{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-240.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 240.9","heading":"Waivers.","body":"(a) A person subject to a requirement of this part may petition the Administrator for a waiver of compliance with such requirement. The filing of such a petition does not affect that person's responsibility for compliance with that requirement while the petition is being considered.\n(b) Each petition for a waiver under this section must be filed in the manner and contain the information required by part 211 of this chapter.\n(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.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 240—QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"58d226461033d04162396a8726a50dcf054478409cd4cc6488ab3509fe30e277","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-240.7","next":"us/49-cfr-240.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}