# 49 C.F.R. § 217.4 (2026): Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_4

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 217.4 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter II: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 217: RAILROAD OPERATING RULES / Subpart A: General / § 217.4: § 217.4   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this part—
Associate Administrator for Safety
means the Associate Administrator for Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration or that person's delegate as designated in writing.
Class I,
Class II,
and
Class III
have the meaning assigned by regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission (49 CFR part 1201; General Instructions 1-1), as those regulations may be revised and applied by order of the Commission (including modifications in class thresholds based revenue deflator adjustments).
Division headquarters
means the location designated by the railroad where a high-level operating manager (
e.g.,
a superintendent, division manager, or equivalent), who has jurisdiction over a portion of the railroad, has an office.
FRA
means the Federal Railroad Administration.
Qualified
means that a person has successfully completed all instruction, training, and examination programs required by the railroad and this part and that the person, therefore, has actual knowledge or may reasonably be expected to have knowledge of the subject on which the person is expected to be competent.
System headquarters
means the location designated by the railroad as the general office for the railroad system.
[59 FR 43070, Aug. 22, 1994, as amended at 73 FR 8496, Feb. 13, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [49 C.F.R. § 217.1 (2026) § 217.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_1.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.2 (2026) § 217.2   Preemptive effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_2.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.3 (2026) § 217.3   Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_3.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.4 (2026) § 217.4   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_4.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.5 (2026) § 217.5   Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_5.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.7 (2026) § 217.7   Operating rules; filing and recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_7.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.9 (2026) § 217.9   Program of operational tests and inspections; recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_9.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 217.11 (2026) § 217.11   Program of instruction on operating rules; recordkeeping; electronic recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P217_S217_11.md)

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