---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 389.15"
title: "49"
number: "389.15"
heading: "Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/389.15"
---

# §389.15. Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking.

- (a) Each notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, unless all persons subject to it are named and are personally served with a copy of it.
- (b) **Each notice, whether published in the <I>Federal Register</I> or personally served, includes—**
  - (1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of the proposed rulemaking proceeding;
  - (2) A reference to the authority under which it is issued;
  - (3) A description of the subjects and issues involved or the substance and terms of the proposed rule;
  - (4) A statement of the time within which written comments must be submitted; and
  - (5) A statement of how and to what extent interested persons may participate in the proceeding.

## Notes

### Amendments

[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 113, 501 et seq. , subchapters I and III of chapter 311, chapter 313, and 31502; sec. 5204 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1536; 42 U.S.C. 4917; and 49 CFR 1.87

### Source

Source: 35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020]