{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-211.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 211.31","heading":"Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration of a final rule.","body":"(a) The Administrator may grant or deny, in whole or in part, any petition for reconsideration of a final rule without further proceedings. Each petition shall be decided not later than 4 months after its receipt by the Docket Clerk. In the event he determines to reconsider a rule, the Administrator may amend the rule or initiate a new rulemaking proceeding. An appropriate notice is published in the Federal Register.\n(b) Whenever the Administrator determines that a petition should be granted or denied, a notice of the grant or denial of a petition for reconsideration is sent to the petitioner. When a petition is granted, a notice is published in the Federal Register.\n(c) The Administrator may consolidate petitions relating to the same rule.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 211—RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart B—Rulemaking Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"1765a46021d836475bc16ab0cbc005dcd107cce74820b52e282066ae3f483edd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-211.29","next":"us/49-cfr-211.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}