[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1.49]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 1_ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Delegations
 
Sec.  1.49  Delegations to Federal Railroad Administrator.

    The Federal Railroad Administrator is delegated authority to:
    (a) Investigate and report on safety compliance records of 
applicants seeking railroad operating authority from the Interstate 
Commerce Commission, and to intervene and present evidence concerning 
applicants' fitness in Commission proceedings under 49 U.S.C. 1653(e), 
relating to railroads.

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    (b) Carry out the Act of September 30, 1965, as amended (79 Stat. 
893, 49 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.), relating generally to high speed ground 
transportation, except issuance of reports required by section 13(c) (49 
U.S.C. 1643(c)).
    (c) Carry out the following laws relating generally to safety 
appliances and equipment on railroad engines and cars, and protection of 
employees and travelers:
    (1) The Act of March 2, 1893, as amended (27 Stat. 531, 45 U.S.C. 1 
et seq.);
    (2) The Act of March 2, 1903, as amended (32 Stat. 943, 45 U.S.C. 8 
et seq.);
    (3) The Act of April 14, 1910, as amended (36 Stat. 298, 45 U.S.C. 
11 et seq.);
    (4) The Act of May 30, 1908, as amended (35 Stat. 476, 45 U.S.C. 17 
et seq.);
    (5) The Act of February 17, 1911, as amended (36 Stat. 913, 45 
U.S.C. 22 et seq.);
    (6) The Act of March 4, 1915, as amended (38 Stat. 1192, 45 U.S.C. 
30);
    (7) Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1965 (79 Stat. 1320, 45 U.S.C. 22 
note);
    (8) Joint Resolution of June 30, 1906, as amended (34 Stat. 838, 45 
U.S.C. 35);
    (9) The Act of May 27, 1908, as amended (35 Stat. 325, 45 U.S.C. 36 
et seq.);
    (10) The Act of March 4, 1909, as amended (35 Stat. 965, 45 U.S.C. 
37); and
    (11) The Act of May 6, 1910, as amended (36 Stat. 350, 45 U.S.C. 38 
et seq.).
    (d) Carry out the Act of March 4, 1907, as amended (34 Stat. 1415, 
45 U.S.C. 61 et seq.), relating generally to hours of service of 
railroad employees.
    (e) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 5 of 
the International Bridge Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-434) as it relates to 
railroad bridges not over navigable waterways.
    (f) Carry out section 25 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended 
(49 U.S.C. 26), relating generally to railroad safety appliances, 
methods, and systems.
    (g) Exercise the administrative powers under the Interstate Commerce 
Act with respect to powers and duties pertaining to railroad safety 
transferred to the Secretary (49 U.S.C. 1655(f)).
    (h) Operate and administer the Alaska Railroad under the Act of 
March 12, 1914, as amended (38 Stat. 305), and Executive Order 11107 (28 
FR 4225 (1963)).
    (i) Make individual and general changes in freight rates and 
passenger fares for the Alaska Railroad, without power to redelegate 
authority for general changes in freight rates and passenger fares.
    (j) Promote and undertake research and development relating to rail 
matters generally (49 U.S.C. 1653(a), 1657(e)(1), 1657(n)(1), and 
1657(q)(1)).
    (k) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by subtitle B of 
the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968, as added by the 
Union Station Redevelopment Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97-125; 95 Stat. 1667) 
except section 114(e) and such parts of section 118 as provided for the 
completion of the parking facility and associated ramps at Union Station 
in Washington, DC.
    (l) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Emergency 
Rail Services Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-663) except the authority to make 
findings required by section 3(a) of that Act and the authority to sign 
guarantees of certificates issued by trustees.
    (m) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Federal 
Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (title II of Pub. L. 91-458); 84 Stat. 971, 
45 U.S.C. 421 et. seq.), except section 204(b) (84 Stat. 972, 45 U.S.C. 
433(b)) with respect to highway, traffic, and motor vehicle safety and 
highway construction.
    (n) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Emergency 
Rail Facilities Restoration Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-591).
    (o) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by subsection 
(b) (except as it relates to conducting consultations with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) and (c) of section 
17 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-574).
    (p) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 
201(i)(3); 202(b)(7); 203, except authority to issue subpoenas; 210; 
212; 213; 215; 402; 403; and 601 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act 
of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-236) as amended by the Rail Transportation 
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94-555).
    (q) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by subsections 4 
(h) and

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(i) of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 
1653(h), (i)).
    (r) [Reserved]
    (s)(1) Except as delegated by Sec.  1.74, carry out the functions 
vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. 5121(a), (b) and (c), 5122, 5123, 
and 5124 relating to investigations, records, inspections, penalties, 
and specific relief, with particular emphasis on the transportation or 
shipment of hazardous materials by railroad, including the manufacture, 
fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repair or test of 
containers which are represented, marked, certified, or sold for use in 
the bulk transportation of hazardous materials by railroad.
    (2) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. 
5105(b) relating to a rail transportation safety study and 5111 relating 
to rail tank cars.
    (t) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 
204(c); except authority to issue subpoenas; 402; 403; 502; 503; 504; 
505; 506, except (c); 507; 508; 511; 512; 513; 515; 517; 606; 610; 703; 
704, except (c)(1); and 705; 707; 901; 905, as applicable, of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended, 
section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654), 
except authority to issue subpoenas.
    (u) Carry out functions vested in the Secretary by sections 17(a) 
and (b) (as they relate to consultations with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. 
L. 92-574, 49 U.S.C. 1431).
    (v) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Rock 
Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act (title I of Pub. 
L. 96-254) and by section 18 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act 
(49 U.S.C. 916).
    (w) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 305 
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended (45 U.S.C. 
745).
    (x) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 4(a) 
and 5(c) of Executive Order 12316 of August 14, 1981 (46 FR 42237, Aug. 
20, 1981) (delegating sections 107(c)(1)(c) and 108(b), respectively, of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1981, Pub. L. 96-510), insofar as they relate to rolling stock.
    (y) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Northeast 
Rail Service Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97-35).
    (z) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 3 of 
the Bridge Act of 1906, as amended (33 U.S.C. 493), relating to disputes 
over the terms and compensation for use of railroad bridges built under 
the Act.
    (aa) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by titles II 
through VII of the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 (Pub. 
L. 97-468), which relates to rail safety, rail finances, and the 
transfer of The Alaska Railroad to the State of Alaska.
    (bb) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 4031 
of the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-509), which relates 
to the abolition of the United States Railway Association, and the 
execution of the functions and duties of the Association transferred to 
the Secretary, effective April 1, 1987.
    (cc) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 18 
(g) and (h) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-
342).
    (dd) Carry out the function vested in the Secretary by section 1163 
of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. 1163), which relates to the nomination 
of trustee for rail carriers in reorganization, with the concurrence of 
the Office of the General Counsel.
    (ee) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 9, 
10, 11, 12, and 13 of the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990 (Pub. 
L. 101-500; 104 Stat. 1213), with respect to transportation by railroad.
    (ff) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Crime 
Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647) as it relates to a railroad police 
officer's authority to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the 
police officer's rail carrier employer owns property.
    (gg) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 16 
and 21 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 
1990 (Pub. L. 101-615; 104 Stat. 3244 (49 App. U.S.C. 1813 note and 1817 
note)).

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    (hh) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by Section 601 
(d) and (e) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (45 U.S.C. 
546 note) as it relates to the discharge of human waste from railroad 
passenger cars.
    (ii) Carry out the functions and exercise the authority delegated to 
the Secretary in section 2(d)(2) of Executive Order 12777 (3 CFR, 1991 
Comp.; 56 FR 54757), with respect to rail transportation, relating to 
the approval of means to ensure the availability of private personnel 
and equipment to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case 
discharge, the review and approval of response plans, and the 
authorization of railroads, subject to the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), to operate without approved response 
plans, except as delegated in Sec.  1.46(m).
    (jj) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Swift 
Rail Development Act of 1994, being Title I--High-Speed Rail of Public 
Law 103-440 (108 Stat. 4615), as it relates to the provision of 
financial assistance for high-speed rail corridor planning and 
technology improvements, the promulgation of necessary safety 
regulations, and the redemption of outstanding obligations and 
liabilities with respect to the Columbus and Greenville Railway under 
Sections 505 and 511 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 825 and 831, respectively).
    (kk) Carry out the functions and exercise the authority vested in 
the Secretary by 23 U.S.C. 322, titled the Magnetic Levitation 
Transportation Technology Deployment Program.
    (ll) Carry out the function of determining the Federal requirements 
for the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) as a 
necessary part of the Secretary's authority to establish, operate, and 
manage the NDGPS granted by Section 346 of Public Law 105-66, titled the 
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1998.

[Amdt. 1-113, 40 FR 43901, Sept. 24, 1975]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  1.49, 
see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the Finding Aids 
section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.