---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 800.43"
title: "49"
number: "800.43"
heading: "Processing of petition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/800.43"
---

# §800.43. Processing of petition.

- (a) Unless the NTSB otherwise specifies, no public hearing, argument, or other proceeding is held directly on a petition before its disposition under this section.
- (b) **Grants.** If the agency determines the petition contains adequate justification, it initiates rule making action this subpart.
- (c) **Denials.** If the agency determines the petition does not justify rulemaking, it denies the petition.
- (d) **Notification.** Whenever the agency determines a petition should be granted or denied, the Office of the General Counsel prepares a notice of the grant or denial for issuance to the petitioner, and the agency issues it to the petitioner.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 57309, Sept. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.; 49 U.S.C.40101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 26232, June 27, 1984, unless otherwise noted.