### Question
Can you define what control means?


### Answer
**Control** is defined as the following in *49 U.S.C. § 20171*:

> the power, whether direct or indirect and whether or not exercised, through the ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total outstanding voting interest in an entity, representation on the board of directors of an entity, proxy voting on the board of directors of an entity, a special share in the entity, a contractual arrangement with the entity, a formal or informal arrangement to act in concert with an entity, or any other means, to determine, direct, make decisions, or cause decisions to be made for the entity

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 20171*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMS > PART A-SAFETY > CHAPTER 201-GENERAL > SUBCHAPTER II-PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY**

