49 CFR § 1152.15 - Reservation of jurisdiction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1152.15"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1152.15 - Reservation of jurisdiction."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1152.15"
section_name: "Reservation of jurisdiction."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1152"
part_name: "ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF RAIL LINES AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10903"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "11 U.S.C. 1170; 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) and 1248; 45 U.S.C. 744; and 49 U.S.C. 1301, 1321(a), 10502, 10903-10905, and 11161."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 67883, Dec. 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1152"
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# 1152.15 Reservation of jurisdiction.

49 U.S.C. 10903(c)(1) authorizes the Board, at its discretion, to provide for designation of lines as “potentially subject to abandonment” under standards which vary by region of the United States, by railroad, or by group of railroads. The Board expressly reserves the right to adopt such varying standards in the future.