---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 551.53"
title: "49"
number: "551.53"
heading: "What is the required format for a designation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/551.53"
---

# §551.53. What is the required format for a designation?

- (a) All documents submitted under this subpart must be:
  - (1) Original documents;
  - (2) Written in English; and
  - (3) **Signed in ink.**
- (b) For each signature, the document must indicate in English:
  - (1) The date of signature; and
  - (2) **The name and title of the individual who signed the document.**
- (c) As long as documents submitted by a foreign manufacturer and its agent contain all required information (identified in §§ [551.54](/cfr/49/551.54.md), [551.55](/cfr/49/551.55.md) and [551.56](/cfr/49/551.56.md) below), there is no mandatory format for the designation
- (d) NHTSA encourages foreign manufacturers to use the suggested designation form set forth in the appendix to this subpart. If completed and executed properly by both a foreign manufacturer and its agent, this form will comply fully with the requirements of [§§ 551.53 through 551.65](/cfr/49/551.53..551.65.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 70 FR 45567, Aug. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30164.

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 110(e), 119, 80 Stat. 719, 728 (15 U.S.C. 1399, 1407); 23 U.S.C. 315, 401-404; delegation of authority, 31 FR 13952, 32 FR 5606.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 19700, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 35 FR 5118, Mar. 26, 1970.