49 CFR § 1105.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1105.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 1105.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1105.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1105"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1456 and 1536; 42 U.S.C. 4332 and 6362(b); 49 U.S.C. 1301 note (1995) (Savings Provisions), 1321(a), 10502, and 10903-10905; 54 U.S.C. 306108."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36105, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1105"
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# 1105.1 Purpose.

These rules are designed to assure adequate consideration of environmental and energy factors in the Board's decisionmaking process pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4332; the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6362(b); and related laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470f, the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1451, and the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531.