49 CFR § 700.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s700.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 700.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "700.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONING AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION"
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(a) (1), (2)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 24378, June 13, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "700"
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# 700.1 Purpose.

This part describes the organization and functioning of Amtrak and the availability to the public of documents and information concerning its policies, procedures and activities.