{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-211.59","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 211.59","heading":"Proceedings on petitions for reconsideration.","body":"(a) The Administrator may invite public comment or seek a response from the party at whose request the final action was taken before deciding a petition for reconsideration submitted under § 211.57.\n(b) The Administrator may reaffirm, modify, or revoke the final action without further proceedings and shall issue notification of his decision to the petitioner and other interested parties or publish a notice in the Federal Register. Each petition for reconsideration shall be decided not later than 4 months after receipt. Petitions for reconsideration relating to the same rule may be consolidated for decision. In the event the Administrator determines to reconsider a final action, and appropriate notice is published in the Federal Register.","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 E—Miscellaneous Safety-Related Proceedings and Inquiries"],"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":"b16c42997fa08514c5343f04c21192161c1d361f5aa265b44ae97bf9373c7f71","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-211.57","next":"us/49-cfr-211.61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}