49 CFR § 1101.3 - Construction.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1101.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1101.3 - Construction."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1101.3"
section_name: "Construction."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1101"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION"
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. 1321."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 49548, Nov. 1, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1101"
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# 1101.3 Construction.
The rules of construction contained in chapter 1 of title 1 of the United States Code (1 U.S.C. 1 *et seq.*) apply in this chapter. Among other things, they provide that the singular includes the plural, and vice versa; that the masculine includes the feminine; that the word “person” includes corporations, associations, and the like; that “county” includes parish and similar subdivisions; and that “company” includes successors and assigns.