# 49 C.F.R. § 1016.104 (2026): Decisionmaking authority

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 1016.104 (2026)
- **Heading:** Decisionmaking authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter X: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD / Part 1016: SPECIAL PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE RECOVERY OF EXPENSES BY PARTIES TO BOARD ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS / Subpart A: General Provisions / § 1016.104: § 1016.104   Decisionmaking authority.

## Text

Unless otherwise ordered by the Board in a particular proceeding, each application for an award under this part shall be assigned for decision to the official or decisionmaking body that entered the decision in the adversary adjudication. That official or decisionmaking body is referred to in this part as the “adjudicative officer.”
[46 FR 61660, Dec. 18, 1981, as amended at 54 FR 26379, June 23, 1989]

## Nearby sections

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- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.103 (2026) § 1016.103   Proceedings covered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_103.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.104 (2026) § 1016.104   Decisionmaking authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_104.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.105 (2026) § 1016.105   Eligibility of applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_105.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.106 (2026) § 1016.106   Standards for awards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_106.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.107 (2026) § 1016.107   Allowable fees and expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_107.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1016.109 (2026) § 1016.109   Awards against other agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1016_S1016_109.md)

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