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[CITE: 49USC30162]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--GENERAL
 
                    CHAPTER 301--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
              SUBCHAPTER IV--ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
 
Sec. 30162. Petitions by interested persons for standards and 
        enforcement
        
    (a) Filing.--Any interested person may file a petition with the 
Secretary of Transportation requesting the Secretary to begin a 
proceeding--
        (1) to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under this 
    chapter; or
        (2) to decide whether to issue an order under section 30118(b) 
    of this title.

    (b) Statement of Facts.--The petition must state facts that the 
person claims establish that a motor vehicle safety standard or order 
referred to in subsection (a) of this section is necessary and briefly 
describe the order the Secretary should issue.
    (c) Proceedings.--The Secretary may hold a public hearing or conduct 
an investigation or proceeding to decide whether to grant the petition.
    (d) Actions of Secretary.--The Secretary shall grant or deny a 
petition not later than 120 days after the petition is filed. If a 
petition is granted, the Secretary shall begin the proceeding promptly. 
If a petition is denied, the Secretary shall publish the reasons for the 
denial in the Federal Register.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 967.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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30162(a)..............................  15:1410a(a).                     Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat.
                                                                          718, 
Sec.  124(a)-(d); added Oct. 27,
                                                                          1974,
 Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.  106, 88
                                                                          Stat.
 1481.
30162(b)..............................  15:1410a(b).
30162(c)..............................  15:1410a(c).
30162(d)..............................  15:1410a(d).
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    Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for ``the issuance of an order 
pursuant to section 1392 of this title'' for clarity and because of the 
restatement.
    In subsection (b), the words ``a motor vehicle safety standard'' are 
added because of the restatement. The words ``referred to in subsection 
(a) of this section'' are added for clarity. The words ``of the 
substance'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (c), the words ``as he deems appropriate in order'' 
and ``or not'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (d), the words ``described in subsection (b) of this 
section'', ``either'', and ``requested in the petition'' are omitted as 
surplus.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 30103 of this title.
