---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 244.7"
title: "49"
number: "244.7"
heading: "Waivers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/244.7"
---

# §244.7. Waivers.

- (a) A person subject to a requirement of this part may petition the Administrator for a waiver of compliance with any requirement of this part. The filing of such a petition does not affect that person's responsibility for compliance with that requirement pending action on such a petition.
- (b) Each petition for a waiver under this section must be filed in the manner and contain the information required by [part 211](/cfr/49/part211.md) of this chapter.
- (c) If the Administrator finds that a waiver of compliance is in the public interest and is consistent with railroad safety, the Administrator may grant the waiver subject to any conditions the Administrator deems necessary.
- (d) The procedures governing a petition for a waiver that are prescribed under this part apply only to FRA's disposition of such a petition. A person seeking a waiver of a Surface Transportation Board regulation would need to file a petition for a waiver with the Board. (See [49 CFR 1106.5](/cfr/49/1106.5.md).)

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 21301; 5 U.S.C. 553 and 559; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 11604, Mar. 15, 2002, unless otherwise noted.