[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR245.1] [Page 721] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 245_RAILROAD USER FEES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 245.1 Purpose and scope. Subpart A_General Sec. 245.1 Purpose and scope. 245.3 Application. 245.5 Definitions. 245.7 Penalties. Subpart B_Reporting and Recordkeeping 245.101 Reporting requirements. 245.103 Recordkeeping. 245.105 Retention of records. Subpart C_User Fee Calculation 245.201 User fee calculation. Subpart D_Collection Procedures and Duty to Pay 245.301 Collection procedures. 245.303 Duty to pay. Authority: 45 U.S.C. 431, 437, 438, 446; 49 CFR 1.49(m). Source: 57 FR 30602, July 9, 1992, unless otherwise noted. (a) The purpose of this part is to implement section 216 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 446) (the ``Safety Act'') which requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a schedule of fees to be assessed equitably to railroads to cover the costs incurred by the Federal Railroad Administration (``FRA'') in administering the Safety Act (not including activities described in section 202(a)(2) thereof). (b) Beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, each railroad subject to this part shall pay an annual user fee to the FRA. For fiscal years 1992 through 1995, the user shall be calculated by FRA in accordance with Sec. 245.101. The Secretary's authority to collect user fees shall expire on September 30, 1995, as provided for in section 216(f) of the Safety Act.