{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1177.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1177.4","heading":"Sample forms.","body":"(a) Sample short summary for the Index. (1) Primary documents. [Type of document] between [name and address of lessor, mortgagor, bailor, etc.] and [name and address of lessee, mortgagee, bailee, etc.] dated [date], and covering [briefly list amount and types of equipment].\n(2) Secondary documents. (i) If an assignment—Assignment between [name and address of assignor] and [name and address of assignee] dated [date of assignment] and covering [list amount and types of equipment], and connected to [type of document primary document is] with Recordation No. [recordation number of the primary document if known, at time recorded].\n(ii) Other secondary documents—[Type of document] to [type of primary document] with Recordation No. [Recordation number of the primary document], dated [date of amendment, supplement, release, etc.] and covering [list amount and types of equipment].\n(b) Sample Letter of Transmittal.\n[Chief of Case Administration, Chief Counsel's Name] Chief of Case Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC.\nDear Section Chief: I have enclosed an original and one copy/counterpart of the document(s) described below, to be recorded pursuant to Section 11301 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code.\nThis document is a [mortgage, lease, equipment trust, supplement, etc.], a [primary or secondary] document, dated [date].\n(If a secondary document)—The primary document to which this is connected is recorded under Recordation No. __.\n(If an assignment)—We request that this assignment be cross-indexed.\nThe names and addresses of the parties to the documents are as follows:\nVendor, Lessor, Mortgagor, etc: [name and address]\nVendee, Lessee, Mortgagee, etc: [name and address].\nA description of the equipment covered by the document follows:\n[Type of equipment, amount of each, AAR designation if any, identifying marks, road or serial numbers, etc., as outlined in 1177.3(d)(4).]\nA fee of ______ is enclosed. Please return the original and any extra copies not needed by the Board for recordation to [party to whom documents should be returned].\nA short summary of the document to appear in the index follows: [a short summary as described in 1177.4(a).).\nVery truly yours,\n[signature of an executive officer of one of the parties, their attorney, or representative in fact.]","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 1177—RECORDATION OF DOCUMENTS"],"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":"04fd556e1ccbfed49166b032e9bc69dd800fb2d3e538ad2b78d5420edb842aa8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1177.3","next":"us/49-cfr-1177.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}