49 CFR § 701.1 - General provisions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s701.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 701.1 - General provisions."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "701.1"
section_name: "General provisions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)"
part_number: "701"
part_name: "AMTRAK FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 49 U.S.C. 24301(e)."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 9683, Feb. 8, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "701"
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# 701.1 General provisions.

This part contains the rules that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) follows in processing requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552. Information routinely provided to the public (*i.e.,* train timetables, press releases) may be obtained at Amtrak's Web site *www.amtrak.com* without following Amtrak's FOIA procedures.