49 CFR § 601.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s601.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 601.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "601.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "601"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 49 U.S.C. 5301 and 5334; 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 67318, Nov. 4, 2005, as amended at 90 FR 28226, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "601"
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# 601.1 Purpose.

This part describes the organization of the Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”), an operating administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. This part also describes general responsibilities of the various offices of which FTA is comprised. In addition, this part describes the sources and locations of available FTA program information and provides information regarding FTA's rulemaking procedures.