part 553

TITLE 49—Transportation

Subtitle B—OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)

CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PART 553—RULEMAKING PROCEDURES

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Subpart A—GENERAL

§553.1
Applicability.
§553.3
Definitions.
§553.5
Regulatory docket.
§553.7
Records.
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Subpart B—PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION OF RULES

§553.11
Initiation of rulemaking.
§553.13
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
§553.14
Direct final rulemaking.
§553.15
Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking and direct final rules.
§553.17
Participation of interested persons.
§553.19
Petitions for extension of time to comment.
§553.21
Contents of written comments.
§553.23
Consideration of comments received.
§553.25
Additional rulemaking proceedings.
§553.27
Hearings.
§553.29
Adoption of final rules.
§§553.31-553.33
[Reserved]
§553.35
Petitions for reconsideration.
§553.37
Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration.
§553.39
Effect of petition for reconsideration on time for seeking judicial review.
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Appendix
Appendix A to Part 553—Statement of Policy: Action on Petitions for Reconsideration
Appendix
Appendix B to Part 553—Statement of Policy: Rulemakings Involving the Assessment of the Functional Equivalence of Safety Standards
Appendix
Appendix C to Part 553—Statement of Policy: Implementation of the United Nations/Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) 1998 Agreement on Global Technical Regulations—Agency Policy Goals and Public Participation

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