---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 585.4"
title: "49"
number: "585.4"
heading: "Petitions to extend period to file report."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/585.4"
---

# §585.4. Petitions to extend period to file report.


A petition for extension of the time to submit a report required under this part shall be received not later than 15 days before the report is due. The petition shall be submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The filing of a petition does not automatically extend the time for filing a report. A petition will be granted only if the petitioner shows good cause for the extension, and if the extension is consistent with the public interest.


## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 33122, June 3, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 70916, Dec. 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 33122, June 3, 2026]