49 CFR § 1244.6Chapter X

§ 1244.6 Retention of files.

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(a) Subject railroads shall retain the underlying hard copy waybills or facsimiles capable of producing legible copies, which shall be complete including inbound references for transit waybills, for a minimum period of four years.

(b) This file of retained waybills shall be maintained in such a manner that railroads may readily retrieve waybill copies using the waybill identifier code as shown on the submitted waybill record.

[85 FR 54941, Sept. 3, 2020]

eCFR data current as of: June 10, 2026

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