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 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.
The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government.