---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 601.23"
title: "49"
number: "601.23"
heading: "Initiation of rulemaking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/601.23"
---

# §601.23. Initiation of rulemaking.


The Administrator initiates rulemaking on his/her own motion. However, in so doing, he/she may, in his/her discretion, consider the recommendations of his/her staff or other agencies of the United States or of other interested persons.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 49 U.S.C. 5334; 49 CFR 1.91. Subpart D also issued under 42 U.S.C. 5141.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 67318, Nov. 4, 2005, as amended at 90 FR 28226, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.