---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 580.11"
title: "49"
number: "580.11"
heading: "Petition for approval of alternate disclosure requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/580.11"
---

# §580.11. Petition for approval of alternate disclosure requirements.

- (a) A state may petition NHTSA for approval of disclosure requirements which differ from the disclosure requirements of [§ 580.5](/cfr/49/580.5.md), [§ 580.6](/cfr/49/580.6.md), [§ 580.7](/cfr/49/580.7.md), or [§ 580.13(f)](/cfr/49/580.13.md?p=f) of this part.
- (b) **Each petition filed under this section shall—**
  - (1) Be written in the English language;
  - (2) Be submitted to the Office of Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W41-326, Washington, DC 20590;
  - (3) Set forth the motor vehicle disclosure requirements in effect in the jurisdiction, including a copy of the applicable laws or regulations of the jurisdiction; and
  - (4) Explain how the jurisdiction's motor vehicle disclosure requirements are consistent with the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act.
- (c) Notice of the petition and an initial determination pending a 30-day comment period will be published in the Federal Register. Notice of final grant or denial of a petition for approval of alternate motor vehicle disclosure requirements will be published in the Federal Register. The effect of the grant of a petition is to relieve a jurisdiction from responsibility to conform the Jurisdiction disclosure requirements with [§ 580.5](/cfr/49/580.5.md), [§ 580.6](/cfr/49/580.6.md), [§ 580.7](/cfr/49/580.7.md), or [§ 580.13(f)](/cfr/49/580.13.md?p=f), as applicable, for as long as the approved alternate disclosure requirements remain in effect in that jurisdiction. The effect of a denial is to require a jurisdiction to conform to the requirements of [§ 580.5](/cfr/49/580.5.md), [§ 580.6](/cfr/49/580.6.md), [§ 580.7](/cfr/49/580.7.md), or [§ 580.13(f)](/cfr/49/580.13.md?p=f), as applicable, of this part until such time as NHTSA approves any alternate motor vehicle disclosure requirements.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 29476, Aug. 5, 1988, as amended at 56 FR 47686, Sept. 20, 1991; 84 FR 52702, Oct. 2, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 32705; Pub. L. 112-141; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 29476, Aug. 5, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 29476, Aug. 5, 1988, as amended at 56 FR 47686, Sept. 20, 1991; 84 FR 52702, Oct. 2, 2019]