[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR663.5]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 663_PRE-AWARD AND POST-DELIVERY AUDITS OF ROLLING STOCK
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 663.5  Definitions.

    As used in this part--
    (a) Pre-award means that period in the procurement process before 
the recipient enters into a formal contract with the supplier.
    (b) Post-delivery means the time period in the procurement process 
from when the rolling stock is delivered to the recipient until title to 
the rolling stock is transferred to the recipient or the rolling stock 
is put into revenue service, whichever is first.
    (c) Recipient means a recipient of Federal financial assistance from 
FTA.
    (d) Revenue service means operation of rolling stock for 
transportation of fare-paying passengers as anticipated by the 
recipient.
    (e) Rolling stock means buses, vans, cars, railcars, locomotives, 
trolley cars and buses, ferry boats, and vehicles used for guideways and 
incline planes.
    (f) Audit means a review resulting in a report containing the 
necessary certifications of compliance with Buy America standards, 
purchaser's requirements specifications, and, where

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appropriate, a manufacturer's certification of compliance with or 
inapplicability of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, required 
by section 319 of STURAA and this part.
    (g) FTA means the Federal Transit Administration.