---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 604.50"
title: "49"
number: "604.50"
heading: "Judicial review of a final decision and order."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/604.50"
---

# §604.50. Judicial review of a final decision and order.

- (a) A person may seek judicial review in an appropriate United States District Court of a final decision and order of the Administrator as provided in [5 U.S.C. 701-706](/usc/5/701-706.md). A party seeking judicial review of a final decision and order shall file a petition for review with the Court not later than 60 days after a final decision and order is effective.
- (b) **The following do not constitute final decisions and orders subject to judicial review—**
  - (1) FTA's decision to dismiss a complaint as set forth in [§ 604.29](/cfr/49/604.29.md);
  - (2) A recommended decision issued by a PO at the conclusion of a hearing; or
  - (3) A Chief Counsel decision that becomes the final decision of the Administrator because it was not appealed within the stated timeframes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.