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thus: 49 CFR 420.1

Explanation

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and nent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departme agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 title represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divi chapters which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each ch further subdivided into parts covering specific regulatory areas.

ISSUE DATES

Each volume of the Code is revised at least once each calendar y issued on a quarterly basis approximately as follows:

Title 1 through Title 16...

Title 17 through Title 27..
Title 28 through Title 41..

Title 42 through Title 50.........

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The appropriate revision date is printed on the cover of each volume.

LEGAL STATUS

The contents of the Federal Register are required to be judicially not U.S.C. 1507). The Code of Federal Regulations is prima facie evidenc text of the original documents (44 U.S.C. 1510).

HOW TO USE THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

The Code of Federal Regulations is kept up to date by the individual i the Federal Register. These two publications must be used together t mine the latest version of any given rule.

To determine whether a Code volume has been amended since its date (in this case, October 1, 1979), consult the "List of CFR Sections (LSA)," which is issued monthly, and the "Cumulative List of Parts Af which appears in the Reader Aids section of the daily Federal Registe two lists will identify the Federal Register page number of the latest ment of any given rule.

EFFECTIVE DATES

Each volume of the Code contains amendments published in the Fede ister since the last revision of that volume of the Code. Source citations regulations are referred to by volume number and page number of the Register and date of publication. Publication dates and effective dates ar ly not the same and care must be exercised by the user in determir actual effective date. In instances where the effective date is beyond the date for the Code a note has been inserted to reflect the future effecti

Provisions that become obsolete before the revision date stated on the cover of each volume are not carried. Code users may find the text of provisions in effect on a given date in the past by using the appropriate numerical list of sections affected. For the period before January 1, 1964, the user should consult the "List of Sections Affected, 1949-1963" published in a separate volume. For the period beginning January 1, 1964, a "List of CFR Sections Affected" is published at the end of each CFR volume.

CFR INDEXES AND TABULAR GUIDES

A subject index to the Code of Federal Regulations which is revised annually as of July 1, is contained in a separate volume entitled CFR INDEX AND FINDING AIDS. This volume contains the Parallel Table of Statutory Authorities and Agency Rules (Table I), and Acts Requiring Publication in the Federal Register (Table III). A list of CFR Titles, Chapters, and Parts, an alphabetical list of CFR subtitles and chapters, and lists of current and superseded CFR volumes are also included in this volume.

An index to the text of Presidential documents appears at the end of each compilation of Title 3, The President.

The Federal Register Index is issued monthly in cumulative form. This index is based on a consolidation of the “Contents” entries in the daily Federal Register. A List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) is published monthly, keyed to the revision dates of the 50 CFR titles.

INQUIRIES AND SALES

Inquiries concerning technical aspects of the Code should be addressed to the Acting Director, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408 (telephone 202-523-5240). Sales are handled exclusively by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

ERNEST J. GALDI,

Acting Director,

Office of the Federal Register.

October 1, 1979.

THIS TITLE

Title 49-TRANSPORTATION is composed of eight volumes. The con these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this tit CFR as of October 1, 1979.

The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Pa Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of Transportation; Parts 100-177 a 178-199, Chapter I-Research and Special Programs Administration Parts 200-399, Chapter II-Federal Railroad Administration (DOT), ar ter III-Federal Highway Administration (DOT); Parts 400-999, Chap Coast Guard (DOT), Chapter V-National Highway Traffic Safety Adr tion (DOT), Chapter VI-Urban Mass Transportation Administration Chapter VIII-National Transportation Safety Board, and Chapter IX States Railway Association; Parts 1000-1199, Parts 1200-1299, and Part End, all Chapter X-Interstate Commerce Commission.

All volumes except Parts 1-99 contain redesignation tables. In the containing Parts 100-177 see § 172.101 for the Hazardous Materials Tab 200-399 of this title contains the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulati a Subject Index to these regulations follows Chapter III. The Federa Vehicle Safety Standards appear in Part 571.

For this volume Ruth Reedy was Chief Editor, assisted by Kathryn M English. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is un direction of Martha B. Girard, assisted by Robert E. Jordan.

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