[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR557.5] [Page 152-153] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION OF TRANSPORTATION PART 557--PETITIONS FOR HEARINGS ON NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF DEFECTS--Table of Contents Sec. 557.5 Improperly filed petitions. (a) A petition that is not addressed as specified in Sec. 557.4, but that meets the other requirements of that section, will be treated as a properly filed petition, received as of the time it is discovered and identified. (b) A document that fails to conform to one or more of the requirements of Sec. 557.4(a) (1) through (5) will not be treated as a petition under this part. [[Page 153]] Such a document will be treated according to the existing correspondence and other procedures of the NHTSA, and any information contained in it will be considered at the discretion of the Administrator.