{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-551.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 551.1","heading":"Scope.","body":"This part contains rules of procedure generally applicable to the transaction of official business under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, and the Highway Safety Act of 1966. These rules apply in addition to the rules governing specific proceedings. In case of inconsistency with these general rules, the specific rules prevail.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 551—PROCEDURAL RULES","Subpart A—General"],"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":"95fa6e38569d17708a50c027cf5e3b768610c06f090197d75e50970eeec42599","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-545.9","next":"us/49-cfr-551.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}