---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1150.1"
title: "49"
number: "1150.1"
heading: "Introduction."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1150.1"
---

# §1150.1. Introduction.

- (a) **When an application is required.** This subpart governs applications under [49 U.S.C. 10901](/usc/49/10901.md) for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction, acquisition or operation of railroad lines. Noncarriers require Board approval under [section 10901](/cfr/49/10901.md) to construct, acquire or operate a rail line in interstate commerce. Existing carriers require approval under [section 10901](/cfr/49/10901.md) only to construct a new rail line or operate a line owned by a noncarrier, since acquisition by a carrier of an active rail line owned by a carrier is covered by [49 U.S.C. 11323](/usc/49/11323.md). We have exempted from these requirements the acquisition by a State entity of a rail line that has been approved for abandonment, as well as operations over these lines. See [subpart C](/cfr/49/subpartC.md) of this part. In addition, where appropriate, we have granted individual exemptions from these certification requirements. See [49 U.S.C. 10502](/usc/49/10502.md).
- (b) **Content of the application.** Applications filed under this subpart shall include the information set forth in [§§ 1150.2 through 1150.9](/cfr/49/1150.2..1150.9.md). The applicant must also comply with the Energy and Environmental Regulations at 49 CFR parts [1106](/cfr/49/part1106.md) and [1105](/cfr/49/part1105.md) (including consulting with the Board's Office of Environmental Analysis at least 6 months prior to filing an application, to begin the scoping process to identify environmental issues and outline procedures for analysis of this aspect of the proposal).

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 8199, Feb. 25, 1982, as amended at 64 FR 53268, Oct. 1, 1999; 69 FR 58366, Sept. 30, 2004; 83 FR 15079, Apr. 9, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321(a), 10502, 10901, and 10902.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 8199, Feb. 25, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 49581, Nov. 1, 1982.

### Amendments

[47 FR 8199, Feb. 25, 1982, as amended at 64 FR 53268, Oct. 1, 1999; 69 FR 58366, Sept. 30, 2004; 83 FR 15079, Apr. 9, 2018]