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Transportation Department, Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration
Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures
Published April 27, 2026. Takes effect May 27, 2026. printed at 91 FR 22431. amending 14 CFR 300, 14 CFR 302, 14 CFR 399, 49 CFR 1.
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What the Rule Says It Does
This final rule reinstates and expounds upon procedural reforms for the Department's rulemakings, guidance documents, and enforcement actions rescinded by a final rule published by the Department on April 2, 2021, "Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures." Accordingly, this final rule revises and updates the Department's internal policies and procedures relating to the issuance of rulemaking documents. In addition, this final rule updates the Department's procedural requirements governing the review and clearance of guidance documents, and the initiation and conduct of enforcement actions, including administrative enforcement proceedings and judicial enforcement actions brought in Federal court.
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Transportation Department, Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration, “Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures,” 91 FR 22431 (April 27, 2026). Effective May 27, 2026.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/27/2026-08144/administrative-rulemaking-guidance-and-enforcement-procedures - This page
“Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures,” a final rule naming an order indexed here. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rules/rule-2026-08144/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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