49 CFR § 209.403 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s209.403"
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title: "49 CFR § 209.403 - Applicability."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "209.403"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "209"
part_name: "RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5123, 5124, 20103, 20107, 20111, 20112, 20114; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 56742, Oct. 28, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 209.403 Applicability.

This subpart applies to any railroad that receives written notification from an FRA Safety Inspector both (i) that assessment of a civil penalty will be recommended for its failure to comply with a provision of the Federal railroad safety laws and (ii) that it must submit a remedial actions report.