---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 557.5"
title: "49"
number: "557.5"
heading: "Improperly filed petitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/557.5"
---

# §557.5. Improperly filed petitions.

- (a) A petition that is not addressed as specified in [§ 557.4](/cfr/49/557.4.md), but that meets the other requirements of that section, will be treated as a properly filed petition, received as of the time it is discovered and identified.
- (b) A document that fails to conform to one or more of the requirements of [§ 557.4(a)](/cfr/49/557.4.md?p=a) (1) through (5) will not be treated as a petition under this part. Such a document will be treated according to the existing correspondence and other procedures of the NHTSA, and any information contained in it will be considered at the discretion of the Administrator.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1657); sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407); sec. 156, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C 1416); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50).

### Source

Source: 41 FR 56812, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted.