{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1.98","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1.98","heading":"The Research and Innovative Technology Administration.","body":"Is responsible for:\n(a) Coordinating, facilitating, and reviewing the Department's research and development programs and activities, except as related to NHTSA;\n(b) After consultation with Operating Administration and OST offices, making recommendations to the Secretary on all Operating Administration and OST research budgets;\n(c) Providing leadership on technical, navigation, communication, and systems engineering activities, and spectrum management on behalf of the civil and civilian PNT communities;\n(d) Directing and administering university transportation research grants;\n(e) In coordination with FHWA, NHTSA, and FMCSA, conducting vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure research;\n(f) Advancing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) research and deployment of real-time multi-modal travel information for travelers, carriers, and public agencies;\n(g) Providing oversight of the activities of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, the ITS Joint Program Office, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Transportation Safety Institute; and\n(h) Providing technical support to advance the mission of the Secretary's Safety Council.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 1—ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES","Subpart D—Operating Administrations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"513ba020b8da9da026dacfabb51abc731e8d63763b9c45d032dc3ddca2cbaaa2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1.97","next":"us/49-cfr-1.99"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}