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49 C.F.R. § 1.89 : Transportation — OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION — ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES — OPERATING ADMINISTRATIONS — Delegations to the Federal Railroad Administrator
Text
The Federal Railroad Administrator is delegated authority to:
(a)
Carry out the functions and exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. Subtitle V, Part A (Safety, chapter 201
et seq.
), Part B (Assistance, chapter 221
et seq.
), Part C (Passenger Transportation, chapter 241
et seq.
), Part D (High-speed Rail, chapter 261), and section 28101 of Part E, relating to the law enforcement authority of railroad police officers; except 49 U.S.C. 20134 with respect to highway, traffic, and motor vehicle safety and highway construction.
(b)
Carry out the functions and exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ( Pub. L. 110-432 , Div. A, 122 Stat. 4848).
(c)
Carry out the functions and exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Pub. L. 110-432 , Div. B, 122 Stat. 4907), except Title VI (122 Stat. 4968) as it relates to capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
(d)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 5 (as it relates to railroad bridges not over navigable waterways) and section 8(a) (as it relates to railroad bridges) of the International Bridge Act of 1972 ( Pub. L. 92-434, 86 Stat. 731) (
33 U.S.C. 535c
and
535e(a)
).
(e)
Exercise the administrative powers vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. Subtitle I, Chapter 5 (section 501
et seq.
) pertaining to railroad safety and
49 U.S.C. 103
(Federal Railroad Administration).
(f)
Promote and undertake research and development relating to rail matters generally (49 U.S.C. Chapter 3 (section 301
et seq
). and
49 U.S.C. 102
).
(g)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 45 U.S.C. Ch. 15 (section 601
et seq.
) with respect to emergency rail services, except the authority to make findings required by
45 U.S.C. 662(a)
and the authority to sign guarantees of certificates issued by trustees.
(h)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 45 U.S.C. chapter 17 (section 801
et seq.
) with respect to railroad revitalization and regulatory reform and the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program.
(i)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 45 U.S.C. chapter 21 (section 1201
et seq.
) related to the Alaska Railroad transfer.
(j)
Except as delegated to the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy by §1.25, carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by
49 U.S.C. 5121
-
5124
relating to the transportation or shipment of hazardous materials by railroad.
(k)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 7 of Executive Order 12580 (delegating sections 108 and 109, respectively, of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended ( 49 U.S.C. 9615
et seq.
), insofar as they relate to rolling stock.
(l)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by
33 U.S.C. 493
, relating to disputes over the terms and compensation for use of railroad bridges built under that statute.
(m)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. 5701 with respect to transportation of food and other products by railroad.
(n)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by
23 U.S.C. 322
(Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program).
(o)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 1307 (see note to
23 U.S.C. 322
), and 1946 of SAFETEA-LU as they relate to deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects and a study of rail transportation and regulation.
(p)
Carry out the function vested in the Secretary by the Bankruptcy Code (
11 U.S.C. 1163
), which relates to the nomination of trustees for rail carriers in reorganization, with the concurrence of the Office of the General Counsel.
(q)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by
23 U.S.C. 327
, as it relates to railroad projects.
(r)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the sections 1318(d) and 1534 of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ( Pub. L. 112-141 , 126 Stat. 405), as they relate to railroads.
(s)
Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 2(d)(2) of Executive Order 12777, 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 to operate without approved response plans.
49 C.F.R. §1.89
81 FR 19819, 4/5/2016
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