{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-604.45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 604.45","heading":"Waiver of procedures.","body":"(a) The PO shall waive such procedural steps as all parties to the hearing agree to waive before issuance of an initial decision.\n(b) Consent to a waiver of any procedural step bars the raising of this issue on appeal.\n(c) The parties may not by consent waive the obligation of the PO to enter a recommended decision on the record.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 604—CHARTER SERVICE","Subpart I—Hearings"],"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":"f5a979d5f5d9bd7ee2d39cc9622e6cb79f6d659e1c70f9046a643d35f81f66ca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-604.44","next":"us/49-cfr-604.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}