{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-260.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 260.11","heading":"Investigation charge.","body":"(a) Applicants for financial assistance under this part may be required to pay an investigation charge of up to one-half of one percent of the principal amount of the direct loan or portion of the loan to be guaranteed.\n(b) When an investigation charge is assessed, one-half of the investigation charge shall be paid by Applicant at the time a formal application is submitted to FRA.\n(c) Within 60 days after the date of filing of the application, Applicant shall pay to the Administrator the balance of the investigation charge.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 260—REGULATIONS GOVERNING LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES UNDER THE RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM","Subpart A—Overview"],"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":"a362e33632f75477deabd66665c07bc2c16f87e86dcf7ce87f322fc2d430e665","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-260.9","next":"us/49-cfr-260.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}