{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1101.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1101.3","heading":"Construction.","body":"The rules of construction contained in chapter 1 of title 1 of the United States Code (1 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) apply in this chapter. Among other things, they provide that the singular includes the plural, and vice versa; that the masculine includes the feminine; that the word “person” includes corporations, associations, and the like; that “county” includes parish and similar subdivisions; and that “company” includes successors and assigns.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 1101—DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION"],"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":"1c9c344fc4e1253bf23699782b9495564e0e2b5dd04eb336bebf1e27791b5572","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1101.2","next":"us/49-cfr-1102.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}