---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 83.8"
title: "42"
number: "83.8"
heading: "How is a petition submitted?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/83.8"
---

# §83.8. How is a petition submitted?


The petitioner(s) must send a petition in writing to NIOSH. A petition must provide identifying and contact information on the petitioner(s) and information to justify the petition, as specified under [§ 83.9](/cfr/42/83.9.md). Detailed instructions for preparing and submitting a petition, including an optional petition form, are available from NIOSH through direct request (1-800-35-NIOSH) or on the Internet at www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q; E.O. 13179, 65 FR 77487, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 321.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 30780, May 28, 2004, unless otherwise noted.