Title 49 presents regulations governing research and special programs administration, railroads, highways, vessel cargo containers, traffic safety, surface transportation, transit administration, transportation safety, etc. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October. Publication follows within six months.
49 CFR Parts 572-599 continues coverage on the United States Department of Transportation. In this volume, you will find rules, processes, procedures, and regulations relating to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Transportation Safety Board, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), and more. Topics in this volume include: accident investigations and procedures, emergency relief, national transit database, school bus operators, bus testing, transportation for elderly and handicapped persons, transportation infrastructure management, clean fuels grant program, requirements and procedures for Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act, Automobile Parts content labeling, including bumper standards, odometer disclosure requirements, insurance cost information regulation, Buy America Requirements, and more. Passenger vehicle owners, manufacturers, and drivers will be interested in this volume. Car, bus, truck manufacturers and automobile parts producers, mechanics, as well as environmentalists may have an interest in this regulatory volume.
Title 49-TRANSPORTATION is composed of nine volumes. The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 1-99, parts 100-177, parts 178- 199, parts 200-299, parts 300-399, parts 400-571, parts 572-999, parts 1000-1199, and part 1200 to end. The first volume (parts 1-99) contains current regulations issued under subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of Transportation; the second volume (parts 100-177) and the third volume (parts 178-199) contain the current regulations issued under chapter I-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT); the fourth volume (parts 200-299) contains the current regulations issued under chapter II-Federal Railroad Administration (DOT); the fifth volume (parts 300-399) contains the current regulations issued under chapter III-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT); the sixth volume (parts 400-571) contains the current regulations issued under chapter IV-Coast Guard (DHS), and some of chapter V-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT); the seventh volume (parts 572-999) contains the rest of the regulations issued under chapter IV, and the current regulations issued under chapter VI-Federal Transit Administration (DOT), chapter VII-National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), and chapter VIII-National Transportation Safety Board; the eighth volume (parts 1000-1199) contains the current regulations issued under chapter X-Surface Transportation Board and the ninth volume (part 1200 to end) contains the current regulations issued under chapter X-Surface Transportation Board, chapter XI-Research and Innovative Technology Administration, and chapter XII-Transportation Security Administration, Department of Transportation. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of October 1, 2016. In the volume containing parts 100-177, see 172.101 for the Hazardous Materials Table. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards appear in part 571. Redesignation tables for chapter III-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation and chapter XII-Transportation Security Administration, Department of Transportation appear in the Finding Aids section of the fifth and ninth volumes. For this volume, Michele Bugenhagen was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of John Hyrum Martinez, assisted by Stephen J. Frattini.
Title 49 presents regulations governing research and special programs administration, railroads, highways, vessel cargo containers, traffic safety, surface transportation, transit administration, transportation safety, etc. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by October. Publication follows within six months.
