49 CFR § 604.23 - Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s604.23"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 604.23 - Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "604.23"
section_name: "Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "604"
part_name: "CHARTER SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "604"
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# 604.23 Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders.
(a) The Chief Counsel may grant a request for a cease and desist order if the interested party demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the planned provision of charter service by a recipient would violate this part.
(b) In determining whether to grant the request for a cease and desist order, the Chief Counsel shall consider the specific facts shown in the signed, sworn request for a cease and desist order, applicable statutes, regulations, agreements, and any other information that is relevant to the request.