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(11) The Act of May 6, 1910, as amended (36 Stat. 350, 45 U.S.C. 38 et seq.).

(d) Carry out the Act of March 4, 1907, as amended (34 Stat. 1415, 45 U.S.C. 61 et seq.), relating generally to hours of service of railroad employees.

(e) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 5 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-434) as it relates to railroad bridges not over navigable waterways.

(f) Carry out section 25 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 26), relating generally to railroad safety appliances, methods, and systems.

(g) Exercise the administrative powers under the Interstate Commerce Act with respect to powers and duties pertaining to railroad safety transferred to the Secretary (49 U.S.C. 1655(f)).

(h) Operate and administer the Alaska Railroad under the Act of March 12, 1914, as amended (38 Stat. 305), and Executive Order 11107 (28 FR 4225 (1963)).

(i) Make individual and general changes in freight rates and passenger fares for the Alaska Railroad, without power to redelegate authority for general changes in freight rates and passenger fares.

(j) Promote and undertake research and development relating to rail matters generally (49 U.S.C. 1653(a), 1657(e)(1), 1657(n)(1), and 1657(q)(1)). (k) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by subtitle B of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968, as added by the Union Station Redevelopment Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97-125; 95 Stat. 1667) except section 114(e) and such parts of section 118 as provided for the completion of the parking facility and associated ramps at Union Station in Washington, DC.

(1) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-663) except the authority to make findings required by section 3(a) of that Act and the authority to sign guarantees of certificates issued by trustees.

(m) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (title II of Pub. L. 91-458); 84 Stat. 971, 45 U.S.C.

421 et. seq.), except section 204(b) (84 Stat. 972, 45 U.S.C. 433(b)) with respect to highway, traffic, and motor vehicle safety and highway construction.

(n) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Emergency Rail Facilities Restoration Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-591).

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(0) Carry out the functions vested in Secretary by subsection (b) (except as it relates to conducting consultations with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) and (c) of section 17 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-574).

(p) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 201(i)(3); 202(b)(7); 203, except authority to issue subpoenas; 210; 212; 213; 215; 402; 403; and 601 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93236) as amended by the Rail Transportation Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94555).

(q) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by subsections 4 (h) and (i) of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1653(h), (i)).

(r) [Reserved]

(s)(1) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 49 App. U.S.C. 1808 (a), (b), and (c), 1809, and 1810 relating to investigations, records, inspections, penalties, and specific relief so far as they apply to the transportation or shipment of hazardous materials by railroad, including the manufacture, fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repair or test of containers which are represented, marked, certified, or sold for use in the bulk transportation of hazardous materials by railroad.

(2) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by 49 App. U.S.C. 1813 (a) and (b); and 1817.

(t) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 204(c); except authority to issue subpoenas; 402; 403; 502; 503; 504; 505; 506, except (c); 507; 508; 511; 512; 513; 515; 517; 606; 610; 703; 704, except (c)(1); and 705; 707; 901; 905, as applicable, of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended, section 5 of the Department of Trans

portation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654), except authority to issue subpoenas.

(u) Carry out functions vested in the Secretary by sections 17(a) and (b) (as they relate to consultations with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-574, 49 U.S.C. 1431).

(v) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act (title I of Pub. L. 96-254) and by section 18 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (49 U.S.C. 916).

(w) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 305 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended (45 U.S.C. 745).

(x) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 4(a) and 5(c) of Executive Order 12316 of August 14, 1981 (46 FR 42237, Aug. 20, 1981) (delegating sections 107(c)(1)(c) and 108(b), respectively, of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1981, Pub. L. 96-510), insofar as they relate to rolling stock.

(y) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97-35).

(z) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 3 of the Bridge Act of 1906, as amended (33 U.S.C. 493), relating to disputes over the terms and compensation for use of railroad bridges built under the Act.

(aa) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by titles II through VII of the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97468), which relates to rail safety, rail finances, and the transfer of The Alaska Railroad to the State of Alaska.

(bb) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 4031 of the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-509), which relates to the abolition of the United States Railway Association, and the execution of the functions and duties of the Association transferred to the Secretary, effective April 1, 1987.

(cc) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 18 (g) and

(h) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-342).

(dd) Carry out the function vested in the Secretary by section 1163 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 1163), which relates to the nomination of trustee for rail carriers in reorganization, with the concurrence of the Office of the General Counsel.

(ee) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-500; 104 Stat. 1213), with respect to transportation by railroad.

(ff) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647) as it relates to a railroad police officer's authority to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the police officer's rail carrier employer owns property.

(gg) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 16 and 21 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-615; 104 Stat. 3244 (49 App. U.S.C. 1813 note and 1817 note)).

(hh) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by Section 601 (d) and (e) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (45 U.S.C. 546 note) as it relates to the discharge of human waste from railroad passenger

cars.

[Amdt. 1-113, 40 FR 43901, Sept. 24, 1975]

EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER Citations affecting § 1.49, see the List of CFR Sections Affected in the Finding Aids section of this volume.

§ 1.50 Delegation to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator is delegated authority to:

(a) Carry out the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).

(b) Carry out the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended (23 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), except for highway safety programs, research and development relating to highway design, construction and maintenance, traffic control devices, identification and surveillance of accident locations, and highway-relat

ed aspects of pedestrian and bicycle safety.

(c) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by section 210(2) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7544(2)).

(d) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by section 204(b) of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 433(b)) with respect to laws administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator pertaining to highway, traffic and motor vehicle safety.

(e) Carry out the Act of July 14, 1960, as amended (23 U.S.C. 313 note) and the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note).

(f) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), except section 512.

(g) Administer the following sections of title 23, United States Code, with the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administrator:

(1) 141, as it relates to certification of the enforcement of speed limits;

(2) 154 (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); and

(3) 158.

(h) Carry out the consultation functions vested in the Secretary by Executive Order 11912, as amended.

(i) Carry out section 209 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, as amended (23 U.S.C. 401 note) and section 165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended (23 U.S.C. 101 note), with respect to matters within the primary responsibility of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator.

(j) Administer section 414(b)(1) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. 2314) with the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administrator, and section 414(b)(2).

(k) Carry out section 2(c) of the Truth in Mileage Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 1988 note).

(1) Carry out section 204(b) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Public Law 100-17 (101 Stat. 132) with the coordination of the Federal Highway Administrator.

(m) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 15(f) of the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-500; 104 Stat. 1213). [Amdt. 1-226, 53 FR 23122, June 20, 1988, as amended by Amdt. 1-239, 56 FR 6810, Feb. 20, 1991]

§ 1.51

Delegations to Urban Mass Transportation Administrator.

The Urban Mass Transportation Administrator is delegated authority to exercise the functions vested in the Secretary by:

(a) The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (78 Stat. 302, 49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), except section 18 as it relates to the formula grant program for non-urbanized areas in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and section 22, relating to intercity bus service.

(b) Section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968 (84 Stat. 1369).

(c) Section 10 of the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970, Public Law 91-453, 84 Stat. 962, 968).

(d) Sections 3 and 9 through 15 of the National Capital Transportation Assistance Act of 1969, as amended (D.C. Code, § 1-2441 et seq).

(e) The following sections of title 23, United States Code:

(1) 103 as it involves the withdrawal of Interstate routes and the substitution of non-highway public mass transit projects authorized by subsection (e)(4);

(2) 101(a) as it involves approval of boundaries of urban and urbanized areas, 104(f)(4), 105(d), 106(b) as it involves the Federal-aid urban system, and 134; and

(3) 101 (b), (c), (d), and (e); 105 (a) and (g); 106 (a), (c) and (d); 108; 109 (a), (g), and (h); 110; 112; 113; 114; 116 (a) and (c); 117; 121; 122; 124; 128; 140(a); 142; and 145 as they involve mass transportation projects authorized by sections 103(e)(4), 142(a)(2), or 142(c).

(f) Sections 140, 146, 147, 164 and 165 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended (Pub. L. 93-87, title I, 87 Stat. 250; Pub. L. 93-643, 88 Stat. 2281).

(g) Section 813 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-383).

(h) Section 107 of the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-503, November 26, 1974).

(i) Title II of the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-503, November 26, 1974), except sections 204 and 205.

(j) Sections 804, insofar as it relates to 45 U.S.C. 744(e)(5); and 805, as applicable, of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-210).

(k) Section 148 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-280, 90 Stat. 425).

(1) The following sections of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-599, 92 Stat. 2689): 155, 316, 320, and title IV, as amended (as it relates to matters within the primary responsibility of the Urban Mass Transportation Administrator).

(m) Section 601(d) of the Rail Passenger Service Act, as amended.

(n) Section 2 of Public Law 98-229, 98 Stat. 55, insofar as it relates to apportioning certain funds for Interstate substitute transit projects.

[Amdt. 1-157, 45 FR 83408, Dec. 18, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 1-168, 47 FR 16632, Apr. 19, 1982; Amdt. 1-180, 48 FR 15476, Apr. 11, 1983; Amdt. 1-187, 48 FR 52678, Nov. 21, 1983; Amdt. 1-191, 49 FR 6908, Feb. 24, 1984; Amdt. 1-203, 50 FR 30275, July 25, 1985]

§ 1.52 Delegations

to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator.

The Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is delegated authority to:

(a) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of section 2 of the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1471) as they relate to the operation of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

(b) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 5 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-434) as it relates to the St. Lawrence River.

(c) Carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by section 3(d) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902(d)) as it relates to

ships owned or operated by the Corporation when engaged in noncommercial service.

[Amdt. 1-113, 40 FR 43901, Sept. 24, 1975, as amended by 45 FR 48630, July 21, 1980; Amdt. 1-167, 47 FR 11677, Mar. 18, 1982]

§ 1.53 Delegations to the Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration.

Administration. The Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration is delegated authority to exercise powers and perform duties, including duties under the specified statutes as follows:

(a) Pipelines. (1) Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).

(2) Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (Pub. L. 93-153, 30 U.S.C. 185).

(3) Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-627, 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) relating to the establishment, enforcement and review of regulations concerning the safe construction, operation or maintenance of pipelines on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (33 U.S.C. 1520).

(4) Section 5 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-434, 33 U.S.C. 535) as it relates to pipelines not over navigable waterways.

(5) Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, as amended (49 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.).

(6) Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) as amended, with respect to establishment, enforcement and review of regulations concerning pipeline safety.

(7) Sections 4(a) and 5(c) of Executive Order 12316 of August 14, 1981 (46 FR 42237, August 20, 1981) (delegating sections 107(c)(1)(c) and 108(b), respectively, of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1981, Pub. L. 96510), insofar as they relate to pipelines.

(8) Section 7005 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as it relates to pipeline safety user fees.

(b) Hazardous materials. (1) Sections 101-121 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (49 App. U.S.C. 1801-1819), as amended by

the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3244), except as delegated by §§ 1.46(t), 1.47(j), 1.48(u)(2), and 1.49(s)(2), and except that the enforcement activities of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) shall be limited to any matter relating to or concerning any of the following:

(i) Any violation of an exemption or approval issued under that Act;

(ii) Any violation of any requirement for a telephonic or written report of a hazardous materials incident or any other reporting requirement imposed under that Act;

(iii) Any manufacture, fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repair, testing, or retesting of any packaging, except modal-specific bulk packaging, which is represented, marked, certified, or sold for use in the transportation of hazardous materials, including any United Nations standard or DOT specification or exemption packaging;

(iv) Any manufacture, fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repair, testing, or retesting of any modal-specific bulk packaging, which is represented, marked, certified, or sold for use in the transportation of hazardous materials, including any United Nations standard or DOT specification or exemption packaging, only when requested by the modal administration with primary responsibility for such activity;

(v) Any carrier of hazardous materials only when requested by the modal administration with primary responsibility for inspecting such carrier;

(vi) Any offeror of any hazardous material for transportation with respect to its offering of any hazardous material for transportation in:

(A) Any modal-specific bulk packaging only when requested by the modal administration with primary responsibility for inspecting such packaging; or (B) Any other packaging.

This delegation to the Administrator of RSPA does not limit the enforcement authority of the Administrators of FHWA, FRA, and FAA, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended. Those

agencies have enforcement authority over all aspects of the transportation or shipment of hazardous materials by their respective modes, including the manufacture, fabrication, marking, maintenance, reconditioning, repair, testing, or retesting of any bulk packaging intended or represented as intended for use in the transportation of hazardous materials by their respective modes.

(2) Serves as the Department's point of contact and consults with the Environmental Protection Agency on mat- ⠀ ters arising under section 3003 of the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6923) and section 9 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2608).

(3) Sections 601(c) and 902(h)(1) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1421 and! 1472(h)(1), respectively), as they relate to regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials by air.

(4) Section 16, 25, 26, and 29 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-615; 104 Stat. 3244 (49 app. U.S.C. 1813 note, 1804 note; 29 U.S.C. 655 note)).

(c) Passenger and cargo security. (1) Serve as the Department's point of contact in relationships with Government, state, regional, local and private groups and organizations in matters relative to the Department-wide program for enhancing the safety and security of passengers and cargo in transit.

(d) Intermodal transport. (1) Section 4(e) of the International Safe Container Act (Pub. L. 95-208, 91 Stat. 1475).

(e) Emergency preparedness. Carry out the functions related to emergency preparedness vested in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. 101 and 301 or delegated to the Secretary by or through the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.; Executive Order 10480, as amended; Executive Order 12148; Executive Order 12656; Executive Order 12742; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978; and such other statutes, executive orders, and other directives as may pertain to emergency preparedness.

(f) Working Capital Fund for Financing the Activities of the Transpor

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