14 CFR § 258.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s258.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 258.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "258.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "258"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE OF CHANGE-OF-GAUGE SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 40113(a) and 41712."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 12860, Mar. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "258"
---


# 258.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to ensure that consumers are adequately informed before they book air transportation or embark on travel involving change-of-gauge services that these services require a change of aircraft en route.