---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 381.320"
title: "49"
number: "381.320"
heading: "How long will it take the agency to respond to my application for an exemption?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/381.320"
---

# §381.320. How long will it take the agency to respond to my application for an exemption?


The agency will attempt to issue a final decision within 180 days of the date it receives your application. However, if you leave out important details or other information necessary for the FMCSA to prepare a meaningful request for public comments, the agency will attempt to issue a final decision within 180 days of the date it receives the additional information.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136(e), 31315; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, unless otherwise noted.