49 CFR § 599.201 - Identification of salvage auctions and disposal facilities.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s599.201"
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title: "49 CFR § 599.201 - Identification of salvage auctions and disposal facilities."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "599.201"
section_name: "Identification of salvage auctions and disposal facilities."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "599"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO RECYCLE AND SAVE ACT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 32901, Notes; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 37897, July 29, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "599"
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# 599.201 Identification of salvage auctions and disposal facilities.

(a) *Participating entities.* Subject to the conditions and requirements of paragraph (b), participation in the transfer and disposal of a trade-in vehicle under the CARS program is limited to the following entities:

(1) A salvage auction that will transfer trade-in vehicles received under this program only to a disposal facility identified in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section.

(2) A disposal facility listed on the Web site at *http://www.cars.gov/disposal;* or

(3) A facility that disposes of vehicles in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(b) *Conditions of Participation.* A participating entity identified in paragraph (a) of this section must:

(1) Comply with all the provisions and restrictions and make all the required certifications contained in subpart D of this part.

(2) In the case of a disposal facility identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, be currently listed on the Web site at *http://www.cars.gov/disposal,* as of the date of its participation in the disposal of the trade-in vehicle.

(c) *Removal of authority to participate.* (1) A disposal facility that qualifies as such by active membership in ELVS and that fails to maintain active ELVS membership may be automatically removed as a matter of course from the agency's list of disposal facilities maintained at *http://www.cars.gov/disposal* authorized to participate in the CARS program.

(2) The agency may also suspend or remove a salvage auction's or disposal facility's authority to participate in the CARS program in accordance with the procedures of § 599.504.

[74 FR 37897, July 29, 2009, as amended at 74 FR 38976, Aug. 5, 2009]