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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration





49 CFR Parts 360, 365, et al.





Unified Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 360, 365, 366, 368, 385, 387, and 390

[Docket No. FMCSA-1997-2349]
RIN 2126-AC00


Unified Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; suspension of effective date and temporary final 
rule.

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SUMMARY: The FMCSA suspends its regulations requiring existing 
interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal 
equipment providers (IEPs), hazardous materials safety permit (HMSP) 
applicants, and cargo tank facilities under FMCSA jurisdiction to 
submit required registration and biennial update information to the 
Agency via a new electronic on-line Unified Registration System (URS). 
During this suspension, entities needing to file will follow the same 
procedures and forms used to submit information to FMCSA as they do 
today.

DATES: Effective Dates: This rule is effective January 14, 2017.
    Comment Dates: Petitions for reconsideration must be received by 
February 16, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration must be submitted to: 
Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    All background documents, comments, and materials related to this 
rule may be viewed in docket number FMCSA-1997-2349 using either of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Riddle, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, by telephone at (202) 366-9616 
or via email at [email protected]. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preamble Table of Contents

I. Public Participation
    A. Viewing Comments and Documents
    B. Privacy Act
II. Acronyms and Abbreviations
III. Executive Summary
IV. Background
    A. Legal Authority
    B. Regulatory History
V. Section-by-Section Analysis
    A. Part 360, Fees for Motor Carrier Registration and Insurance
    B. Part 365, Rules Governing Applications for Operating 
Authority
    C. Part 366, Designation of Process Agent
    D. Part 368, Application for a Certificate of Registration to 
Operate in Municipalities in the United States on the United States-
Mexico International Border or within the Commercial Zones of Such 
Municipalities
    E. Part 385, Safety Fitness Procedures
    F. Part 387, Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for 
Motor Carriers
    G. Part 390, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, General
    H. Part 392, Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles
VI. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
    A. Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563
    B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
    D. National Environmental Policy Act
    E. Paperwork Reduction Act
    F. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property)
    G. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
    H. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children)
    I. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)
    J. Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)
    K. Executive Order 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use)
    L. Privacy Impact Analysis

I. Public Participation

A. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents identified in this preamble 
as available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and click 
on the ``Read Comments'' box in the upper right hand side of the 
screen. Then, in the ``Keyword'' box, insert ``FMCSA-1997-2349'' and 
click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' 
column. Finally, in the ``Title'' column, click on the document you 
would like to review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you 
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility 
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

B. Privacy Act

    All comments received are posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form for 
all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, or other 
organization). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in 
the Federal Register published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you 
may visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E-785.pdf.

II. Acronyms and Abbreviations

APA Administrative Procedure Act
ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
ASCII American Standard Code Information Interchange
BI&PD Bodily Injury & Property Damage
CAA Clean Air Act
CE Categorical Exclusion
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CMV Commercial motor vehicle
USDOT/DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
EMAIL Electronic Mail
E.O. Executive Order
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FF Freight Forwarder
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
HHGFF Household Goods Freight Forwarder
ICCTA ICC Termination Act of 1995
IEP Intermodal Equipment Provider
GCWR Gross Combination Weight Rating
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
HMSP Hazardous Materials Safety Permit
HMR Hazardous Material Regulations, 49 CFR parts 100 through 185
MC Motor Carrier
MC-ECI Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Insurance Compliance 
Division
MCMIS Motor Carrier Management Information System
MC-RI Office of Information Technology
MC-RIS Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems
MC-RS Office of Registration and Safety Information
MX Mexico Owned or Controlled
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NNA Non-North America-Domiciled Motor Carrier
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PIA Privacy Impact Assessment
PII Personally Identifiable Information
PRISM Performance and Registration Information Systems Management
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
RQ Reportable Quantity

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SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 109-59, 119 Stat. 1714, 
August 10, 2005
SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SSRS Single State Registration System
URS Unified Registration System
URS-1 Unified Registration System Final Rule, 78 FR 52608 (Aug. 23, 
2013), as amended at 80 FR 63695, October 21, 2015, and at 81 FR 
49553, July 28, 2016
VIN Vehicle Identification Number

III. Executive Summary

    This final rule is being issued to further delay the effective and 
compliance dates of the Unified Registration System final rule (URS 1 
final rule), issued on August 23, 2013 and revised as noted below in 
the Regulatory History section. The URS 1 final rule was issued to 
improve the registration process for motor carriers, property brokers, 
freight forwarders, Intermodal Equipment Providers (IEPs), hazardous 
materials safety permit (HMSP) applicants, and cargo tank facilities 
required to register with FMCSA, and streamline the existing Federal 
registration processes to ensure the Agency can more efficiently track 
these entities. FMCSA is extending the implementation date of the final 
stage of the URS 1 final rule beyond January 14, 2017 because 
additional time is needed to securely migrate data from multiple legacy 
platforms into a new central database and to conduct further 
compatibility testing with its State partners. The Agency recently 
migrated its information technology systems to a ``cloud'' environment. 
This migration effort was a necessary step in order to provide a 
foundation to successfully implement URS.
    By moving the implementation date, FMCSA is providing its State 
partners more time to develop, update, and verify data connectivity and 
system reliability. The additional time will also enable the Agency to 
conduct more thorough training and to implement broader outreach and 
education activities that will provide for a seamless transition.
    Due to the numerous revisions and corrections that have been made 
to the URS 1 final rule, FMCSA, in consultation with the Office of the 
Federal Register (OFR), is allowing the URS 1 rule to come into effect, 
immediately suspending it, and replacing it with temporary regulations. 
FMCSA intends to lift the suspension once the technology to implement 
URS 1 is complete, and effectively replace the temporary regulations 
with the URS 1 final rule, as issued on August 23, 2013. FMCSA and the 
OFR have determined that this procedure will result in a compilation of 
rules that is relatively easy to understand and follow. The temporary 
provisions read almost exactly as the regulations in existence on 
January 13, 2017 (the day before URS 1 becomes effective). Their only 
differences are the ``T'' notation in their section designation, which 
denotes them as temporary provisions within the Code of Federal 
Regulations, and new paragraph designations in some cases, to align 
with current guidelines for publication in the CFR.

IV. Background

A. Legal Authority

    FMCSA relies upon the same legal authority cited in the August 23, 
2013, Unified Registration System final rule (URS 1).\1\ The Agency 
suspends those portions of the URS 1 final rule that will become 
effective on January 14, 2017, and replaces them with the provisions in 
effect on January 13, 2017. Because there are no substantive changes to 
the content of the 2013 final rule, nor to the previous provisions, we 
will not expand upon the previous legal authority discussion presented 
in the URS 1 final rule.\2\
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    \1\ Final Rule, Unified Registration System, 78 FR 52608 (August 
23, 2013).
    \2\ Id. at 52615.
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    The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 551- 706) 
specifically provides exceptions to its notice and public comment 
rulemaking requirements where the Agency finds there is good cause (and 
incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rules issued) to dispense with them. Generally, good cause exists 
where the Agency determines that notice and public procedures are 
impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B)). This URS final rule is being issued to, in effect, delay 
the effective date of the original URS 1 final rule. FMCSA will not 
have the technological ability to support the changes made by the 
August 23, 2013, final rule by the final rule's current effective date 
(January 14, 2017), which would make it impossible for motor carriers 
to comply with the regulations. If FMCSA does not suspend these 
regulations and replace them with temporary provisions, existing motor 
carriers would find themselves unable to obtain a USDOT number, request 
additional registration, or file evidence of meeting financial 
responsibility requirements, among other things. The motor carrier 
registration process would grind to a halt, likely posing significant 
harm to motor carriers, other FMCSA-regulated entities, drivers, and 
those who use their services. For these reasons, FMCSA finds good cause 
to dispense with notice and public comment on this final rule, as 
providing for public notice and comment would be contrary to the public 
interest.
    For these same reasons, and also pursuant to the APA (5 U.S.C. 553 
(d)(3)), this final rule will be effective on January 14, 2017. 
Delaying the effective date for 30 days after publication would result 
in the URS 1 rule remaining in effect, causing the same complications 
described above.

B. Regulatory History

    The Federal Highway Administration (FMCSA's predecessor agency) 
issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), announcing 
plans to develop a single, online, Federal information system in August 
1996.\3\ The ANPRM solicited specific detailed information from the 
public about each of the systems to be replaced by the URS, the 
conceptual design of the URS, uses and users of the information to be 
collected, and potential costs.
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    \3\ Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Motor Carrier 
Replacement Information/Registration System, 61 FR 43816 (Aug. 26, 
1996).
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    On May 19, 2005, FMCSA published an NPRM describing a proposal to 
merge all of the prescribed information systems except the Single State 
Registration System (SSRS) into a unified, online Federal system.\4\ 
The Agency subsequently revised the May 2005 proposal in an October 26, 
2011, SNPRM to incorporate new congressionally mandated provisions in 
SAFETEA-LU,\5\ and modified certain proposals in response to comments 
to the NPRM.\6\ The SNPRM also included changes necessitated by final 
rules published subsequent to publication of the NPRM that directly 
impacted the URS. In the SNPRM, the Agency substantially altered the 
regulatory drafting approach proposed in the NPRM by creating a 
straightforward requirement for all entities to register and biennially 
update registration information under the new URS and by compiling a 
centralized cross-reference to existing safety and commercial 
regulations necessary for compliance with the registration 
requirements. The Agency abandoned previous efforts to reorganize all 
registration and new entrant requirements under a single part

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under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) chapter III. FMCSA 
issued the final rule for URS (``URS 1'') on August 23, 2013.\7\ That 
rule had an effective date of October 23, 2015.\8\
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    \4\ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Unified Registration System, 
70 FR 28990 (May 19, 2005).
    \5\ Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, 119 
Stat. 1714, August 10, 2005.
    \6\ Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Unified 
Registration System, 76 FR 66506 (Oct. 26, 2011).
    \7\ Final Rule, Unified Registration System, 78 FR 52608 (Aug. 
23, 2013).
    \8\ Certain provisions in the URS 1 final rule became effective 
on November 1, 2013. Specifically, the changes to 49 CFR 390.19 and 
392.2b came into effect earlier than the rest of the final rule. The 
changes to 49 CFR 366.2 were not effective until April 25, 2016.
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    On October 21, 2015, FMCSA published a final rule delaying the URS 
1 effective date until September 30, 2016.\9\ This delay, however, 
included several new, temporary regulations which directed new 
applicants (who were also defined in the final rule) to utilize the 
online MCSA-1 application in order to request registration and a USDOT 
number. On July 28, 2016, FMCSA again delayed the URS 1 effective 
dates, this time until January 14, 2017, via a correction to the 
October 21, 2015 final rule document.\10\ That correction also extended 
the effective period for the temporary provisions from the October 21, 
2015 document.
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    \9\ Final Rule; extension of effective dates, Unified 
Registration System, 80 FR 63695 (Oct. 21, 2015). The delay did not 
impact those portions of the URS 1 final rule that had already 
become effective.
    \10\ Final Rule; correction, Unified Registration System; 
Correction, 81 FR 49553 (Jul. 28, 2016).
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V. Section-by-Section Analysis

    This rule amends 49 CFR part 360 in reference to fees; part 365 
procedures governing applications for operating authority and transfers 
of operating authority; part 366 procedures for designations of process 
agents; part 368 procedures governing applications to operate in 
municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico 
international border or within the commercial zones of such 
municipalities; part 385 safety fitness procedures; part 387 levels of 
financial responsibility; and part 390 general applicability of the 
FMCSRs. In each part, the provisions enacted by the URS 1 final rule 
that go into effect January 14, 2017, are being immediately suspended 
and replaced by temporary provisions that contain the same requirements 
in place on January 13, 2017. The only changes being made to the 
regulatory text are to replace internal cross references to CFR parts 
or sections that are either being suspended or have been removed with 
the corresponding temporary provision (found in the table below), and 
to include paragraph designations on previously undesignated text, in 
order to align with current guidelines for publication in the CFR. The 
following table lays out those provisions being suspended, and the 
corresponding temporary provision being added to replace the suspended 
regulations. Note that in some cases, there is not a corresponding 
suspended or temporary provision, as the URS 1 final rule both added 
new regulatory sections and removed sections without replacing them.

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                                  Corresponding
 Suspended CFR part or section    temporary CFR        Section title
                                    section(s)
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360.1.........................  360.1T...........  Fees for registration-
                                                    related services.
360.3.........................  360.3T...........  Filing fees.
360.5.........................  360.5T...........  Updating user fees.
365.101.......................  365.101T.........  Applications governed
                                                    by these rules.
365.103.......................  365. 103T........  Modified procedure.
365.105.......................  365.105T.........  Starting the
                                                    application process:
                                                    Form OP-1.
N/A...........................  365.106T.........  Starting the
                                                    application process:
                                                    URS online
                                                    application.
365.107.......................  365.107T.........  Types of
                                                    applications.
365.109.......................  365.109T.........  FMCSA review of the
                                                    application.
365.111.......................  365.111T.........  Appeals to rejections
                                                    of the application.
365.119.......................  365.119T.........  Opposed applications.
365.201.......................  365.201T.........  Definitions.
365.203.......................  365.203T.........  Time for filing.
365.301.......................  365.301T.........  Applicable rules.
Part 365, Subpart D...........  365.401T,          Transfer of Operating
                                 365.403T,          Rights Under 49
                                 365.405T,          U.S.C. 10926.
                                 365.407T,
                                 365.409T,
                                 365.411T,
                                 365.413T.
365.507.......................  365.507T.........  FMCSA action on the
                                                    application.
365.509.......................  365.509T.........  Requirement to notify
                                                    FMCSA of change in
                                                    applicant
                                                    information.
366.1.........................  366.1T...........  Applicability.
366.2.........................  366.2T...........  Form of designation.
366.3.........................  366.3T...........  Eligible persons.
366.4.........................  366.4T...........  Required States.
366.5.........................  366.5T...........  Blanket designations.
366.6.........................  366.6T...........  Cancellation or
                                                    change.
N/A...........................  368.3-1T \11\....  Starting the
                                                    application process:
                                                    URS online
                                                    application.
368.3.........................  368.3T...........  Applying for a
                                                    certificate of
                                                    registration.
368.4.........................  368.4T...........  Requirement to notify
                                                    FMCSA of change in
                                                    applicant
                                                    information.
368.8.........................  368.8T...........  Appeals.
385.301.......................  385.301T.........  What is a motor
                                                    carrier required to
                                                    do before beginning
                                                    interstate
                                                    operations?
385.303.......................  385.303T.........  How does a motor
                                                    carrier register
                                                    with the FMCSA?
385.305.......................  385.305T.........  What happens after
                                                    the FMCSA receives a
                                                    request for new
                                                    entrant
                                                    registration?
385.329.......................  385.329T.........  May a new entrant
                                                    that has had its
                                                    USDOT new entrant
                                                    registration revoked
                                                    and its operations
                                                    placed out of
                                                    service reapply?
385.405.......................  385.405T.........  How does a motor
                                                    carrier apply for a
                                                    safety permit?
385.409.......................  385.409T.........  When may a temporary
                                                    safety permit be
                                                    issued to a motor
                                                    carrier?
385.419.......................  385.419T.........  How long is a safety
                                                    permit effective?
385.421.......................  385.421T.........  Under what
                                                    circumstances will a
                                                    safety permit be
                                                    subject to
                                                    revocation or
                                                    suspension by FMCSA?
385.603.......................  385.603T.........  Application.

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385.607.......................  385.607T.........  FMCSA action on the
                                                    application.
385.609.......................  385.609T.........  Requirement to notify
                                                    FMCSA of change in
                                                    applicant
                                                    information.
385.713.......................  385.713T.........  Reapplying for new
                                                    entrant
                                                    registration.
387.19........................  N/A..............  Electronic filing of
                                                    surety bonds, trust
                                                    fund agreements,
                                                    certificates of
                                                    insurance and
                                                    cancellations.
387.33........................  387.33T..........  Financial
                                                    responsibility,
                                                    minimum levels.
387.43........................  N/A..............  Electronic filing of
                                                    surety bonds, trust
                                                    fund agreements,
                                                    certificates of
                                                    insurance and
                                                    cancellations.
387.301.......................  387.301T.........  Surety bond,
                                                    certificate of
                                                    insurance, or other
                                                    securities.
387.303.......................  387.303T.........  Security for the
                                                    protection of the
                                                    public: Minimum
                                                    limits.
387.313.......................  387.313T.........  Forms and procedures.
387.323.......................  387.323T.........  Electronic filing of
                                                    surety bonds, trust
                                                    fund agreements,
                                                    certificates of
                                                    insurance and
                                                    cancellations.
387.403.......................  387.403T.........  General requirements.
387.413.......................  387.413T.........  Forms and procedures.
387.419.......................  387.419T.........  Electronic filing of
                                                    surety bonds,
                                                    certificates of
                                                    insurance and
                                                    cancellations.
390.3.........................  390.3T...........  General
                                                    applicability.
390.5.........................  390.5T...........  Definitions.
390.19........................  390.19T..........  Motor carrier
                                                    identification
                                                    reports for certain
                                                    Mexico-domiciled
                                                    motor carriers.
390.21........................  390.21T..........  Marking of self-
                                                    propelled commercial
                                                    motor vehicles
                                                    (CMVs) and
                                                    intermodal
                                                    equipment.
390.40........................  390.40T..........  What responsibilities
                                                    do intermodal
                                                    equipment providers
                                                    have under the
                                                    Federal Motor
                                                    Carrier Safety
                                                    Regulations (49 CFR
                                                    parts 350 through
                                                    399)?
Part 390, Subpart E...........  390.200T.........  USDOT Registration.
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VI. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
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to the regulation. It is being made because without it, there would 
be two separate provisions designated as 49 CFR 368.3T, which is not 
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A. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures as Supplemented by E.O. 13563

    FMCSA has determined that this final rule, essentially delaying the 
effective date of the URS rules, is not a significant regulatory action 
within the meaning of E.O. 12866, as supplemented by E.O. 13563, or 
within the meaning of DOT regulatory policies and procedures. The 
Agency does not expect this action to have any new costs; this action 
suspending the provisions of the August 23, 2013 and reinstating the 
pre-existing registration provisions will delay the associated costs of 
the August 23, 2013, final rule. As discussed previously, this action 
is necessary because the URS 1 technological solution, required to 
implement the URS 1 final rule, is not ready. Not suspending the URS 1 
final rule may result in additional costs, as allowing the URS 1 final 
rule to come into effect without having the required technological 
pieces (such as the URS online application and the integrated database 
required by statute) would require motor carriers, freight forwarders, 
brokers, and others to use a system that does not exist, with no 
alternative for seeking registration authorities. This could lead to a 
delay in processing registrations, which could then impact the 
applicants. Suspending the URS final rule and temporarily reinstating 
the pre-existing rules avoids these potential costs, without adding new 
costs over what was originally estimated in the August 2013 RIA. The 
August 2013 RIA can be found in the docket for this final rule.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-
612), FMCSA is not required to complete a regulatory flexibility 
analysis. This is because this rule does not require publication of a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking. However, in compliance with the 
RFA, FMCSA has evaluated the effects of this final rule on small 
entities, and determined that delaying the effective date for the URS 1 
final rule will not result in a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Accordingly, the Administrator of 
FMCSA hereby certifies that this rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This final rule will not impose an unfunded Federal mandate, as 
defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1532, et 
seq.), that will result in the expenditure by State, local and tribal 
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $156 
million (which is the value of $100 million adjusted for inflation) or 
more in any one year.

D. National Environmental Policy Act

    The Agency analyzed this final rule for the purpose of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
determined under our environmental procedures Order 5610.1, issued 
March 1, 2004 (69 FR 9680), that this action is categorically excluded 
(CE) under Appendix 2, paragraphs 6(e), 6(h) and 6(y)(2) of the Order 
from further environmental documentation. The CE under Appendix 2, 
paragraph 6(e) relates to establishing regulations and actions taken 
pursuant to the requirements concerning applications for operating 
authority and certificates of registration. The CE under Appendix 2, 
paragraph 6(h), relates to establishing regulations and actions taken 
pursuant to the requirements implementing procedures to collect fees 
that will be charged for motor carrier registrations and insurance for 
the following activities: (1) Application filings; (2) records 
searches; and (3) reviewing, copying, certifying, and related services. 
The CE under Appendix 2, paragraph 6(y)(2), addresses regulations 
implementing motor carrier identification and registration reports. In 
addition, the Agency believes that

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this rule includes no extraordinary circumstances that will have any 
effect on the quality of the human environment. Thus, this rule does 
not require an environmental assessment or an environmental impact 
statement.
    FMCSA also has analyzed this rule under the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (CAA), section 176(c) (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and 
implementing regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection 
Agency. Approval of this action is exempt from the CAA's general 
conformity requirement because it involves policy development and 
rulemaking activities regarding registration of regulated entities with 
FMCSA for commercial, safety and financial responsibility purposes. See 
40 CFR 93.153(c)(2)(vi). The changes would not result in any emissions 
increases, nor will they have any potential to result in emissions that 
are above the general conformity rule's de minimis emission threshold 
levels. Moreover, it is reasonably foreseeable that the actions will 
not increase total CMV mileage or change the routing of CMVs, how CMVs 
operate, or the CMV fleet-mix of motor carriers.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 12
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to rounding errors.
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    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), a Federal Agency must obtain approval from OMB for each 
collection of information it conducts, sponsors, or requires through 
regulations. The FMCSA analyzed the August 23, 2013, final rule and 
determined that its implementation would streamline the information 
collection burden on motor carriers and other regulated entities, 
relative to the baseline, or current paperwork collection processes. 
This included streamlining the FMCSA registration, insurance, and 
designation of process agent filing processes and implementing 
mandatory electronic online filing of these applications, as well as 
eliminating some outdated filing requirements. A full analysis of the 
impacted collections of information, both existing and new, can be 
found in that final rule,\13\ a copy of which is in the docket for this 
final rule. This final rule makes no changes to the collections 
described in that final rule.
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F. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property)

    This final rule will not result in a taking of private property or 
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, 
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected 
Property Rights.

G. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)

    This final rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize 
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

H. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children)

    Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of Children from Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (April 23, 1997, 62 FR 19885), requires 
that agencies issuing economically significant rules, which also 
concern an environmental health or safety risk that an Agency has 
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, must include 
an evaluation of the environmental health and safety effects of the 
regulation on children. Section 5 of Executive Order 13045 directs an 
Agency to submit for a covered regulatory action an evaluation of its 
environmental health or safety effects on children. This final rule is 
not an economically significant rule and will not create an 
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might 
disproportionately affect children.

I. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

    This rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
criteria in Executive Order 13132, dated August 4, 1999 (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999). The FMCSA consulted with State licensing agencies 
participating in its PRISM Program to discuss anticipated impacts of 
the May 2005 NPRM upon their operations. The Agency has taken into 
consideration their comments in its decision-making process for this 
rule. Thus, FMCSA has determined that this rule will not have 
significant Federalism implications or limit the policymaking 
discretion of the States.

J. Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)

    The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding 
intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities do 
not apply to this final rule.

K. Executive Order 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use)

    FMCSA has analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, ``Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use,'' and has determined that this is not a 
significant energy action within the meaning of section 4(b) of the 
Executive Order. This final rule is not economically significant, and 
will not have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, 
or use of energy.

L. Privacy Impact Analysis

    The FMCSA conducted a privacy impact assessment (PIA) of the August 
23, 2013, final rule as required by section 522(a)(5) of division H of 
the FY 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-447, 118 Stat. 
3268 (Dec. 8, 2004) [set out as a note to 5 U.S.C. 552a]. The 
assessment considered any impacts of the final rule on the privacy of 
information in an identifiable form and related matters. FMCSA 
determined that the August 23, 2013, final rule will impact the 
handling of personally identifiable information (PII). FMCSA also 
determined the risks and effects the rulemaking might have on 
collecting, storing, and sharing PII and examined and evaluated 
protections and alternative information handling processes in order to 
mitigate potential privacy risks. This final rule makes no changes to 
the information being collected, or to the manner that it is stored and 
shared. FMCSA believes that the PIA for the August 23, 2013, final rule 
adequately covers this action; that PIA remains available for review in 
the docket for this final rule.

List of Subjects

49 CFR Part 360

    Administrative practice and procedure, Brokers, Buses, Freight 
forwarders, Hazardous materials transportation, Highway safety, 
Insurance, Motor carriers, Motor vehicle safety, Moving of household 
goods, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surety 
bonds.

49 CFR Part 365

    Administrative practice and procedure, Brokers, Buses, Freight 
forwarders, Motor carriers, Moving of household goods.

49 CFR Part 366

    Brokers, Motor carriers, Freight forwarders, Process agents.

49 CFR Part 368

    Administrative practice and procedure, Insurance, Motor carriers.

49 CFR Part 385

    Administrative practice and procedure, Highway safety, Motor 
carriers, Motor vehicle safety, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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49 CFR Part 387

    Buses, Freight, Freight forwarders, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Highway safety, Insurance, Intergovernmental relations, 
Motor carriers, Motor vehicle safety, Moving of household goods, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.

49 CFR Part 390

    Highway safety, Intermodal transportation, Motor carriers, Motor 
vehicle safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    In consideration of the foregoing, FMCSA amends 49 CFR chapter III 
as set forth below:

PART 360--FEES FOR MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE

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1. The authority citation for part 360 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 13908; and 49 CFR 1.87.


Sec. Sec.  360.1 through 360.5   [Suspended]

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2. Suspend Sec. Sec.  360.1 through 360.5.

0
3. Add Sec.  360.1T to read as follows:


Sec.  360.1T   Fees for registration-related services.

    Certifications and copies of public records and documents on file 
with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be furnished 
on the following basis, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 
regulations at 49 CFR part 7:
    (a) Certificate of the Director, Office of Data Analysis and 
Information Systems, as to the authenticity of documents, $9.00;
    (b) Service involved in checking records to be certified to 
determine authenticity, including clerical work, etc., incidental 
thereto, at the rate of $16.00 per hour;
    (c) Copies of the public documents, at the rate of $.80 per letter 
size or legal size exposure. A minimum charge of $5.00 will be made for 
this service; and
    (d) Search and copying services requiring ADP processing, as 
follows:
    (1) A fee of $42.00 per hour for professional staff time will be 
charged when it is required to fulfill a request for ADP data.
    (2) The fee for computer searches will be set at the current rate 
for computer service. Information on those charges can be obtained from 
the Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems (MC-RIS).
    (3) Printing shall be charged at the rate of $.10 per page of 
computer generated output with a minimum charge of $.25. A charge of 
$30 per reel of magnetic tape will be made if the tape is to be 
permanently retained by the requestor.

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4. Add Sec.  360.3T to read as follows:


Sec.  360.3T  Filing fees.

    (a) Manner of payment. (1) Except for the insurance fees described 
in the next sentence, all filing fees will be payable at the time and 
place the application, petition, or other document is tendered for 
filing. The service fee for insurance, surety or self-insurer accepted 
certificate of insurance, surety bond or other instrument submitted in 
lieu of a broker surety bond must be charged to an insurance service 
account established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) Billing account procedure. A written request must be submitted 
to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Insurance Compliance 
Division (MC-ECI) to establish an insurance service fee account.
    (i) Each account will have a specific billing date within each 
month and a billing cycle. The billing date is the date that the bill 
is prepared and printed. The billing cycle is the period between the 
billing date in one month and the billing date in the next month. A 
bill for each account which has activity or an unpaid balance during 
the billing cycle will be sent on the billing date each month. Payment 
will be due 20 days from the billing date. Payments received before the 
next billing date are applied to the account. Interest will accrue in 
accordance with 4 CFR 102.13.
    (ii) The Debt Collection Act of 1982, including disclosure to the 
consumer reporting agencies and the use of collection agencies, as set 
forth in 4 CFR 102.5 and 102.6 will be utilized to encourage payment 
where appropriate.
    (iii) An account holder who files a petition in bankruptcy or who 
is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding must provide the following 
information to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Insurance 
Division (MC-ECI):
    (A) The filing date of the bankruptcy petition;
    (B) The court in which the bankruptcy petition was filed;
    (C) The type of bankruptcy proceeding;
    (D) The name, address, and telephone number of its representative 
in the bankruptcy proceeding; and
    (E) The name, address, and telephone number of the bankruptcy 
trustee, if one has been appointed.
    (3) Fees will be payable to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration by a check payable in United States currency drawn upon 
funds deposited in a United States or foreign bank or other financial 
institution, money order payable in United States' currency, or credit 
card (VISA or MASTERCARD).
    (b) Any filing that is not accompanied by the appropriate filing 
fee is deficient except for filings that satisfy the deferred payment 
procedures in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Fees not refundable. Fees will be assessed for every filing in 
the type of proceeding listed in the schedule of fees contained in 
paragraph (f) of this section, subject to the exceptions contained in 
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section. After the application, 
petition, or other document has been accepted for filing by the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the filing fee will not be 
refunded, regardless of whether the application, petition, or other 
document is granted or approved, denied, rejected before docketing, 
dismissed, or withdrawn.
    (d) Related or consolidated proceedings. (1) Separate fees need not 
be paid for related applications filed by the same applicant which 
would be the subject of one proceeding. (This does not mean requests 
for multiple types of operating authority filed on forms in the OP-1 
series under the regulations at 49 CFR part 365. A separate filing fee 
is required for each type of authority sought in each transportation 
mode, e.g., common, contract, and broker authority for motor property 
carriers.)
    (2) Separate fees will be assessed for the filing of temporary 
operating authority applications as provided in paragraph (f)(6) of 
this section, regardless of whether such applications are related to an 
application for corresponding permanent operating authority.
    (3) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may reject 
concurrently filed applications, petitions, or other documents asserted 
to be related and refund the filing fee if, in its judgment, they 
embrace two or more severable matters which should be the subject of 
separate proceedings.
    (e) Waiver or reduction of filing fees. It is the general policy of 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration not to waive or reduce 
filing fees except as described as follows:
    (1) Filing fees are waived for an application or other proceeding 
which is filed by a Federal government agency, or a State or local 
government entity. For purposes of this section the phrases ``Federal 
government agency'' or ``government entity'' do not include a quasi-
governmental corporation or

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government subsidized transportation company.
    (2) In extraordinary situations the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration will accept requests for waivers or fee reductions in 
accordance with the following procedure:
    (i) When to request. At the time that a filing is submitted to the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration the applicant may request a 
waiver or reduction of the fee prescribed in this part. Such request 
should be addressed to the Director, Office of Data Analysis and 
Information Systems.
    (ii) Basis. The applicant must show the waiver or reduction of the 
fee is in the best interest of the public, or that payment of the fee 
would impose an undue hardship upon the requestor.
    (iii) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration action. The 
Director, Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems, will notify 
the applicant of the decision to grant or deny the request for waiver 
or reduction.
    (f) Schedule of filing fees.

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          Type of proceeding                                                                    Fee
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Part I: Licensing:
    (1)...............................  An application for motor carrier          $300.
                                         operating authority, a certificate of
                                         registration for certain foreign
                                         carriers, property broker authority, or
                                         freight forwarder authority.
    (2)...............................  A petition to interpret or clarify an     3,000.
                                         operating authority.
    (3)...............................  A request seeking the modification of     50.
                                         operating authority only to the extent
                                         of making a ministerial correction,
                                         when the original error was caused by
                                         applicant, a change in the name of the
                                         shipper or owner of a plant site, or
                                         the change of a highway name or number.
    (4)...............................  A petition to renew authority to          250.
                                         transport explosives.
    (5)...............................  An application for authority to deviate   150.
                                         from authorized regular-route authority.
    (6)...............................  An application for motor carrier          100.
                                         temporary authority issued in an
                                         emergency situation.
    (7)...............................  Request for name change of a motor        14.
                                         carrier, property broker, or freight
                                         forwarder.
    (8)...............................  An application involving the merger,      300.
                                         transfer, or lease of the operating
                                         rights of motor passenger and property
                                         carriers, property brokers, and
                                         household goods freight forwarders
                                         under 49 U.S.C. 10321 and 10926.
    (9)-(49)..........................  [Reserved]..............................  ..............................
Part II: Insurance:
    (50)..............................  (i) An application for original           4,200.
                                         qualification as self-insurer for
                                         bodily injury and property damage
                                         insurance (BI&PD).
                                        (ii) An application for original          420.
                                         qualification as self-insurer for cargo
                                         insurance.
    (51)..............................  A service fee for insurer, surety, or     $10 per accepted certificate,
                                         self-insurer accepted certificate of      surety bond or other
                                         insurance, surety bond, and other         instrument submitted in lieu
                                         instrument submitted in lieu of a         of a broker surety bond.
                                         broker surety bond.
    (52)..............................  A petition for reinstatement of revoked   80.
                                         operating authority.
    (53)-(79).........................  [Reserved]..............................  ..............................
Part III: Services:
    (80)..............................  Request for service or pleading list for  13 per list.
                                         proceedings.
    (81)..............................  Faxed copies of operating authority to    5.
                                         applicants or their representatives who
                                         did not receive a served copy.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (g) Returned check policy. (1) If a check submitted to the FMCSA 
for a filing or service fee is dishonored by a bank or financial 
institution on which it is drawn, the FMCSA will notify the person who 
submitted the check that:
    (i) All work will be suspended on the filing or proceeding, until 
the check is made good;
    (ii) A returned check charge of $6.00 and any bank charges incurred 
by the FMCSA as a result of the dishonored check must be submitted with 
the filing fee which is outstanding; and
    (iii) If payment is not made within the time specified by the 
FMCSA, the proceeding will be dismissed or the filing may be rejected.
    (2) If a person repeatedly submits dishonored checks to the FMCSA 
for filing fees, the FMCSA may notify the person that all future filing 
fees must be submitted in the form of a certified or cashier's check, 
money order, or credit card.

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5. Add Sec.  360.5T to read as follows:


Sec.  360.5T  Updating user fees.

    (a) Update. Each fee established in this part may be updated in 
accordance with this section as deemed necessary by the FMCSA.
    (b) Publication and effective dates. Updated fees shall be 
published in the Federal Register and shall become effective 30 days 
after publication.
    (c) Payment of fees. Any person submitting a filing for which a fee 
is established shall pay the fee in effect at the time of the filing.
    (d) Method of updating fees. Each fee shall be updated by updating 
the cost components comprising the fee. Cost components shall be 
updated as follows:
    (1) Direct labor costs shall be updated by multiplying base level 
direct labor costs by percentage changes in average wages and salaries 
of FMCSA employees. Base level direct labor costs are direct labor 
costs determined by the cost study in Regulations Governing Fees For 
Service, 1 I.C.C. 2d 60 (1984), or subsequent cost studies. The base 
period for measuring changes shall be April 1984 or the year of the 
last cost study.
    (2) Operations overhead shall be developed each year on the basis 
of current relationships existing on a weighted basis, for indirect 
labor applicable to the first supervisory work centers directly 
associated with user fee activity. Actual updating of operations 
overhead will be accomplished by applying the current percentage factor 
to updated direct labor, including current governmental overhead costs.
    (3)(i) Office general and administrative costs shall be developed

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each year on the basis of current levels costs, i.e., dividing actual 
office general and administrative costs for the current fiscal year by 
total office costs for the office directly associated with user fee 
activity. Actual updating of office general and administrative costs 
will be accomplished by applying the current percentage factor to 
updated direct labor, including current governmental overhead and 
current operations overhead costs.
    (ii) FMCSA general and administrative costs shall be developed each 
year on the basis of current level costs; i.e., dividing actual FMCSA 
general and administrative costs for the current fiscal year by total 
agency expenses for the current fiscal year. Actual updating of FMCSA 
general and administrative costs will be accomplished by applying the 
current percentage factor to updated direct labor, including current 
governmental overhead, operations overhead and office general and 
administrative costs.
    (4) Publication costs shall be adjusted on the basis of known 
changes in the costs applicable to publication of material in the 
Federal Register or FMCSA Register. (This rounding procedures excludes 
copying, printing and search fees.)
    (e) Rounding of updated fees. Updated fees shall be rounded in the 
following manner:
    (1) Fees between $1 and $30 will be rounded to the nearest $1;
    (2) Fees between $30 and $100 will be rounded to the nearest $10;
    (3) Fees between $100 and $999 will be rounded to the nearest $50; 
and
    (4) Fees above $1,000 will be rounded to the nearest $100.

PART 365--RULES GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING AUTHORITY

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6. The authority citation for part 365 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553 and 559; 49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13901-
13906, 13908, 14708, 31133, 31138, and 31144; 49 CFR 1.87.


Sec. Sec.  365.101 through 365.109--  [SUSPENDED]

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7. Suspend Sec. Sec.  365.101 through 365.109.

0
8. Add Sec.  365.101T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.101T   Applications governed by these rules.

    These rules govern the handling of applications for operating 
authority of the following type:
    (a) Applications for certificates and permits to operate as a motor 
common or contract carrier of property or passengers.
    (b) Applications for permits to operate as a freight forwarder.
    (c) [Reserved]
    (d) Applications for licenses to operate as a broker of motor 
vehicle transportation.
    (e) Applications for certificates under 49 U.S.C. 13902(b)(3) to 
operate as a motor carrier of passengers in intrastate commerce over 
regular routes if such intrastate transportation is to be provided on a 
route over which the carrier provides interstate transportation of 
passengers.
    (f) [Reserved]
    (g) Applications for temporary motor carrier authority.
    (h) Applications for Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate in 
foreign commerce as common, contract or private motor carriers of 
property (including exempt items) between Mexico and all points in the 
United States. Under NAFTA Annex I, page I-U-20, a Mexico-domiciled 
motor carrier may not provide point-to-point transportation services, 
including express delivery services, within the United States for goods 
other than international cargo.
    (i) Applications for non-North America-domiciled motor carriers to 
operate in foreign commerce as for-hire motor carriers of property and 
passengers within the United States.
    (j) The rules in this part do not apply to ``pipeline welding 
trucks'' as defined in 49 CFR 390.38(b).

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9. Add Sec.  365.103T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.103T  Modified procedure.

    The FMCSA will handle licensing application proceedings using the 
modified procedure, if possible. The applicant and protestants send 
statements made under oath (verified statements) to each other and to 
the FMCSA. There are no personal appearances or formal hearings.

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10. Add Sec.  365.105T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.105T   Starting the application process: Form OP-1.

    (a)(1) Each applicant must file the appropriate form in the OP-1 
series. Form OP-1 must be filed when requesting authority to operate as 
a motor property carrier, a broker of general freight, or a broker of 
household goods; Form OP-1(P) must be filed when requesting authority 
to operate as a motor passenger carrier; Form OP-1(FF) must be filed 
when requesting authority to operate as a freight forwarder; Form OP-
1(MX) must be filed by a Mexico-domiciled motor property, including 
household goods, carrier, or a motor passenger carrier requesting 
authority to operate within the United States; and effective December 
16, 2009.
    (2) Form OP-1(NNA) must be filed by a non-North America-domiciled 
motor property, including household goods, carrier or a motor passenger 
carrier requesting authority to operate within the United States. A 
separate filing fee in the amount set forth at 49 CFR 360.3T(f)(1) is 
required for each type of authority sought.
    (b) Obtain forms at a FMCSA Division Office in each State or at one 
of the FMCSA Service Centers. Addresses and phone numbers for the 
Division Offices and Service Centers can be found at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices. The forms and information 
about filing procedures can be downloaded at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-forms.

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11. Add Sec.  365.106T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.106T  Starting the application process: URS online 
application.

    (a) Notwithstanding Sec.  365.105T, new applicants as defined in 
paragraph (b) of this section must apply for a USDOT number and if 
applicable, operating authority by electronically filing Form MCSA-1, 
the URS online application, to request authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
13902, 13903, or 13904 to operate as a:
    (1) Motor carrier of property (not household goods), property 
(household goods) or passengers;
    (2) Broker of general commodities or household goods; or
    (3) Freight forwarder of general commodities or household goods.
    (b) For purposes of this section, a ``new applicant'' is an entity 
applying for a USDOT number and if applicable, operating authority who 
does not at the time of application have an active registration or 
USDOT, Motor Carrier (MC), Mexico owned or controlled (MX) or Freight 
Forwarder (FF) number, and who has never had an active registration or 
USDOT, MC, MX, or FF number.
    (c) Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application, and both the 
application and its instructions are available from the FMCSA Web site 
at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

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12. Add Sec.  365.107T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.107T  Types of applications.

    (a) Fitness applications. Motor property applications and certain 
types of motor passenger applications require only the finding that the 
applicant is fit, willing and able to perform the involved operations 
and to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. 
These applications can be opposed only on the grounds that applicant is 
not fit [e.g., is not in

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compliance with applicable financial responsibility and safety fitness 
requirements]. These applications are:
    (1) Motor common and contract carrier of property (except household 
goods), Mexican motor property carriers that perform private carriage 
and transport exempt items, and motor contract carrier of passengers 
transportation.
    (2) Motor carrier brokerage of general commodities (except 
household goods).
    (3) Certain types of motor passenger applications as described in 
Form OP-1 (P).
    (b) Motor passenger ``public interest'' applications as described 
in Form OP-1 (P).
    (c) Intrastate motor passenger applications under 49 U.S.C. 
13902(b)(3) as described in Form OP-1, Schedule B.
    (d) Motor common carrier of household goods applications, including 
Mexican carrier applicants. These applications require a finding that:
    (1) The applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide the involved 
transportation and to comply with all applicable statutory and 
regulatory provisions; and
    (2) The service proposed will serve a useful public purpose, 
responsive to a public demand or need.
    (e) Motor contract carrier of household goods, household goods 
property broker, and freight forwarder applications. These applications 
require a finding that:
    (1) The applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide the involved 
transportation and to comply with all applicable statutory and 
regulatory provisions; and
    (2) The transportation to be provided will be consistent with the 
public interest and the national transportation policy of 49 U.S.C. 
13101.
    (f) Temporary authority (TA) for motor and water carriers. These 
applications require a finding that there is or soon will be an 
immediate transportation need that cannot be met by existing carrier 
service.
    (g) In view of the expedited time frames established in this part 
for processing requests for permanent authority, applications for TA 
will be entertained only in exceptional circumstances (i.e., natural 
disasters or national emergencies) when evidence of immediate service 
need can be specifically documented in a narrative supplement appended 
to Form OP-1 for motor property carriers, Form OP-1MX for Mexican 
property carriers and, Form OP-1(P) for motor passenger carriers.

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13. Add Sec.  365.109T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.109T   FMCSA review of the application.

    (a) FMCSA staff will review the application for correctness, 
completeness, and adequacy of the evidence (the prima facie case).
    (1) Minor errors will be corrected without notification to the 
applicant.
    (2) Materially incomplete applications will be rejected. 
Applications that are in substantial compliance with these rules may be 
accepted.
    (3) All motor carrier applications will be reviewed for consistency 
with the FMCSA's operational safety fitness policy. Applicants with 
``Unsatisfactory'' safety fitness ratings from DOT will have their 
applications rejected.
    (4) FMCSA staff will review completed applications that conform 
with the FMCSA's safety fitness policy and that are accompanied by 
evidence of adequate financial responsibility.
    (5) Financial responsibility is indicated by filing within 20 days 
from the date an application notice is published in the FMCSA Register:
    (i) Form BMC-91 or 91X or BMC 82 surety bond--Bodily injury and 
property damage (motor property and passenger carriers; household goods 
freight forwarders that provide pickup or delivery service directly or 
by using a local delivery service under their control).
    (ii) Form BMC-84--Surety bond or Form BMC-85--trust fund agreement 
(property brokers of general commodities and household goods).
    (iii) Form BMC 34 or BMC 83 surety bond--Cargo liability (household 
goods motor carriers and household goods freight forwarders).
    (6) Applicants also must submit Form BOC-3--designation of legal 
process agents--within 20 days from the date an application notice is 
published in the FMCSA Register.
    (7) Applicants seeking to conduct operations for which tariffs are 
required may not commence such operations until tariffs are in effect.
    (8) All applications must be completed in English.
    (b) A summary of the application will be published as a preliminary 
grant of authority in the FMCSA Register to give notice to the public 
in case anyone wishes to oppose the application.


Sec.  365.111  [SUSPENDED]

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14. Suspend Sec.  365.111.

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15. Add Sec.  365.111T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.111T   Appeals to rejections of the application.

    (a) An applicant has the right to appeal rejection of the 
application. The appeal must be filed at the FMCSA within 10 days of 
the date of the letter of rejection.
    (b) If the appeal is successful and the filing is found to be 
proper, the application shall be deemed to have been properly filed as 
of the decision date of the appeal.


Sec.  365.119  [SUSPENDED]

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16. Suspend Sec.  365.119.

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17. Add Sec.  365.119T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.119T   Opposed applications.

    If the application is opposed, opposing parties are required to 
send a copy of their protest to the applicant.


Sec. Sec.  365.201 and 365.203  [SUSPENDED]

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18. Suspend Sec. Sec.  365.201 and 365.203.

0
19. Add Sec.  365.201T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.201T   Definitions.

    A person wishing to oppose a request for permanent authority files 
a protest. A person filing a valid protest becomes a protestant.

0
20. Add Sec.  365.203T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.203T  Time for filing.

    A protest shall be filed (received at the FMCSA) within 10 days 
after notice of the application appears in the FMCSA Register. A copy 
of the protest shall be sent to applicant's representative at the same 
time. Failure timely to file a protest waives further participation in 
the proceeding.


Sec.  365.301   [SUSPENDED]

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21. Suspend Sec.  365.301.

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22. Add Sec.  365.301T to read as follows:


Sec.  365.301T  Applicable rules.

    Generally, all application proceedings are governed by the FMCSA's 
Rules of Practice at part 386 of this chapter except as designated 
below.

Subpart D--[SUSPENDED]

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 23. Suspend subpart D, consisting of Sec. Sec.  365.401 through 
365.413.

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 24. Add new subpart D, consisting of Sec. Sec.  365.401T through 
365.413T, to read as follows:

Subpart D--Transfer of Operating Rights Under 49 U.S.C. 10926

Sec.
365.401T Scope of rules.
365.403T Definitions.
365.405T Applications.
365.407T Notice.
365.409T FMCSA action and criteria for approval.
365.411T Responsive pleadings.
365.413T Procedures for changing the name or business form of a 
motor carrier, freight forwarder, or property broker.


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Sec.  365.401T  Scope of rules.

    These rules define the procedures that enable motor passenger and 
property carriers, property brokers, and household goods freight 
forwarders to obtain approval from the FMCSA to merge, transfer, or 
lease their operating rights in financial transactions not subject to 
49 U.S.C. 11343. Transactions covered by these rules are governed by 49 
U.S.C. 10321 and 10926. The filing fee is set forth at 49 CFR 
360.3T(f)(8).


Sec.  365.403T  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Transfer. Transfers include all transactions (i.e., the sale or 
lease of interstate operating rights,\1\ or the merger of two or more 
carriers or a carrier into a noncarrier) subject to 49 U.S.C. 10926, as 
well as the sale of property brokers' licenses under 49 U.S.C. 10321.

    \1\ The execution of a chattel mortgage, deed of trust, or other 
similar document does not constitute a transfer or require the 
FMCSA's approval. However, a foreclosure for the purpose of 
transferring an operating right to satisfy a judgment or claim 
against the record holder may not be effected without approval of 
the FMCSA.

    (b) Operating rights. Operating rights include:
    (1) Certificates and permits issued to motor carriers;
    (2) Permits issued to freight forwarders;
    (3) Licenses issued to property brokers; and
    (4) Certificates of Registration issued to motor carriers. The term 
also includes authority held by virtue of the gateway elimination 
regulations published in the Federal Register as letter-notices.
    (c) Certificate of registration. The evidence of a motor carrier's 
right to engage in interstate or foreign commerce within a single State 
is established by a corresponding State certificate.
    (d) Person. An individual, partnership, corporation, company, 
association, or other form of business, or a trustee, receiver, 
assignee, or personal representative of any of these.
    (e) Record holder. The person shown on the records of the FMCSA as 
the legal owner of the operating rights.
    (f) Control. A relationship between persons that includes actual 
control, legal control, and the power to exercise control, through or 
by common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, a holding 
or investment company, or any other means.
    (g) Category 1 transfers. Transactions in which the person to whom 
the operating rights would be transferred is not an FMCSA carrier and 
is not affiliated with any FMCSA carrier.
    (h) Category 2 transfers. Transactions in which the person to whom 
the operating rights would be transferred is an FMCSA carrier and/or is 
affiliated with an FMCSA carrier.


Sec.  365.405T   Applications.

    (a) Procedural requirements. (1) At least 10 days before 
consummation, an original and two copies of a properly completed Form 
OP-FC-1 and any attachments (see paragraph (b)(1)(viii) of this 
section) must be filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, Office of Registration and Safety Information (MC-RS), 
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (2) At any time after the expiration of the 10-day waiting period, 
applicants may consummate the transaction, subject to the subsequent 
approval of the application by the FMCSA, as described below. The 
transferee may commence operations under the rights acquired from the 
transferor upon its compliance with the FMCSA's regulations governing 
insurance, and process agents. See 49 CFR parts 387, subpart C, and 
366, respectively. In the alternative, applicants may wait until the 
FMCSA has issued a decision on their application before transferring 
the operating rights. If the transferee wants the transferor's 
operating authority to be reissued in its name, it should furnish the 
FMCSA with a statement executed by both transferor and transferee 
indicating that the transaction has been consummated. Authority will 
not be reissued until after the FMCSA has approved the transaction.
    (b) Information required. (1) In category 1 and category 2 
transfers, applicants must furnish the following information:
    (i) Full name, address, and signatures of the transferee and 
transferor.
    (ii) A copy of the transferor's operating authority involved in the 
transfer proceeding.
    (iii) A short summary of the essential terms of the transaction.
    (iv) If relevant, the status of proceedings for the transfer of 
State certificate(s) corresponding to the Certificates of Registration 
being transferred.
    (v) A statement as to whether the transfer will or will not 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    (vi) Certification by transferor and transferee of their current 
respective safety ratings by the United States Department of 
Transportation (i.e., satisfactory, conditional, unsatisfactory, or 
unrated).
    (vii) Certification by the transferee that it has sufficient 
insurance coverage under 49 U.S.C. 13906 for the service it intends to 
provide.
    (viii) Information to demonstrate that the proposed transaction is 
consistent with the national transportation policy and satisfies the 
criteria for approval set forth at Sec.  365.409T. (Such information 
may be appended to the application form and, if provided, would be 
embraced by the oath and verification contained on that form.)
    (ix) If motor carrier operating rights are being transferred, 
certification by the transferee that it is not domiciled in Mexico nor 
owned or controlled by persons of that country.
    (2) Category 2 applicants must also submit the following additional 
information:
    (i) Name(s) of the carrier(s), if any, with which the transferee is 
affiliated.
    (ii) Aggregate revenues of the transferor, transferee, and their 
carrier affiliates from interstate transportation sources for a 1-year 
period ending not earlier than 6 months before the date of the 
agreement of the parties concerning the transaction. If revenues exceed 
$2 million, the transfer may be subject to 49 U.S.C. 14303 rather than 
these rules.


Sec.  365.407T  Notice.

    The FMCSA will give notice of approved transfer applications 
through publication in the FMCSA Register.


Sec.  365.409T  FMCSA action and criteria for approval.

    A transfer will be approved under this section if:
    (a) The transaction is not subject to 49 U.S.C. 14303; and
    (b) The transaction is consistent with the public interest; 
however,
    (c) If the transferor or transferee has an ``Unsatisfactory'' 
safety fitness rating from DOT, the transfer may be denied. If an 
application is denied, the FMCSA will set forth the basis for its 
action in a decision or letter notice. If parties with 
``Unsatisfactory'' safety fitness ratings consummate a transaction 
pursuant to the 10-day rule at Sec.  365.405T prior to the notification 
of FMCSA action, they do so at their own risk and subject to any 
conditions we may impose subsequently. Transactions that have been 
consummated but later are denied by the FMCSA are null and void and 
must be rescinded. Similarly, if applications contain false or 
misleading information, they are void ab initio.


Sec.  365.411T  Responsive pleadings.

    (a) Protests must be filed within 20 days after the date of 
publication of an

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approved transfer application in the FMCSA Register. Protests received 
prior to the notice will be rejected. Applicants may respond within 20 
days after the due date of protests. Petitions for reconsideration of 
decisions denying applications must be filed within 20 days after the 
date of service of such decisions.
    (b) Protests and petitions for reconsideration must be filed with 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Registration 
and Safety Information (MC-RS), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, 
DC 20590-0001, and be served on appropriate parties.


Sec.  365.413T   Procedures for changing the name or business form of a 
motor carrier, freight forwarder, or property broker.

    (a) Scope. These procedures apply in the following circumstances:
    (1) A change in the form of a business, such as the incorporation 
of a partnership or sole proprietorship;
    (2) A change in the legal name of a corporation or partnership or 
change in the trade name or assumed name of any entity;
    (3) A transfer of operating rights from a deceased or incapacitated 
spouse to the other spouse;
    (4) A reincorporation and merger for the purpose of effecting a 
name change;
    (5) An amalgamation or consolidation of a carrier and a noncarrier 
into a new carrier having a different name from either of the 
predecessor entities; and
    (6) A change in the State of incorporation accomplished by 
dissolving the corporation in one State and reincorporating in another 
State.
    (b) Procedures. To accomplish these changes, a letter or signed 
copy of form MCSA-5889, ``Motor Carrier Records Change Form,'' OMB No. 
2126-0060, must be submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration. It must be submitted in one of the following three 
ways.
    (1) Scanned and submitted via the web form at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ask;
    (2) Faxed to (202-366-3477); or
    (3) Mailed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
Office of Registration and Safety Information (MC-RS), 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. The envelope should be marked 
``NAME CHANGE''.
    (c) The registrant must provide:
    (1) The docket number(s) and name of the carrier, freight 
forwarder, or property broker requesting the change;
    (2) A copy of the articles of incorporation and the State 
certificate reflecting the incorporation;
    (3) The name(s) of the owner(s) of the stock and the distribution 
of the shares;
    (4) The names of the officers and directors of the corporation; and
    (5) A statement that there is no change in the ownership, 
management, or control of the business. When this procedure is being 
used to transfer operating rights from a deceased or incapacitated 
spouse to the other spouse, documentation that the other spouse has the 
legal right to effect such change must be included with the request. 
The fee for filing a name change request is in Sec.  360.3T(f) of this 
chapter.


Sec. Sec.  365.507 and 365.509   [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  365.507T  FMCSA action on the application.

    (a) The FMCSA will review and act on each application submitted 
under this subpart in accordance with the procedures set out in this 
part.
    (b) The FMCSA will validate the accuracy of information and 
certifications provided in the application by checking data maintained 
in databases of the governments of Mexico and the United States.
    (c) Pre-authorization safety audit. Every Mexico-domiciled carrier 
that applies under this part must satisfactorily complete an FMCSA-
administered safety audit before FMCSA will grant provisional operating 
authority to operate in the United States. The safety audit is a review 
by the FMCSA of the carrier's written procedures and records to 
validate the accuracy of information and certifications provided in the 
application and determine whether the carrier has established or 
exercises the basic safety management controls necessary to ensure safe 
operations. The FMCSA will evaluate the results of the safety audit 
using the criteria in appendix A to this subpart.
    (d) If a carrier successfully completes the pre-authorization 
safety audit and the FMCSA approves its application submitted under 
this subpart, FMCSA will publish a summary of the application as a 
preliminary grant of authority in the FMCSA Register to give notice to 
the public in case anyone wishes to oppose the application, as required 
in Sec.  365.109T(b).
    (e) If the FMCSA grants provisional operating authority to the 
applicant, it will assign a distinctive USDOT Number that identifies 
the motor carrier as authorized to operate beyond the municipalities in 
the United States on the U.S.-Mexico international border and beyond 
the commercial zones of such municipalities. In order to operate in the 
United States, a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier with provisional 
operating authority must:
    (1) Have its surety or insurance provider file proof of financial 
responsibility in the form of certificates of insurance, surety bonds, 
and endorsements, as required by Sec.  387.301T of this subchapter;
    (2) File a hard copy of, or have its process agent(s) 
electronically submit, Form BOC-3--Designation of Agents-Motor 
Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders, as required by part 366 of 
this subchapter; and
    (3) Comply with all provisions of the safety monitoring system in 
subpart B of part 385 of this subchapter, including successfully 
passing CVSA Level I inspections at least every 90 days and having 
decals affixed to each commercial motor vehicle operated in the United 
States as required by Sec.  385.103(c) of this subchapter.
    (f) The FMCSA may grant permanent operating authority to a Mexico-
domiciled carrier no earlier than 18 months after the date that 
provisional operating authority is granted and only after successful 
completion to the satisfaction of the FMCSA of the safety monitoring 
system for Mexico-domiciled carriers set out in subpart B of part 385 
of this subchapter. Successful completion includes obtaining a 
satisfactory safety rating as the result of a compliance review.

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Sec.  365.509T  Requirement to notify FMCSA of change in applicant 
information.

    (a) A motor carrier subject to this subpart must notify the FMCSA 
of any changes or corrections to the information in parts I, IA or II 
submitted on the Form OP-1(MX) or the Form BOC-3--Designation of 
Agents--Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders during the 
application process or after having been granted provisional operating 
authority. The carrier must notify the FMCSA in writing within 45 days 
of the change or correction.
    (b) If a carrier fails to comply with paragraph (a) of this 
section, the FMCSA may suspend or revoke its operating authority until 
it meets those requirements.

PART 366--DESIGNATION OF PROCESS AGENT

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    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 502, 503, 13303, 13304 and 13908; and 49 
CFR 1.87.

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Sec. Sec.  366.1 through 366.6   [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.
366.1T Applicability.
366.2T Form of designation.
366.3T Eligible persons.
366.4T Required States.
366.5T Blanket designations.
366.6T Cancellation or change.


Sec.  366.1T  Applicability.

    These rules, relating to the filing of designations of persons upon 
whom court process may be served, govern motor carriers and brokers 
and, as of the moment of succession, their fiduciaries (as defined at 
49 CFR 387.319(a)).


Sec.  366.2T  Form of designation.

    Designations shall be made on Form BOC-3, Designation of Agent for 
Service of Process. Only one completed current form may be on file. It 
must include all States for which agent designations are required. One 
copy must be retained by the carrier or broker at its principal place 
of business.


Sec.  366.3T  Eligible persons.

    All persons (as defined at 49 U.S.C. 13102(18)) designated as 
process agents must reside in or maintain an office in the State for 
which they are designated. If a State official is designated, evidence 
of his or her willingness to accept service of process must be 
furnished.


Sec.  366.4T  Required States.

    (a) Motor carriers. Every motor carrier (of property or passengers) 
shall make a designation for each State in which it is authorized to 
operate and for each State traversed during such operations. Every 
motor carrier (including private carriers) operating in the United 
States in the course of transportation between points in a foreign 
country shall file a designation for each State traversed.
    (b) Brokers. Every broker shall make a designation for each State 
in which its offices are located or in which contracts will be written.


Sec.  366.5T  Blanket designations.

    Where an association or corporation has filed with the FMCSA a list 
of process agents for each State, motor carriers may make the required 
designations by using the following statement:
    Those persons named in the list of process agents on file with the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by ____ (Name of 
association or corporation) and any subsequently filed revisions 
thereof, for the States in which this carrier is or may be authorized 
to operate, including States traversed during such operations, except 
those States for which individual designations are named.


Sec.  366.6T  Cancellation or change.

    A designation may be canceled or changed only by a new designation 
except that, where a carrier or broker ceases to be subject to Sec.  
366.4T in whole or in part for 1 year, designation is no longer 
required and may be canceled without making another designation.

PART 368--APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION TO OPERATE 
IN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES ON THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO 
INTERNATIONAL BORDER OR WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL ZONES OF SUCH 
MUNICIPALITIES

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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301, 13902 and 13908; Pub. L. 106-159, 
113 Stat. 1748; and 49 CFR 1.87.

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Sec.  368.3-1T  Starting the application process: URS online 
application.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, new 
applicants as defined in paragraph (b) of this section must apply for a 
USDOT number and operating authority by electronically filing Form 
MCSA-1, the URS online application (available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs) to request authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902 
to provide interstate transportation in municipalities in the United 
States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the 
commercial zones of such municipalities as defined in 49 U.S.C. 
13902(c)(4)(A).
    (b) For purposes of this section, a ``new applicant'' is an citizen 
of Mexico or a motor carrier owned or controlled by a citizen of 
Mexico, applying for a USDOT number and operating authority who does 
not at the time of application have an active registration or USDOT, 
Motor Carrier (MC), Mexico owned or controlled (MX) or Freight 
Forwarder (FF) number, and who has never had an active registration or 
USDOT, MC, MX, or FF number.
    (c) Form MCSA-1, is the URS online application, and both the 
application and its instructions are available from the FMCSA Web site 
at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.


Sec. Sec.  368.3 and 368.4  [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  368.3T  Applying for a certificate of registration.

    (a) If you wish to obtain a certificate of registration under this 
part, you must submit an application that includes the following:
    (1) Form OP-2--Application for Mexican Certificate of Registration 
for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers Under 49 
U.S.C. 13902;
    (2) Form MCS-150--Motor Carrier Identification Report; and
    (3) A notification of the means used to designate process agents, 
either by submission in the application package of Form BOC-3--
Designation of Agents--Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders 
or a letter stating that the applicant will use a process agent service 
that will submit the Form BOC-3 electronically.
    (b) The FMCSA will only process your application for a Certificate 
of Registration if it meets the following conditions:
    (1) The application must be completed in English;
    (2) The information supplied must be accurate and complete in 
accordance with the instructions to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and 
Form BOC-3;
    (3) The application must include all the required supporting 
documents and applicable certifications set forth in the instructions 
to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and Form BOC-3;
    (4) The application must include the filing fee payable to the 
FMCSA in the amount set forth in 49 CFR 360.3T(f)(1); and
    (5) The application must be signed by the applicant.
    (c) If you fail to furnish the complete application as described 
under paragraph (b) of this section your application may be rejected.
    (d) If you submit false information under this section, you will be 
subject to applicable Federal penalties.
    (e) You must submit the application to the address provided in the 
instructions to the Form OP-2.
    (f) You may obtain the application described in paragraph (a) of 
this section from any FMCSA Division Office or download it from the 
FMCSA Web site at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/factsfigs/formspubs.htm.

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Sec.  368.4T   Requirement to notify FMCSA of change in applicant 
information.

    (a) You must notify the FMCSA of any changes or corrections to the 
information in Parts I, IA or II submitted on the Form OP-2 or the Form 
BOC-3--Designation of Agents--Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight 
Forwarders during

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the application process or while you have a Certificate of 
Registration. You must notify the FMCSA in writing within 45 days of 
the change or correction.
    (b) If you fail to comply with paragraph (a) of this section, the 
FMCSA may suspend or revoke the Certificate of Registration until you 
meet those requirements.


Sec.  368.8   [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  368.8T  Appeals.

    An applicant has the right to appeal denial of the application. The 
appeal must be in writing and specify in detail why the agency's 
decision to deny the application was wrong. The appeal must be filed 
with the Director, Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems 
within 20 days of the date of the letter denying the application. The 
decision of the Director will be the final agency order.

PART 385--SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES

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 37. The authority citation for part 385 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(e), 5109, 5113, 
13901-13905, 13908, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, and 31502; Sec. 350 
of Pub. L. 107-87; and 49 CFR 1.87.


Sec. Sec.  385.301 through 385.305  [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  385.301T  What is a motor carrier required to do before beginning 
interstate operations?

    (a) Before a motor carrier of property or passengers begins 
interstate operations, it must register with the FMCSA and receive a 
USDOT number. In addition, for-hire motor carriers must obtain 
operating authority from FMCSA following the registration procedures 
described in 49 CFR part 365, unless providing transportation exempt 
from 49 CFR part 365 registration requirements.
    (b) This subpart applies to motor carriers domiciled in the United 
States and Canada.
    (c) A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier of property or passengers must 
register with the FMCSA by following the registration procedures 
described in 49 CFR part 365 or 368, as appropriate. The regulations in 
this subpart do not apply to Mexico-domiciled carriers.

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Sec.  385.303T   How does a motor carrier register with the FMCSA?

    A motor carrier may contact the FMCSA by internet 
(www.fmcsa.dot.gov); or Washington, DC headquarters by mail at, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax 202-366-3477; or telephone 1-800-832-
5660, and request the application materials for a new entrant motor 
carrier. Forms can also be downloaded from https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-forms. A motor carrier which does not already 
have a USDOT number must apply online via the Unified Registration 
System (URS) at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

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Sec.  385.305T   What happens after the FMCSA receives a request for 
new entrant registration?

    (a) The requester for new entrant registration will be directed to 
the FMCSA Internet Web site (www.fmcsa.dot.gov) to secure and/or 
complete the application package online.
    (b) The application package will contain the following:
    (1) Educational and technical assistance material regarding the 
requirements of the FMCSRs and HMRs, if applicable.
    (2) The Form MCS-150, The Motor Carrier Identification Report.
    (3) Application forms to obtain operating authority under 49 CFR 
part 365, as appropriate.
    (c) Upon completion of the application forms, the new entrant will 
be issued a USDOT number.
    (d) For-hire motor carriers, unless providing transportation exempt 
from 49 CFR part 365 registration requirements, must also comply with 
the procedures established in 49 CFR part 365 to obtain operating 
authority before operating in interstate commerce.


Sec.  385.329   [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  385.329T  May a new entrant that has had its USDOT new entrant 
registration revoked and its operations placed out of service reapply?

    (a) A new entrant whose USDOT new entrant registration has been 
revoked, and whose operations have been placed out of service by FMCSA, 
may reapply for new entrant registration no sooner than 30 days after 
the date of revocation.
    (b) If the USDOT new entrant registration was revoked because of a 
failed safety audit, the new entrant must do all of the following:
    (1) Submit an updated MCS-150.
    (2) Submit evidence that it has corrected the deficiencies that 
resulted in revocation of its registration and will otherwise ensure 
that it will have basic safety management controls in effect.
    (3) Begin the 18-month new entrant monitoring cycle again as of the 
date the re-filed application is approved.
    (c) If the USDOT new entrant registration was revoked because FMCSA 
found that the new entrant had failed to submit to a safety audit, it 
must do all of the following:
    (1) Submit an updated MCS-150.
    (2) Begin the 18-month new entrant monitoring cycle again as of the 
date the re-filed application is approved.
    (3) Submit to a safety audit.
    (d) If the new entrant is a for-hire carrier subject to the 
registration provisions under 49 U.S.C. 13901 and also has had its 
operating authority revoked, it must re-apply for operating authority 
as set forth in part 365 of this chapter.


Sec.  385.405  [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  385.405T   How does a motor carrier apply for a safety permit?

    (a) Application form(s). (1) To apply for a new safety permit or 
renewal of the safety permit, a motor carrier must complete and submit 
Form MCS-150B, Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM 
Permit Application.
    (2) The Form MCS-150B will also satisfy the requirements for 
obtaining and renewing a USDOT Number; there is no need to complete 
Form MCS-150, Motor Carrier Identification Report.
    (b) Where to get forms and instructions. The forms listed in 
paragraph (a) of this section, and instructions for completing the 
forms, may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov, or 
by contacting FMCSA at Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
Office of Information Technology (MC-RI), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone: 1-800-832-5660.
    (c) Registration with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration (PHMSA). The motor carrier must be registered with PHMSA 
in accordance with part 107, subpart G, of this title.
    (d) Updating information on Form MCS-150B. A motor carrier holding 
a safety permit must report to FMCSA any change in the information on 
its Form MCS-150B within 30 days of the change. The motor carrier must 
use Form MCS-150B to report the new

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information (contact information in paragraph (b) of this section).


Sec.  385.409   [SUSPENDED]

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Sec.  385.409T   When may a temporary safety permit be issued to a 
motor carrier?

    (a) Temporary safety permit. If a motor carrier does not meet the 
criteria in Sec.  385.407(a), FMCSA may issue it a temporary safety 
permit. To obtain a temporary safety permit a motor carrier must 
certify on Form MCS-150B that it is operating in full compliance with 
the HMRs; with the FMCSRs, and/or comparable State regulations, 
whichever is applicable; and with the minimum financial responsibility 
requirements in part 387 of this chapter or in State regulations, 
whichever is applicable.
    (b) FMCSA will not issue a temporary safety permit to a motor 
carrier that:
    (1) Does not certify that it has a satisfactory security program as 
required in Sec.  385.407(b);
    (2) Has a crash rate in the top 30 percent of the national average 
as indicated in the FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System 
(MCMIS); or
    (3) Has a driver, vehicle, hazardous materials, or total out-of-
service rate in the top 30 percent of the national average as indicated 
in the MCMIS.
    (c) A temporary safety permit shall be valid for 180 days after the 
date of issuance or until the motor carrier is assigned a new safety 
rating, whichever occurs first.
    (1) A motor carrier that receives a Satisfactory safety rating will 
be issued a safety permit (see Sec.  385.421T).
    (2) A motor carrier that receives a less than Satisfactory safety 
rating is ineligible for a safety permit and will be subject to 
revocation of its temporary safety permit.
    (d) If a motor carrier has not received a safety rating within the 
180-day time period, FMCSA will extend the effective date of the 
temporary safety permit for an additional 60 days, provided the motor 
carrier demonstrates that it is continuing to operate in full 
compliance with the FMCSRs and HMRs.


Sec. Sec.  385.419 and 385.421  [SUSPENDED]

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48. Suspend Sec. Sec.  385.419 and 385.421.

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49. Add Sec.  385.419T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.419T  How long is a safety permit effective?

    Unless suspended or revoked, a safety permit (other than a 
temporary safety permit) is effective for two years, except that:
    (a) A safety permit will be subject to revocation if a motor 
carrier fails to submit a renewal application (Form MCS-150B) in 
accordance with the schedule set forth for filing Form MCS-150 in Sec.  
390.19T(a) of this chapter; and
    (b) An existing safety permit will remain in effect pending FMCSA's 
processing of an application for renewal if a motor carrier submits the 
required application (Form MS-150B) in accordance with the schedule set 
forth in Sec.  390.19T(a)(2) and (3) of this chapter.

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50. Add Sec.  385.421T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.421T  Under what circumstances will a safety permit be 
subject to revocation or suspension by FMCSA?

    (a) Grounds. A safety permit will be subject to revocation or 
suspension by FMCSA for the following reasons:
    (1) A motor carrier fails to submit a renewal application (Form 
MCS-150B) in accordance with the schedule set forth in Sec.  
390.19T(a)(2) and (3) of this chapter;
    (2) A motor carrier provides any false or misleading information on 
its application (Form MCS-150B) or as part of updated information it is 
providing on Form MCS-150B (see Sec.  385.405T(d)).
    (3) A motor carrier is issued a final safety rating that is less 
than Satisfactory;
    (4) A motor carrier fails to maintain a satisfactory security plan 
as set forth in Sec.  385.407(b);
    (5) A motor carrier fails to comply with applicable requirements in 
the FMCSRs, the HMRs, or compatible State requirements governing the 
transportation of hazardous materials, in a manner showing that the 
motor carrier is not fit to transport the hazardous materials listed in 
Sec.  385.403;
    (6) A motor carrier fails to comply with an out-of-service order;
    (7) A motor carrier fails to comply with any other order issued 
under the FMCSRs, the HMRs, or compatible State requirements governing 
the transportation of hazardous materials, in a manner showing that the 
motor carrier is not fit to transport the hazardous materials listed in 
Sec.  385.403;
    (8) A motor carrier fails to maintain the minimum financial 
responsibility required by Sec.  387.9 of this chapter or an applicable 
State requirement;
    (9) A motor carrier fails to maintain current hazardous materials 
registration with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration; or
    (10) A motor carrier loses its operating rights or has its 
registration suspended in accordance with Sec.  386.83 or Sec.  386.84 
of this chapter for failure to pay a civil penalty or abide by a 
payment plan.
    (b) Determining whether a safety permit is revoked or suspended. A 
motor carrier's safety permit will be suspended the first time any of 
the conditions specified in paragraph (a) of this section are found to 
apply to the motor carrier. A motor carrier's safety permit will be 
revoked if any of the conditions specified in paragraph (a) of this 
section are found to apply to the motor carrier and the carrier's 
safety permit has been suspended in the past for any of the reasons 
specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Effective date of suspension or revocation. A suspension or 
revocation of a safety permit is effective:
    (1) Immediately after FMCSA determines that an imminent hazard 
exists, after FMCSA issues a final safety rating that is less than 
Satisfactory, or after a motor carrier loses its operating rights or 
has its registration suspended for failure to pay a civil penalty or 
abide by a payment plan;
    (2) Thirty (30) days after service of a written notification that 
FMCSA proposes to suspend or revoke a safety permit, if the motor 
carrier does not submit a written request for administrative review 
within that time period; or
    (3) As specified in Sec.  385.423(c), when the motor carrier 
submits a written request for administrative review of FMCSA's proposal 
to suspend or revoke a safety permit.
    (4) A motor carrier whose safety permit has been revoked will not 
be issued a replacement safety permit or temporary safety permit for 
365 days from the time of revocation.


Sec.  385.603   [SUSPENDED]

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51. Suspend Sec.  385.603.

0
52. Add Sec.  385.603T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.603T  Application.

    (a) Each applicant applying under this subpart must submit an 
application that consists of:
    (1) Form OP-1(NNA)--Application for U.S. Department of 
Transportation (USDOT) Registration by Non-North America-Domiciled 
Motor Carriers;
    (2) Form MCS-150--Motor Carrier Identification Report; and
    (3) A notification of the means used to designate process agents, 
either by submission in the application package of Form BOC-3--
Designation of Agents--Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders 
or a letter stating that the applicant will use a process agent service 
that will submit the Form BOC-3 electronically.
    (b) FMCSA will only process an application if it meets the 
following conditions:
    (1) The application must be completed in English;

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    (2) The information supplied must be accurate, complete, and 
include all required supporting documents and applicable certifications 
in accordance with the instructions to Form OP-1(NNA), Form MCS-150 and 
Form BOC-3;
    (3) The application must include the filing fee payable to the 
FMCSA in the amount set forth at 49 CFR 360.3T(f)(1); and
    (4) The application must be signed by the applicant.
    (c) An applicant must submit the application to the address 
provided in Form OP-1(NNA).
    (d) An applicant may obtain the application forms from any FMCSA 
Division Office or download them from the FMCSA Web site at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/forms/forms.htm.


Sec. Sec.  385.607 and 385.609   [SUSPENDED]

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53. Suspend Sec. Sec.  385.607 and 385.609.

0
54. Add Sec.  385.607T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.607T  FMCSA action on the application.

    (a) FMCSA will review and act on each application submitted under 
this subpart in accordance with the procedures set out in this part.
    (b) FMCSA will validate the accuracy of information and 
certifications provided in the application by checking, to the extent 
available, data maintained in databases of the governments of the 
country where the carrier's principal place of business is located and 
the United States.
    (c) Pre-authorization safety audit. Every non-North America-
domiciled motor carrier that applies under this part must 
satisfactorily complete an FMCSA-administered safety audit before FMCSA 
will grant new entrant registration to operate in the United States. 
The safety audit is a review by FMCSA of the carrier's written 
procedures and records to validate the accuracy of information and 
certifications provided in the application and determine whether the 
carrier has established or exercises the basic safety management 
controls necessary to ensure safe operations. FMCSA will evaluate the 
results of the safety audit using the criteria in the appendix to this 
subpart.
    (d) An application of a non-North America-domiciled motor carrier 
requesting for-hire operating authority under part 365 of this 
subchapter may be protested under Sec.  365.109T(b). Such a carrier 
will be granted new entrant registration after successful completion of 
the pre-authorization safety audit and the expiration of the protest 
period, provided the application is not protested. If a protest to the 
application is filed with FMCSA, new entrant registration will be 
granted only if FMCSA denies or rejects the protest.
    (e) If FMCSA grants new entrant registration to the applicant, it 
will assign a distinctive USDOT Number that identifies the motor 
carrier as authorized to operate in the United States. In order to 
initiate operations in the United States, a non-North America-domiciled 
motor carrier with new entrant registration must:
    (1) Have its surety or insurance provider file proof of financial 
responsibility in the form of certificates of insurance, surety bonds, 
and endorsements, as required by Sec. Sec.  387.7(e)(2), 387.31(e)(2), 
and 387.301T of this subchapter, as applicable; and
    (2) File a hard copy of, or have its process agent(s) 
electronically submit, Form BOC-3--Designation of Agents--Motor 
Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders, as required by part 366 of 
this subchapter.
    (f) A non-North America-domiciled motor carrier must comply with 
all provisions of the safety monitoring system in subpart I of this 
part, including successfully passing North American Standard commercial 
motor vehicle inspections at least every 90 days and having safety 
decals affixed to each commercial motor vehicle operated in the United 
States as required by Sec.  385.703(c).
    (g) FMCSA may not re-designate a non-North America-domiciled 
carrier's registration from new entrant to permanent prior to 18 months 
after the date its USDOT Number is issued and subject to successful 
completion of the safety monitoring system for non-North America-
domiciled carriers set out in subpart I of this part. Successful 
completion includes obtaining a Satisfactory safety rating as the 
result of a compliance review.

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55. Add Sec.  385.609T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.609T  Requirement to notify FMCSA of change in applicant 
information.

    (a)(1) A motor carrier subject to this subpart must notify FMCSA of 
any changes or corrections to the information the Form BOC-3--
Designation of Agents--Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders 
that occur during the application process or after having been granted 
new entrant registration.
    (2) A motor carrier subject to this subpart must notify FMCSA of 
any changes or corrections to the information in Section I, IA or II of 
Form OP-1(NNA)--Application for U.S. Department of Transportation 
(USDOT) Registration by Non-North America-Domiciled Motor Carriers that 
occurs during the application process or after having been granted new 
entrant registration.
    (3) A motor carrier must notify FMCSA in writing within 45 days of 
the change or correction to information under paragraph (a)(1) or (2) 
of this section.
    (b) If a motor carrier fails to comply with paragraph (a) of this 
section, FMCSA may suspend or revoke its new entrant registration until 
it meets those requirements.


Sec.  385.713   [SUSPENDED]

0
56. Suspend Sec.  385.713.

0
57. Add Sec.  385.713T to read as follows:


Sec.  385.713T   Reapplying for new entrant registration.

    (a) A non-North America-domiciled motor carrier whose provisional 
new entrant registration has been revoked may reapply for new entrant 
registration no sooner than 30 days after the date of revocation.
    (b) If the provisional new entrant registration was revoked because 
the new entrant failed to receive a Satisfactory rating after 
undergoing a compliance review, the new entrant must do all of the 
following:
    (1) Submit an updated MCS-150.
    (2) Submit evidence that it has corrected the deficiencies that 
resulted in revocation of its registration and will otherwise ensure 
that it will have basic safety management controls in effect.
    (3) Successfully complete a pre-authorization safety audit in 
accordance with Sec.  385.607T(c).
    (4) Begin the 18-month new entrant monitoring cycle again as of the 
date the re-filed application is approved.
    (c) If the provisional new entrant registration was revoked because 
FMCSA found that the new entrant had failed to submit to a compliance 
review, it must do all of the following:
    (1) Submit an updated MCS-150.
    (2) Successfully complete a pre-authorization safety audit in 
accordance with Sec.  385.607T(c).
    (3) Begin the 18-month new entrant monitoring cycle again as of the 
date the re-filed application is approved.
    (4) Submit to a compliance review upon request.
    (d) If the new entrant is a for-hire carrier subject to the 
registration provisions under 49 U.S.C. 13901 and also has had its 
operating authority revoked, it must re-apply for operating authority 
as set forth in part 365 of this subchapter.

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PART 387--MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR 
CARRIERS

0
58. The authority citation for part 387 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13906, 13908, 14701, 31138, 
and 31139; and 49 CFR 1.87.


Sec.  387.19  [SUSPENDED]

0
59. Suspend Sec.  387.19.


Sec.  387.33   [SUSPENDED]

0
60. Suspend Sec.  387.33.

0
61. Add Sec.  387.33T to read as follows:


Sec.  387.33T  Financial responsibility, minimum levels.

    The minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in Sec.  
387.31 are hereby prescribed as follows:

Schedule of Limits

Public Liability

    For-hire motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate or 
foreign commerce.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Effective dates
        Vehicle seating capacity         -------------------------------
                                           Nov. 19, 1983   Nov. 19, 1985
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Any vehicle with a seating capacity       $2,500,000      $5,000,000
 of 16 passengers or more...............
(2) Any vehicle with a seating capacity          750,000       1,500,000
 of 15 passengers or less \1\...........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Except as provided in Sec.   387.27(b).

Sec.  387.43  [Suspended]

0
62. Suspend Sec.  387.43.


Sec. Sec.  387.301 and 387.303  [Suspended]

0
63. Suspend Sec. Sec.  387.301 and 387.303.

0
64. Add Sec.  387.301T to read as follows:


Sec.  387.301T  Surety bond, certificate of insurance, or other 
securities.

    (a) Public liability. (1) No common or contract carrier or foreign 
(Mexican) motor private carrier or foreign motor carrier transporting 
exempt commodities subject to Subtitle IV, part B, chapter 135 of title 
49 of the U.S. Code shall engage in interstate or foreign commerce, and 
no certificate or permit shall be issued to such a carrier or remain in 
force unless and until there shall have been filed with and accepted by 
the FMCSA surety bonds, certificates of insurance, proof of 
qualifications as self-insurer, or other securities or agreements, in 
the amounts prescribed in Sec.  387.303T, conditioned to pay any final 
judgment recovered against such motor carrier for bodily injuries to or 
the death of any person resulting from the negligent operation, 
maintenance or use of motor vehicles in transportation subject to 
Subtitle IV, part B, chapter 135 of title 49 of the U.S. Code, or for 
loss of or damage to property of others, or, in the case of motor 
carriers of property operating freight vehicles described in Sec.  
387.303T(b)(2), for environmental restoration.
    (2) Motor Carriers of property which are subject to the conditions 
set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this section and transport the 
commodities described in Sec.  387.303T(b)(2), are required to obtain 
security in the minimum limits prescribed in Sec.  387.303T(b)(2).
    (b) Household goods motor carriers-cargo insurance. No household 
goods motor carrier subject to subtitle IV, part B, chapter 135 of 
title 49 of the U.S. Code shall engage in interstate or foreign 
commerce, nor shall any certificate be issued to such a household goods 
motor carrier or remain in force unless and until there shall have been 
filed with and accepted by the FMCSA, a surety bond, certificate of 
insurance, proof of qualifications as a self-insurer, or other 
securities or agreements in the amounts prescribed in Sec.  387.303T, 
conditioned upon such carrier making compensation to individual 
shippers for all property belonging to individual shippers and coming 
into the possession of such carrier in connection with its 
transportation service. The terms ``household goods motor carrier'' and 
``individual shipper'' are defined in part 375 of this subchapter.
    (c) Continuing compliance required. Such security as is accepted by 
the FMCSA in accordance with the requirements of section 13906 of title 
49 of the U.S. Code, shall remain in effect at all times.

0
65. Add Sec.  387.303T to read as follows:


Sec.  387.303T  Security for the protection of the public: Minimum 
limits.

    (a) Definitions. (1) Primary security means public liability 
coverage provided by the insurance or surety company responsible for 
the first dollar of coverage.
    (2) Excess security means public liability coverage above the 
primary security, or above any additional underlying security, up to 
and including the required minimum limits set forth in paragraph (b)(2) 
of this section.
    (b)(1) Motor carriers subject to Sec.  387.301T(a)(1) are required 
to have security for the required minimum limits as follows:
    (i) Small freight vehicles.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Transportation
         Kind of equipment                provided        Minimum limits
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fleet including only vehicles       Property (non-              $300,000
 under 10,001 pounds (4,536          hazardous).
 kilograms) GVWR.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (ii) Passenger carriers.

                  Passenger Carriers: Kind of Equipment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Vehicle seating capacity                  Minimum limits
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers      $5,000,000
 or more (including the driver).........................
(B) Any vehicle designed or used to transport 15               1,500,000
 passengers or less (including the driver) for
 compensation...........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    (2) Motor carriers subject to Sec.  387.301T(a)(2) are required to 
have security for the required minimum limits as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Kind of equipment          Commodity transported   Minimum limits
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Freight vehicles of 10,001   Property (non-                 $750,000
 pounds (4,536 kilograms) or      hazardous).
 more GVWR.
(ii) Freight vehicles of 10,001  Hazardous substances,         5,000,000
 (4,536 kilograms) pounds or      as defined in Sec.
 more GVWR.                       171.8 of this title,
                                  transported in cargo
                                  tanks, portable tanks,
                                  or hopper-type
                                  vehicles with
                                  capacities in excess
                                  of 3,500 water
                                  gallons, or in bulk
                                  explosives Division
                                  1,1, 1.2 and 1.3
                                  materials. Division
                                  2.3, Hazard Zone A
                                  material; in bulk
                                  Division 2.1 or 2.2;
                                  or highway route
                                  controlled quantities
                                  of a Class 7 material,
                                  as defined in Sec.
                                  173.403 of this title.
(iii) Freight vehicles of        Oil listed in Sec.            1,000,000
 10,001 pounds (4,536             172.101 of this title;
 kilograms) or more GVWR.         hazardous waste,
                                  hazardous materials
                                  and hazardous
                                  substances defined in
                                  Sec.   171.8 of this
                                  title and listed in
                                  Sec.   172.101 of this
                                  title, but not
                                  mentioned in paragraph
                                  (b) or (d) of this
                                  section.
(iv) Freight vehicles under      Any quantity of               5,000,000
 10,001 pounds (4,536             Division 1.1, 1.2, or
 kilograms) GVWR.                 1.3 material; any
                                  quantity of a Division
                                  2.3, Hazard Zone A, or
                                  Division 6.1, Packing
                                  Group I, Hazard Zone A
                                  material; or highway
                                  route controlled
                                  quantities of Class 7
                                  material as defined in
                                  Sec.   173.455 of this
                                  title.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (3) Motor carriers subject to the minimum limits governed by this 
section, which are also subject to Department of Transportation limits 
requirements, are at no time required to have security for more than 
the required minimum limits established by the Secretary of 
Transportation in the applicable provisions of this part.
    (4) Foreign motor carriers and foreign motor private carriers. 
Foreign motor carriers and foreign motor private carriers (Mexican), 
subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 13902(c) and 49 CFR part 368 
regarding obtaining certificates of registration from the FMCSA, must 
meet our minimum financial responsibility requirements by obtaining 
insurance coverage, in the required amounts, for periods of 24 hours or 
longer, from insurance or surety companies, that meet the requirements 
of Sec.  387.315. These carriers must have available for inspection, in 
each vehicle operating in the United States, copies of the following 
documents:
    (i) The certificate of registration;
    (ii) The required insurance endorsement (Form MCS-90); and
    (iii) An insurance identification card, binder, or other document 
issued by an authorized insurer which specifies both the effective date 
and the expiration date of the insurance coverage.
    Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec.  387.301T(a)(1), the filing 
of evidence of insurance is not required as a condition to the issuance 
of a certificate of registration. Further, the reference to continuous 
coverage at Sec.  387.313T(a)(6) and the reference to cancellation 
notice at Sec.  387.313T(d) are not applicable to these carriers.
    (c) Household goods motor carriers: Cargo liability. Security 
required to compensate individual shippers for loss or damage to 
property belonging to them and coming into the possession of household 
goods motor carriers in connection with their transportation service:
    (1) For loss of or damage to household goods carried on any one 
motor vehicle--$5,000; and
    (2) For loss of or damage to or aggregate of losses or damages of 
or to household goods occurring at any one time and place--$10,000.


Sec.  387.313   [Suspended]

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66. Suspend Sec.  387.313.

0
67. Add Sec.  387.313T to read as follows:


Sec.  387.313T   Forms and procedures.

    (a) Forms for endorsements, certificates of insurance and others--
(1) In form prescribed. Endorsements for policies of insurance and 
surety bonds, certificates of insurance, applications to qualify as a 
self-insurer, or for approval of other securities or agreements, and 
notices of cancellation must be in the form prescribed and approved by 
the FMCSA.
    (2) Aggregation of insurance. (i) When insurance is provided by 
more than one insurer in order to aggregate security limits for 
carriers operating only freight vehicles under 10,000 pounds Gross 
Vehicle Weight Rating, as defined in Sec.  387.303T(b)(1), a separate 
Form BMC 90, with the specific amounts of underlying and limits of 
coverage shown thereon or appended thereto, and Form BMC 91X 
certificate is required of each insurer.

    **Note: See Note for Rule 387.311. Also, it should be noted that 
DOT is considering prescribing adaptations of the Form MCS 90 
endorsement and the Form MCS 82 surety bond for use by passenger 
carriers and Rules Sec. Sec.  387.311 and 387.313T have been written 
sufficiently broad to provide for this contingency when new forms 
are prescribed by that Agency.

    (ii) For aggregation of insurance for all other carriers to cover 
security limits under Sec.  387.303T(b)(1) or (2), a separate 
Department of Transportation prescribed form endorsement and Form BMC 
91X certificate is required of each insurer. When insurance is provided 
by more than one insurer to aggregate coverage for security limits 
under Sec.  387.303T(c) a separate Form BMC 32 endorsement and Form BMC 
34 certificate of insurance is required for each insurer.
    (iii) For aggregation of insurance for foreign motor private 
carriers of nonhazardous commodities to cover security limits under 
Sec.  387.303T(b)(4), a separate Form BMC 90 with the specific amounts 
of underlying and limits of coverage shown thereon or appended thereto, 
or Department of Transportation prescribed form endorsement, and Form 
BMC 91MX certificate is required for each insurer.
    (3) Use of certificates and endorsements in BMC Series. Form BMC 91 
certificates of insurance will be filed with the FMCSA for the full 
security limits under Sec.  387.303T(b)(1) or (2).
    (i) Form BMC 91X certificate of insurance will be filed to 
represent full coverage or any level of aggregation for the security 
limits under Sec.  387.303T(b)(1) or (2).
    (ii) Form BMC 90 endorsement will be used with each filing of Form 
BMC 91 or Form 91X certificate with the FMCSA which certifies to 
coverage not governed by the requirements of the Department of 
Transportation. Form BMC 32 endorsement and Form BMC 34 certificate of 
insurance and Form BMC 83 surety bonds are used for the limits of cargo 
liability under Sec.  387.303T(c).
    (iii) Form BMC 91MX certificate of insurance will be filed to 
represent any level of aggregation for the security limits under Sec.  
387.303T(b)(4).

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    (4) Use of endorsements in MCS Series. When Security limits 
certified under Sec.  387.303T(b)(1) or (b)(2) involves coverage also 
required by the Department of Transportation a Form MCS endorsement 
prescribed by the Department of Transportation such as, and including, 
the Form MCS 90 endorsement is required.
    (5) Surety bonds. When surety bonds are used rather than 
certificates of insurance, Form BMC 82 is required for the security 
limits under Sec.  387.303T(b)(1) not subject to regulation by the 
Department of Transportation, and Form MCS 82, or any form of similar 
import prescribed by the Department of Transportation, is used for the 
security limits subject also to minimum coverage requirements of the 
Department of Transportation.
    (6) Surety bonds and certificates in effect continuously. Surety 
bonds and certificates of insurance shall specify that coverage 
thereunder will remain in effect continuously until terminated as 
herein provided, except:
    (i) When filed expressly to fill prior gaps or lapses in coverage 
or to cover grants of emergency temporary authority of unusually short 
duration and the filing clearly so indicates; or
    (ii) In special or unusual circumstances, when special permission 
is obtained for filing certificates of insurance or surety bonds on 
terms meeting other particular needs of the situation.
    (b) Filing and copies. Certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and 
notices of cancellation must be filed with the FMCSA in triplicate.
    (c) Name of insured. Certificates of insurance and surety bonds 
shall be issued in the full and correct name of the individual, 
partnership, corporation or other person to whom the certificate, 
permit, or license is, or is to be, issued. In the case of a 
partnership, all partners shall be named.
    (d) Cancellation notice. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of 
this section, surety bonds, certificates of insurance and other 
securities or agreements shall not be cancelled or withdrawn until 30 
days after written notice has been submitted to the FMCSA at its 
offices in Washington, DC, on the prescribed form (Form BMC-35, Notice 
of Cancellation Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance under 49 U.S.C. 
13906, and BMC-36, Notice of Cancellation Motor Carrier and Broker 
Surety Bonds, as appropriate) by the insurance company, surety or 
sureties, motor carrier, broker or other party thereto, as the case may 
be, which period of thirty (30) days shall commence to run from the 
date such notice on the prescribed form is actually received by the 
FMCSA.
    (e) Termination by replacement. Certificates of insurance or surety 
bonds which have been accepted by the FMCSA under these rules may be 
replaced by other certificates of insurance, surety bonds or other 
security, and the liability of the retiring insurer or surety under 
such certificates of insurance or surety bonds shall be considered as 
having terminated as of the effective date of the replacement 
certificate of insurance, surety bond or other security, provided the 
said replacement certificate, bond or other security is acceptable to 
the FMCSA under the rules and regulations in this part.
    (f) Termination of Forms BMC-32 and BMC-34 for motor carriers 
transporting property other than household goods. Form BMC-32 
endorsements and Form BMC-34 certificates of insurance issued to motor 
carriers transporting property other than household goods that have 
been accepted by the FMCSA under these rules will expire on March 21, 
2011.


Sec.  387.323   [Suspended]

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68. Suspend Sec.  387.323.

0
69. Add Sec.  387.323T to read as follows:


Sec.  387.323T   Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund 
agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.

    (a) Insurers may, at their option and in accordance with the 
requirements and procedures set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of 
this section, file forms BMC 34, BMC 35, BMC 36, BMC 82, BMC 83, BMC 
84, BMC 85, BMC 91, and BMC 91X electronically, in lieu of using the 
prescribed printed forms.
    (b) Each insurer must obtain authorization to file electronically 
by registering with the FMCSA. An individual account number and 
password for computer access will be issued to each registered insurer.
    (c) Filings may be transmitted online via the Internet at: http://fhwa-li.volpe.dot.gov or via American Standard Code Information 
Interchange (ASCII). All ASCII transmission must be in fixed format, 
i.e., all records must have the same number of fields and same length. 
The record layouts for ASCII electronic transactions are described in 
the following table:

                                                        Electronic Insurance Filing Transactions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                Required F = filing C =
             Field name                  Number of positions              Description               cancel B = both         Start field      End field
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Record type........................  1 Numeric..................  1 = Filing, 2 =              B                                       1               1
                                                                   Cancellation.
Insurer number.....................  8 Text.....................  FMCSA Assigned Insurer       B                                       2               9
                                                                   Number (Home Office) With
                                                                   Suffix (Issuing Office),
                                                                   If Different, e.g., 12345-
                                                                   01.
Filing type........................  1 Numeric..................  1 = BI&PD, 2 = Cargo, 3 =    B                                      10              10
                                                                   Bond, 4 = Trust Fund.
FMCSA docket number................  8 Text.....................  FMCSA Assigned MC or FF      B                                      11              18
                                                                   Number, e.g., MC000045.
Insured legal name.................  120 Text...................  Legal Name.................  B                                      19             138
Insured d/b/a name.................  60 Text....................  Doing Business As Name If    B                                     139             198
                                                                   Different From Legal Name.
Insured address....................  35 Text....................  Either street or mailing     B                                     199             233
                                                                   address.
Insured city.......................  30 Text....................  ...........................  B                                     234             263
Insured state......................  2 Text.....................  ...........................  B                                     264             265
Insured zip code...................  9 Numeric..................  (Do not include dash if      B                                     266             274
                                                                   using 9 digit code).
Insured country....................  2 Text.....................  (Will default to U.S.).....  B                                     275             276
Form code..........................  10 Text....................  BMC-91, BMC-91X, BMC-34,     B                                     277             286
                                                                   BMC-35, etc.

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Full, primary or excess coverage...  1 Text.....................  If BMC-91X, P or E =         F                                     287             287
                                                                   indicator of primary or
                                                                   excess policy; 1 = Full
                                                                   under Sec.
                                                                   387.303T(b)(1); 2 = Full
                                                                   under Sec.
                                                                   387.303T(b)(2).
Limit of liability.................  5 Numeric..................  $ in Thousands.............  F                                     288             292
Underlying limit of liability......  5 Numeric..................  $ in Thousands (will         F                                     293             297
                                                                   default to $000 if
                                                                   Primary).
Effective date.....................  8 Text.....................  MM/DD/YY Format for both     B                                     298             305
                                                                   Filing or Cancellation.
Policy number......................  25 Text....................  Surety companies may enter   B                                     306             330
                                                                   bond number.
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    (d) All registered insurers agree to furnish upon request to the 
FMCSA a duplicate original of any policy (or policies) and all 
endorsements, surety bond, trust fund agreement, or other filing.


Sec.  387.403   [Suspended]

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Sec.  387.403T  General requirements.

    (a) Cargo. A household goods freight forwarder may not operate 
until it has filed with FMCSA an appropriate surety bond, certificate 
of insurance, qualifications as a self-insurer, or other securities or 
agreements, in the amounts prescribed in Sec.  387.405, for loss of or 
damage to household goods.
    (b) Public liability. A HHGFF may not perform transfer, collection, 
and delivery service until it has filed with the FMCSA an appropriate 
surety bond, certificate of insurance, qualifications as a self-
insurer, or other securities or agreements, in the amounts prescribed 
at Sec.  387.405, conditioned to pay any final judgment recovered 
against such HHGFF for bodily injury to or the death of any person, or 
loss of or damage to property (except cargo) of others, or, in the case 
of freight vehicles described at Sec.  387.303T(b)(2), for 
environmental restoration, resulting from the negligent operation, 
maintenance, or use of motor vehicles operated by or under its control 
in performing such service.
    (c) Surety bond or trust fund. A freight forwarder must have a 
surety bond or trust fund in effect. The FMCSA will not issue a freight 
forwarder license until a surety bond or trust fund for the full limit 
of liability prescribed in Sec.  387.405 is in effect. The freight 
forwarder license shall remain valid or effective only as long as a 
surety bond or trust fund remains in effect and shall ensure the 
financial responsibility of the freight forwarder. The requirements 
applicable to property broker surety bonds and trust funds in Sec.  
387.307 shall apply to the surety bond or trust fund required by this 
paragraph (c).


Sec.  387.413   [Suspended]

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Sec.  387.413T   Forms and procedures.

    (a) Forms. Endorsements for policies of insurance, surety bonds, 
certificates of insurance, applications to qualify as a self-insurer or 
for approval of other securities or agreements, and notices of 
cancellation must be in the form prescribed at subpart C of this part.
    (b) Procedure. Certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and notices 
of cancellation must be filed with the FMCSA in triplicate.
    (c) Names. Certificates of insurance and surety bonds shall be 
issued in the full name (including any trade name) of the individual, 
partnership (all partners named), corporation, or other person holding 
or to be issued the permit.
    (d) Cancellation. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this 
section, certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and other securities 
and agreements shall not be cancelled or withdrawn until 30 days after 
the FMCSA receives written notice from the insurance company, surety, 
freight forwarder, or other party, as the case may be.
    (e) Termination by replacement. Certificates of insurance or surety 
bonds may be replaced by other certificates of insurance, surety bonds, 
or other security, and the liability of the retiring insurer or surety 
shall be considered as having terminated as of the replacement's 
effective date, if acceptable to the FMCSA.
    (f) Termination of Forms BMC-32 and BMC-34 for freight forwarders 
of property other than household goods. Form BMC-32 endorsements and 
Form BMC-34 certificates of insurance issued to freight forwarders of 
property other than household goods that have been accepted by the 
FMCSA under these rules will expire on March 21, 2011.


Sec.  387.419  [Suspended]

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Sec.  387.419T  Electronic filing of surety bonds, certificates of 
insurance and cancellations.

    Insurers may, at their option and in accordance with the 
requirements and procedures set forth at Sec.  387.323T, file 
certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and other securities and 
agreements electronically.

PART 390--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS; GENERAL

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76. The authority citation for part 390 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 508, 13301, 13902, 13908, 31132, 31133, 
31136, 31151, 31502, 31504; sec. 114, Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 
1673, 1677; sec. 217, Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1767; sec. 
4136, Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1745; and 49 CFR 1.87.


Sec.  390.3   [Suspended]

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Sec.  390.3T  General applicability.

    (a)(1) The rules in this subchapter are applicable to all 
employers, employees, and commercial motor vehicles that transport 
property or passengers in interstate commerce.
    (2) The rules in 49 CFR 386.12(e) and 390.6 prohibiting the 
coercion of drivers of commercial motor vehicles operating in 
interstate commerce:
    (i) To violate certain safety regulations are applicable to all 
motor carriers, shippers, receivers, and transportation intermediaries; 
and
    (ii) To violate certain commercial regulations are applicable to 
all operators of commercial motor vehicles.

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    (b) The rules in part 383 of this chapter, Commercial Driver's 
License Standards; Requirements and Penalties, are applicable to every 
person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Sec.  
383.5 of this subchapter, in interstate or intrastate commerce and to 
all employers of such persons.
    (c) The rules in part 387 of this chapter, Minimum Levels of 
Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers, are applicable to motor 
carriers as provided in Sec.  387.3 or Sec.  387.27 of this subchapter.
    (d) Additional requirements. Nothing in this subchapter shall be 
construed to prohibit an employer from requiring and enforcing more 
stringent requirements relating to safety of operation and employee 
safety and health.
    (e) Knowledge of and compliance with the regulations. (1) Every 
employer shall be knowledgeable of and comply with all regulations 
contained in this subchapter which are applicable to that motor 
carrier's operations.
    (2) Every driver and employee shall be instructed regarding, and 
shall comply with, all applicable regulations contained in this 
subchapter.
    (3) All motor vehicle equipment and accessories required by this 
subchapter shall be maintained in compliance with all applicable 
performance and design criteria set forth in this subchapter.
    (f) Exceptions. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the rules 
in this subchapter do not apply to--
    (1) All school bus operations as defined in Sec.  390.5T, except 
for the provisions of Sec. Sec.  391.15(e) and (f), 392.80, and 392.82 
of this chapter.
    (2) Transportation performed by the Federal government, a State, or 
any political subdivision of a State, or an agency established under a 
compact between States that has been approved by the Congress of the 
United States;
    (3) The occasional transportation of personal property by 
individuals not for compensation nor in the furtherance of a commercial 
enterprise;
    (4) The transportation of human corpses or sick and injured 
persons;
    (5) The operation of fire trucks and rescue vehicles while involved 
in emergency and related operations;
    (6) The operation of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to 
transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), not for 
direct compensation, provided the vehicle does not otherwise meet the 
definition of a commercial motor vehicle, except that motor carriers 
and drivers operating such vehicles are required to comply with 
Sec. Sec.  390.15, 390.19T, 390.21T(a) and (b)(2), 391.15(e) and (f), 
392.80 and 392.82 of this chapter.
    (7) Either a driver of a commercial motor vehicle used primarily in 
the transportation of propane winter heating fuel or a driver of a 
motor vehicle used to respond to a pipeline emergency, if such 
regulations would prevent the driver from responding to an emergency 
condition requiring immediate response as defined in Sec.  390.5T.
    (g) Motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in intrastate 
commerce. The rules in the following provisions of this subchapter 
apply to motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in 
intrastate commerce and to the motor vehicles that transport hazardous 
materials in intrastate commerce:
    (1) Part 385, subparts A and E, of this chapter for carriers 
subject to the requirements of Sec.  385.403 of this chapter.
    (2) Part 386 of this chapter, Rules of practice for motor carrier, 
broker, freight forwarder, and hazardous materials proceedings.
    (3) Part 387 of this chapter, Minimum Levels of Financial 
Responsibility for Motor Carriers, to the extent provided in Sec.  
387.3 of this chapter.
    (4) Section 390.19T, Motor carrier identification report, and Sec.  
390.21T, Marking of CMVs, for carriers subject to the requirements of 
Sec.  385.403 of this chapter. Intrastate motor carriers operating 
prior to January 1, 2005, are excepted from Sec.  390.19T(a)(1).
    (h) Intermodal equipment providers. On and after December 17, 2009, 
the rules in the following provisions of this subchapter apply to 
intermodal equipment providers:
    (1) Subpart F, Intermodal Equipment Providers, of part 385 of this 
chapter, Safety Fitness Procedures.
    (2) Part 386 of this chapter, Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier, 
Intermodal Equipment Provider, Broker, Freight Forwarder, and Hazardous 
Materials Proceedings.
    (3) This part, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General, 
except Sec.  390.15(b) concerning accident registers.
    (4) Part 393 of this chapter, Parts and Accessories Necessary for 
Safe Operation.
    (5) Part 396 of this chapter, Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance.


Sec.  390.5  [Suspended]

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Sec.  390.5T  Definitions.

    Unless specifically defined elsewhere, in this subchapter:
    Accident means--
    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition, an 
occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a highway 
in interstate or intrastate commerce which results in:
    (i) A fatality;
    (ii) Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, 
immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the 
accident; or
    (iii) One or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a 
result of the accident, requiring the motor vehicle(s) to be 
transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle.
    (2) The term accident does not include:
    (i) An occurrence involving only boarding and alighting from a 
stationary motor vehicle; or
    (ii) An occurrence involving only the loading or unloading of 
cargo.
    Alcohol concentration (AC) means the concentration of alcohol in a 
person's blood or breath. When expressed as a percentage it means grams 
of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 
liters of breath.
    Bus means any motor vehicle designed, constructed, and/or used for 
the transportation of passengers, including taxicabs.
    Business district means the territory contiguous to and including a 
highway when within any 600 feet along such highway there are buildings 
in use for business or industrial purposes, including but not limited 
to hotels, banks, or office buildings which occupy at least 300 feet of 
frontage on one side or 300 feet collectively on both sides of the 
highway.
    Charter transportation of passengers means transportation, using a 
bus, of a group of persons who pursuant to a common purpose, under a 
single contract, at a fixed charge for the motor vehicle, have acquired 
the exclusive use of the motor vehicle to travel together under an 
itinerary either specified in advance or modified after having left the 
place of origin.
    Coerce or Coercion means either--
    (1) A threat by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, or 
transportation intermediary, or their respective agents, officers or 
representatives, to withhold business, employment or work opportunities 
from, or to take or permit any adverse employment action against, a 
driver in order to induce the driver to operate a commercial motor 
vehicle under conditions which the driver stated would require him or 
her to violate one or more of the regulations, which the driver 
identified at least generally, that are codified at 49 CFR parts 171 
through 173, 177 through 180, 380 through 383, or 390 through 399, or 
Sec.  385.415 or Sec.  385.421T of this chapter,

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or the actual withholding of business, employment, or work 
opportunities or the actual taking or permitting of any adverse 
employment action to punish a driver for having refused to engage in 
such operation of a commercial motor vehicle; or
    (2) A threat by a motor carrier, or its agents, officers or 
representatives, to withhold business, employment or work opportunities 
or to take or permit any adverse employment action against a driver in 
order to induce the driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle under 
conditions which the driver stated would require a violation of one or 
more of the regulations, which the driver identified at least 
generally, that are codified at 49 CFR parts 356, 360, or 365 through 
379, or the actual withholding of business, employment or work 
opportunities or the actual taking or permitting of any adverse 
employment action to punish a driver for refusing to engage in such 
operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
    Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor 
vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport 
passengers or property when the vehicle--
    (1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight 
rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 
kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or
    (2) Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers 
(including the driver) for compensation; or
    (3) Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, 
including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for 
compensation; or
    (4) Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of 
Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in 
a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C.
    Conviction means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a 
determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the 
law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized 
administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral 
deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty 
or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or 
court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, 
regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or 
prorated.
    Covered farm vehicle means--
    (1) A straight truck or articulated vehicle--
    (i) Registered in a State with a license plate or other designation 
issued by the State of registration that allows law enforcement 
officials to identify it as a farm vehicle;
    (ii) Operated by the owner or operator of a farm or ranch, or an 
employee or family member of a an owner or operator of a farm or ranch;
    (iii) Used to transport agricultural commodities, livestock, 
machinery or supplies to or from a farm or ranch; and
    (iv) Not used in for-hire motor carrier operations; however, for-
hire motor carrier operations do not include the operation of a vehicle 
meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1)(i) through (iii) of this 
definition by a tenant pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement to 
transport the landlord's portion of the crops under that agreement.
    (2) Meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1)(i) through (iv) of 
this definition:
    (i) With a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating, 
whichever is greater, of 26,001 pounds or less may utilize the 
exemptions in Sec.  390.39 anywhere in the United States; or
    (ii) With a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating, 
whichever is greater, of more than 26,001 pounds may utilize the 
exemptions in Sec.  390.39 anywhere in the State of registration or 
across State lines within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch with 
respect to which the vehicle is being operated.
    Crash. See accident.
    Direct assistance means transportation and other relief services 
provided by a motor carrier or its driver(s) incident to the immediate 
restoration of essential services (such as, electricity, medical care, 
sewer, water, telecommunications, and telecommunication transmissions) 
or essential supplies (such as, food and fuel). It does not include 
transportation related to long-term rehabilitation of damaged physical 
infrastructure or routine commercial deliveries after the initial 
threat to life and property has passed.
    Direct compensation means payment made to the motor carrier by the 
passengers or a person acting on behalf of the passengers for the 
transportation services provided, and not included in a total package 
charge or other assessment for highway transportation services.
    Disabling damage means damage which precludes departure of a motor 
vehicle from the scene of the accident in its usual manner in daylight 
after simple repairs.
    (1) Inclusions. Damage to motor vehicles that could have been 
driven, but would have been further damaged if so driven.
    (2) Exclusions. (i) Damage which can be remedied temporarily at the 
scene of the accident without special tools or parts.
    (ii) Tire disablement without other damage even if no spare tire is 
available.
    (iii) Headlamp or taillight damage.
    (iv) Damage to turn signals, horn, or windshield wipers which makes 
them inoperative.
    Driveaway-towaway operation means an operation in which an empty or 
unladen motor vehicle with one or more sets of wheels on the surface of 
the roadway is being transported:
    (1) Between vehicle manufacturer's facilities;
    (2) Between a vehicle manufacturer and a dealership or purchaser;
    (3) Between a dealership, or other entity selling or leasing the 
vehicle, and a purchaser or lessee;
    (4) To a motor carrier's terminal or repair facility for the repair 
of disabling damage (as defined in this section) following a crash; or
    (5) To a motor carrier's terminal or repair facility for repairs 
associated with the failure of a vehicle component or system; or
    (6) By means of a saddle-mount or tow-bar.
    Driver means any person who operates any commercial motor vehicle.
    Driving a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of 
alcohol means committing any one or more of the following acts in a 
CMV: Driving a CMV while the person's alcohol concentration is 0.04 or 
more; driving under the influence of alcohol, as prescribed by State 
law; or refusal to undergo such testing as is required by any State or 
jurisdiction in the enforcement of Table 1 to Sec.  383.51 or Sec.  
392.5(a)(2) of this subchapter.
    Electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a cellular 
telephone; personal digital assistant; pager; computer; or any other 
device used to input, write, send, receive, or read text.
    Emergency means any hurricane, tornado, storm (e.g. thunderstorm, 
snowstorm, icestorm, blizzard, sandstorm, etc.), high water, wind-
driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, mud 
slide, drought, forest fire, explosion, blackout or other occurrence, 
natural or man-made, which interrupts the delivery of essential 
services (such as, electricity, medical care, sewer, water, 
telecommunications, and telecommunication transmissions) or essential 
supplies (such as, food and fuel) or otherwise immediately threatens 
human life or public welfare, provided

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such hurricane, tornado, or other event results in:
    (1) A declaration of an emergency by the President of the United 
States, the Governor of a State, or their authorized representatives 
having authority to declare emergencies; by the FMCSA Field 
Administrator for the geographical area in which the occurrence 
happens; or by other Federal, State or local government officials 
having authority to declare emergencies; or
    (2) A request by a police officer for tow trucks to move wrecked or 
disabled motor vehicles.
    Emergency condition requiring immediate response means any 
condition that, if left unattended, is reasonably likely to result in 
immediate serious bodily harm, death, or substantial damage to 
property. In the case of transportation of propane winter heating fuel, 
such conditions shall include (but are not limited to) the detection of 
gas odor, the activation of carbon monoxide alarms, the detection of 
carbon monoxide poisoning, and any real or suspected damage to a 
propane gas system following a severe storm or flooding. An ``emergency 
condition requiring immediate response'' does not include requests to 
refill empty gas tanks. In the case of a pipeline emergency, such 
conditions include (but are not limited to) indication of an abnormal 
pressure event, leak, release or rupture.
    Emergency relief means an operation in which a motor carrier or 
driver of a commercial motor vehicle is providing direct assistance to 
supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives or 
property or to protect public health and safety as a result of an 
emergency as defined in this section.
    Employee means any individual, other than an employer, who is 
employed by an employer and who in the course of his or her employment 
directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety. Such term includes a 
driver of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent 
contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor 
vehicle), a mechanic, and a freight handler. Such term does not include 
an employee of the United States, any State, any political subdivision 
of a State, or any agency established under a compact between States 
and approved by the Congress of the United States who is acting within 
the course of such employment.
    Employer means any person engaged in a business affecting 
interstate commerce who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in 
connection with that business, or assigns employees to operate it, but 
such terms does not include the United States, any State, any political 
subdivision of a State, or an agency established under a compact 
between States approved by the Congress of the United States.
    Exempt intracity zone means the geographic area of a municipality 
or the commercial zone of that municipality described in appendix F to 
this subchapter. The term ``exempt intracity zone'' does not include 
any municipality or commercial zone in the State of Hawaii. For 
purposes of Sec.  391.62 of this chapter, a driver may be considered to 
operate a commercial motor vehicle wholly within an exempt intracity 
zone notwithstanding any common control, management, or arrangement for 
a continuous carriage or shipment to or from a point without such zone.
    Exempt motor carrier means a person engaged in transportation 
exempt from economic regulation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration (FMCSA) under 49 U.S.C. 13506. ``Exempt motor carriers'' 
are subject to the safety regulations set forth in this subchapter.
    Farm vehicle driver means a person who drives only a commercial 
motor vehicle that is--
    (1) Controlled and operated by a farmer as a private motor carrier 
of property;
    (2) Being used to transport either--
    (i) Agricultural products; or
    (ii) Farm machinery, farm supplies, or both, to or from a farm;
    (3) Not being used in the operation of a for-hire motor carrier;
    (4) Not carrying hazardous materials of a type or quantity that 
requires the commercial motor vehicle to be placarded in accordance 
with Sec.  177.823 of this subtitle; and
    (5) Being used within 150 air-miles of the farmer's farm.
    Farmer means any person who operates a farm or is directly involved 
in the cultivation of land, crops, or livestock which--
    (1) Are owned by that person; or
    (2) Are under the direct control of that person.
    Fatality means any injury which results in the death of a person at 
the time of the motor vehicle accident or within 30 days of the 
accident.
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator means the chief 
executive of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency 
within the Department of Transportation.
    For-hire motor carrier means a person engaged in the transportation 
of goods or passengers for compensation.
    Gross combination weight rating (GCWR) is the greater of:
    (1) A value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit, if 
such value is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
(FMVSS) certification label required by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; or
    (2) The sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) or the 
gross vehicle weights (GVWs) of the power unit and the towed unit(s), 
or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value. Exception: 
The GCWR of the power unit will not be used to define a commercial 
motor vehicle when the power unit is not towing another vehicle.
    Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) means the value specified by the 
manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single motor vehicle.
    Hazardous material means a substance or material which has been 
determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing 
an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported 
in commerce, and which has been so designated.
    Hazardous substance means a material, and its mixtures or 
solutions, that is identified in the appendix to Sec.  172.101 of this 
title, List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities, of this 
title when offered for transportation in one package, or in one 
transport motor vehicle if not packaged, and when the quantity of the 
material therein equals or exceeds the reportable quantity (RQ). This 
definition does not apply to petroleum products that are lubricants or 
fuels, or to mixtures or solutions of hazardous substances if in a 
concentration less than that shown in the table in Sec.  171.8 of this 
title, based on the reportable quantity (RQ) specified for the 
materials listed in the appendix to Sec.  172.101 of this title.
    Hazardous waste means any material that is subject to the hazardous 
waste manifest requirements of the EPA specified in 40 CFR part 262 or 
would be subject to these requirements absent an interim authorization 
to a State under 40 CFR part 123, subpart F.
    Highway means any road, street, or way, whether on public or 
private property, open to public travel. ``Open to public travel'' 
means that the road section is available, except during scheduled 
periods, extreme weather or emergency conditions, passable by four-
wheel standard passenger cars, and open to the general public for use 
without restrictive gates, prohibitive signs, or regulation other than 
restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration. Toll 
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public toll roads are not considered restrictive gates.
    Interchange means--
    (1) The act of providing intermodal equipment to a motor carrier 
pursuant to an intermodal equipment interchange agreement for the 
purpose of transporting the equipment for loading or unloading by any 
person or repositioning the equipment for the benefit of the equipment 
provider, but it does not include the leasing of equipment to a motor 
carrier for primary use in the motor carrier's freight hauling 
operations; or
    (2) The act of providing a passenger-carrying commercial motor 
vehicle by one motor carrier of passengers to another such carrier, at 
a point which both carriers are authorized to serve, with which to 
continue a through movement.
    (3) For property-carrying vehicles, see Sec.  376.2 of this 
subchapter.
    Intermodal equipment means trailing equipment that is used in the 
intermodal transportation of containers over public highways in 
interstate commerce, including trailers and chassis.
    Intermodal equipment interchange agreement means the Uniform 
Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement (UIIFA) or any 
other written document executed by an intermodal equipment provider or 
its agent and a motor carrier or its agent, the primary purpose of 
which is to establish the responsibilities and liabilities of both 
parties with respect to the interchange of the intermodal equipment.
    Intermodal equipment provider means any person that interchanges 
intermodal equipment with a motor carrier pursuant to a written 
interchange agreement or has a contractual responsibility for the 
maintenance of the intermodal equipment.
    Interstate commerce means trade, traffic, or transportation in the 
United States--
    (1) Between a place in a State and a place outside of such State 
(including a place outside of the United States);
    (2) Between two places in a State through another State or a place 
outside of the United States; or
    (3) Between two places in a State as part of trade, traffic, or 
transportation originating or terminating outside the State or the 
United States.
    Intrastate commerce means any trade, traffic, or transportation in 
any State which is not described in the term ``interstate commerce.''
    Lease, as used in Sec.  390.21T(f) and subpart F of this part, 
means a contract or arrangement in which a motor carrier grants the use 
of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle to another motor 
carrier, with or without a driver, for a specified period for the 
transportation of passengers, in exchange for compensation. The term 
lease includes an interchange, as defined in this section, or other 
agreement granting the use of a passenger-carrying commercial motor 
vehicle for a specified period, with or without a driver, whether or 
not compensation for such use is specified or required. For a 
definition of lease in the context of property-carrying vehicles, see 
Sec.  376.2 of this subchapter.
    Lessee, as used in subpart F of this part, means the motor carrier 
obtaining the use of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, 
with or without the driver, from another motor carrier. The term lessee 
includes a motor carrier obtaining the use of a passenger-carrying 
commercial motor vehicle from another motor carrier under an 
interchange or other agreement, with or without a driver, whether or 
not compensation for such use is specified. For a definition of lessee 
in the context of property-carrying vehicles, see Sec.  376.2 of this 
subchapter.
    Lessor, as used in subpart F of this part, means the motor carrier 
granting the use of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, with 
or without a driver, to another motor carrier. The term lessor includes 
a motor carrier granting the use of a passenger-carrying commercial 
motor vehicle to another motor carrier under an interchange or other 
agreement, with or without a driver, whether or not compensation for 
such use is specified. For a definition of lessor in the context of 
property-carrying vehicles, see Sec.  376.2 of this subchapter.
    Medical examiner means the following:
    (1) For medical examinations conducted before May 21, 2014, a 
person who is licensed, certified, and/or registered, in accordance 
with applicable State laws and regulations, to perform physical 
examinations. The term includes but is not limited to, doctors of 
medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, advanced 
practice nurses, and doctors of chiropractic.
    (2) For medical examinations conducted on and after May 21, 2014, 
an individual certified by FMCSA and listed on the National Registry of 
Certified Medical Examiners in accordance with subpart D of this part.
    Medical variance means a driver has received one of the following 
from FMCSA that allows the driver to be issued a medical certificate:
    (1) An exemption letter permitting operation of a commercial motor 
vehicle pursuant to part 381, subpart C, of this chapter or Sec.  
391.64 of this chapter;
    (2) A skill performance evaluation certificate permitting operation 
of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to Sec.  391.49 of this chapter.
    Mobile telephone means a mobile communication device that falls 
under or uses any commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 
regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR 20.3. It 
does not include two-way or Citizens Band Radio services.
    Motor carrier means a for-hire motor carrier or a private motor 
carrier. The term includes a motor carrier's agents, officers and 
representatives as well as employees responsible for hiring, 
supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers and 
employees concerned with the installation, inspection, and maintenance 
of motor vehicle equipment and/or accessories. For purposes of this 
subchapter, this definition includes the terms employer, and exempt 
motor carrier.
    Motor vehicle means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or 
semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the 
highways in the transportation of passengers or property, or any 
combination thereof determined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, but does not include any vehicle, locomotive, or car 
operated exclusively on a rail or rails, or a trolley bus operated by 
electric power derived from a fixed overhead wire, furnishing local 
passenger transportation similar to street-railway service.
    Motor vehicle record means the report of the driving status and 
history of a driver generated from the driver record, provided to 
users, such as, drivers or employers, and subject to the provisions of 
the Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725.
    Multiple-employer driver means a driver, who in any period of 7 
consecutive days, is employed or used as a driver by more than one 
motor carrier.
    Operating authority means the registration required by 49 U.S.C. 
13902, 49 CFR part 365, 49 CFR part 368, and 49 CFR 392.9a.
    Operator. See driver.
    Other terms. Any other term used in this subchapter is used in its 
commonly accepted meaning, except where such other term has been 
defined elsewhere in this subchapter. In that event, the definition 
therein given shall apply.

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    Out-of-service order means a declaration by an authorized 
enforcement officer of a Federal, State, Canadian, Mexican, or local 
jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor 
carrier operation is out of service pursuant to 49 CFR 386.72, 392.5, 
392.9a, 395.13, or 396.9, or compatible laws, or the North American 
Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.
    Person means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, 
business trust, or any other organized group of individuals.
    Previous employer means any DOT regulated person who employed the 
driver in the preceding 3 years, including any possible current 
employer.
    Principal place of business means the single location designated by 
the motor carrier, normally its headquarters, for purposes of 
identification under this subchapter. The motor carrier must make 
records required by parts 382, 387, 390, 391, 395, 396, and 397 of this 
subchapter available for inspection at this location within 48 hours 
(Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays excluded) after a request has 
been made by a special agent or authorized representative of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
    Private motor carrier means a person who provides transportation of 
property or passengers, by commercial motor vehicle, and is not a for-
hire motor carrier.
    Private motor carrier of passengers (business) means a private 
motor carrier engaged in the interstate transportation of passengers 
which is provided in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise and is 
not available to the public at large.
    Private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness) means private 
motor carrier involved in the interstate transportation of passengers 
that does not otherwise meet the definition of a private motor carrier 
of passengers (business).
    Radar detector means any device or mechanism to detect the emission 
of radio microwaves, laser beams or any other future speed measurement 
technology employed by enforcement personnel to measure the speed of 
commercial motor vehicles upon public roads and highways for 
enforcement purposes. Excluded from this definition are radar detection 
devices that meet both of the following requirements:
    (1) Transported outside the driver's compartment of the commercial 
motor vehicle. For this purpose, the driver's compartment of a 
passenger-carrying CMV shall include all space designed to accommodate 
both the driver and the passengers; and
    (2) Completely inaccessible to, inoperable by, and imperceptible to 
the driver while operating the commercial motor vehicle.
    Receiver or consignee means a person who takes delivery from a 
motor carrier or driver of a commercial motor vehicle of property 
transported in interstate commerce or hazardous materials transported 
in interstate or intrastate commerce.
    Regional Director of Motor Carriers means the Field Administrator, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, for a given geographical 
area of the United States.
    Residential district means the territory adjacent to and including 
a highway which is not a business district and for a distance of 300 
feet or more along the highway is primarily improved with residences.
    School bus means a passenger motor vehicle which is designed or 
used to carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the driver, and 
which the Secretary determines is likely to be significantly used for 
the purpose of transporting preprimary, primary, or secondary school 
students to such schools from home or from such schools to home.
    School bus operation means the use of a school bus to transport 
only school children and/or school personnel from home to school and 
from school to home.
    Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
    Shipper means a person who tenders property to a motor carrier or 
driver of a commercial motor vehicle for transportation in interstate 
commerce, or who tenders hazardous materials to a motor carrier or 
driver of a commercial motor vehicle for transportation in interstate 
or intrastate commerce.
    Single-employer driver means a driver who, in any period of 7 
consecutive days, is employed or used as a driver solely by a single 
motor carrier. This term includes a driver who operates a commercial 
motor vehicle on an intermittent, casual, or occasional basis.
    Special agent. See appendix B to this subchapter--Special agents.
    State means a State of the United States and the District of 
Columbia and includes a political subdivision of a State.
    Texting means manually entering alphanumeric text into, or reading 
text from, an electronic device.
    (1) This action includes, but is not limited to, short message 
service, emailing, instant messaging, a command or request to access a 
World Wide Web page, pressing more than a single button to initiate or 
terminate a voice communication using a mobile telephone, or engaging 
in any other form of electronic text retrieval or entry, for present or 
future communication.
    (2) Texting does not include:
    (i) Inputting, selecting, or reading information on a global 
positioning system or navigation system; or
    (ii) Pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice 
communication using a mobile telephone; or
    (iii) Using a device capable of performing multiple functions 
(e.g., fleet management systems, dispatching devices, smart phones, 
citizens band radios, music players, etc.) for a purpose that is not 
otherwise prohibited in this subchapter.
    Trailer includes:
    (1) Full trailer means any motor vehicle other than a pole trailer 
which is designed to be drawn by another motor vehicle and so 
constructed that no part of its weight, except for the towing device, 
rests upon the self-propelled towing motor vehicle. A semitrailer 
equipped with an auxiliary front axle (converter dolly) shall be 
considered a full trailer.
    (2) Pole trailer means any motor vehicle which is designed to be 
drawn by another motor vehicle and attached to the towing motor vehicle 
by means of a ``reach'' or ``pole,'' or by being ``boomed'' or 
otherwise secured to the towing motor vehicle, for transporting long or 
irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or structural members, 
which generally are capable of sustaining themselves as beams between 
the supporting connections.
    (3) Semitrailer means any motor vehicle, other than a pole trailer, 
which is designed to be drawn by another motor vehicle and is 
constructed so that some part of its weight rests upon the self-
propelled towing motor vehicle.
    Transportation intermediary means a person who arranges the 
transportation of property or passengers by commercial motor vehicle in 
interstate commerce, or who arranges the transportation of hazardous 
materials by commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate 
commerce, including but not limited to brokers and freight forwarders.
    Truck means any self-propelled commercial motor vehicle except a 
truck tractor, designed and/or used for the transportation of property.
    Truck tractor means a self-propelled commercial motor vehicle 
designed and/or used primarily for drawing other vehicles.
    Use a hand-held mobile telephone means:

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    (1) Using at least one hand to hold a mobile telephone to conduct a 
voice communication;
    (2) Dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing more than a 
single button; or
    (3) Reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that requires a 
driver to maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated driving 
position, restrained by a seat belt that is installed in accordance 
with 49 CFR 393.93 and adjusted in accordance with the vehicle 
manufacturer's instructions.
    United States means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.


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Sec.  390.19T  Motor carrier identification reports for certain Mexico-
domiciled motor carriers.

    (a) Applicability. Each motor carrier and intermodal equipment 
provider must file Form MCS-150, Form MCS-150B or Form MCS-150C with 
FMCSA as follows:
    (1) A U.S.-, Canada-, Mexico-, or non-North America-domiciled motor 
carrier conducting operations in interstate commerce must file a Motor 
Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150.
    (2) A motor carrier conducting operations in intrastate commerce 
and requiring a Safety Permit under 49 CFR part 385, subpart E, must 
file the Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit 
Application, Form MCS-150B.
    (3) Each intermodal equipment provider that offers intermodal 
equipment for transportation in interstate commerce must file an 
Intermodal Equipment Provider Identification Report, Form MCS-150C.
    (b) Filing schedule. Each motor carrier or intermodal equipment 
provider must file the appropriate form under paragraph (a) of this 
section at the following times:
    (1) Before it begins operations; and
    (2) Every 24 months, according to the following schedule:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
           USDOT No. ending in               Must file by last day of
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................  January.
2.......................................  February.
3.......................................  March.
4.......................................  April.
5.......................................  May.
6.......................................  June.
7.......................................  July.
8.......................................  August.
9.......................................  September.
0.......................................  October.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (3) If the next-to-last digit of its USDOT Number is odd, the motor 
carrier or intermodal equipment provider shall file its update in every 
odd-numbered calendar year. If the next-to-last digit of the USDOT 
Number is even, the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider 
shall file its update in every even-numbered calendar year.
    (4) A person that fails to complete biennial updates to the 
information pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of this section is subject to 
the penalties prescribed in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(B) or 49 U.S.C. 
14901(a), as appropriate, and deactivation of its USDOT Number.
    (c) Availability of forms. The forms described under paragraph (a) 
of this section and complete instructions are available from the FMCSA 
Web site at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov (Keyword ``MCS-150,'' or ``MCS-
150B,'' or ``MCS-150C''); from all FMCSA Service Centers and Division 
offices nationwide; or by calling 1-800-832-5660.
    (d) Where to file. The required form under paragraph (a) of this 
section must be filed with the FMCSA Office of Registration and Safety 
Information. The form may be filed electronically according to the 
instructions at the Agency's Web site, or it may be sent to Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Registration and Safety 
Information (MC-RS), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    (e) Special instructions for for-hire motor carriers. A for-hire 
motor carrier should submit the Form MCS-150, or Form MCS-150B, along 
with its application for operating authority (Form OP-1, OP-1(MX), OP-
1(NNA) or OP-2), to the appropriate address referenced on that form, or 
may submit it electronically or by mail separately to the address 
mentioned in paragraph (d) of this section.
    (f) Only the legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier 
or intermodal equipment provider may be used on the forms under 
paragraph (a) of this section (Form MCS-150, MCS-150B, or MCS-150C).
    (g) A motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider that fails to 
file the form required under paragraph (a) of this section, or 
furnishes misleading information or makes false statements upon the 
form, is subject to the penalties prescribed in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(B).
    (h)(1) Upon receipt and processing of the form described in 
paragraph (a) of this section, FMCSA will issue the motor carrier or 
intermodal equipment provider an identification number (USDOT Number).
    (2) The following applicants must additionally pass a pre-
authorization safety audit as described below before being issued a 
USDOT Number:
    (i) A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier seeking to provide 
transportation of property or passengers in interstate commerce between 
Mexico and points in the United States beyond the municipalities and 
commercial zones along the United States-Mexico international border 
must pass the pre-authorization safety audit under Sec.  365.507T of 
this subchapter. The Agency will not issue a USDOT Number until 
expiration of the protest period provided in Sec.  365.115 of this 
subchapter or--if a protest is received--after FMCSA denies or rejects 
the protest.
    (ii) A non-North America-domiciled motor carrier seeking to provide 
transportation of property or passengers in interstate commerce within 
the United States must pass the pre-authorization safety audit under 
Sec.  385.607T(c) of this subchapter. The Agency will not issue a USDOT 
Number until expiration of the protest period provided in Sec.  365.115 
of this subchapter or--if a protest is received--after FMCSA denies or 
rejects the protest.
    (3) The motor carrier must display the number on each self-
propelled CMV, as defined in Sec.  390.5T, along with the additional 
information required by Sec.  390.21T.
    (4) The intermodal equipment provider must identify each unit of 
interchanged intermodal equipment by its assigned USDOT number.
    (i) A motor carrier that registers its vehicles in a State that 
participates in the Performance and Registration Information Systems 
Management (PRISM) program (authorized under section 4004 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [Public Law 105-178, 112 
Stat. 107]) is exempt from the requirements of this section, provided 
it files all the required information with the appropriate State 
office.


Sec.  390.21   [Suspended]

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Sec.  390.21T  Marking of self-propelled CMVs and intermodal equipment.

    (a) General. Every self-propelled CMV subject to this subchapter 
must be marked as specified in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this 
section, and each unit of intermodal equipment interchanged or offered 
for interchange to a motor carrier by an intermodal equipment provider 
subject to this subchapter must be marked as specified in paragraph (g) 
of this section.

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    (b) Nature of marking. The marking must display the following 
information:
    (1) The legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier 
operating the self-propelled CMV, as listed on the motor carrier 
identification report (Form MCS-150) and submitted in accordance with 
Sec.  390.19T.
    (2) The identification number issued by FMCSA to the motor carrier 
or intermodal equipment provider, preceded by the letters ``USDOT.''
    (3) If the name of any person other than the operating carrier 
appears on the CMV, the name of the operating carrier must be followed 
by the information required by paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this 
section, and be preceded by the words ``operated by.''
    (4) Other identifying information may be displayed on the vehicle 
if it is not inconsistent with the information required by this 
paragraph (b).
    (c) Size, shape, location, and color of marking. The marking must--
    (1) Appear on both sides of the self-propelled CMV;
    (2) Be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the 
background on which the letters are placed;
    (3) Be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a distance of 
50 feet (15.24 meters) while the CMV is stationary; and
    (4) Be kept and maintained in a manner that retains the legibility 
required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
    (d) Construction and durability. The marking may be painted on the 
CMV or may consist of a removable device, if that device meets the 
identification and legibility requirements of paragraph (c) of this 
section, and such marking must be maintained as required by paragraph 
(c)(4) of this section.
    (e) Rented property-carrying commercial motor vehicles. A motor 
carrier operating a self-propelled property-carrying commercial motor 
vehicle under a rental agreement having a term not in excess of 30 
calendar days meets the requirements of this section if:
    (1) The CMV is marked in accordance with the provisions of 
paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section; or
    (2) The CMV is marked as set forth in paragraphs (e)(2)(i) through 
(iv) of this section:
    (i) The legal name or a single trade name of the lessor is 
displayed in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section.
    (ii) The lessor's identification number preceded by the letters 
``USDOT'' is displayed in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of 
this section.
    (iii) The rental agreement entered into by the lessor and the 
renting motor carrier conspicuously contains the following information:
    (A) The name and complete physical address of the principal place 
of business of the renting motor carrier;
    (B) The identification number issued the renting motor carrier by 
the FMCSA, preceded by the letters ``USDOT,'' if the motor carrier has 
been issued such a number. In lieu of the identification number 
required in this paragraph (e)(2)(iii)(B), the following may be shown 
in the rental agreement:
    (1) Information which indicates whether the motor carrier is 
engaged in ``interstate'' or ``intrastate'' commerce; and
    (2) Information which indicates whether the renting motor carrier 
is transporting hazardous materials in the rented CMV; and
    (C) The sentence: ``This lessor cooperates with all Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement officials nationwide to provide the identity 
of customers who operate this rental CMV''.
    (iv) The rental agreement entered into by the lessor and the 
renting motor carrier is carried on the rental CMV during the full term 
of the rental agreement. See the leasing regulations at 49 CFR part 376 
for information that should be included in all leasing documents.
    (f) Leased and interchanged passenger-carrying commercial motor 
vehicles. A motor carrier operating a leased or interchanged passenger-
carrying commercial motor vehicle meets the requirements of this 
section if:
    (1) The passenger-carrying CMV is marked in accordance with the 
provisions of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section, except that 
marking is required only on the right (curb) side of the vehicle; and
    (2) The passenger-carrying CMV is marked with a single placard, 
sign, or other device affixed to the right (curb) side of the vehicle 
on or near the front passenger door. The placard, sign or device must 
display the legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier 
operating the CMV and the motor carrier's USDOT number, preceded by the 
words ``Operated by.''
    (g) Driveaway services. In driveaway services, a removable device 
may be affixed on both sides or at the rear of a single driven vehicle. 
In a combination driveaway operation, the device may be affixed on both 
sides of any one unit or at the rear of the last unit. The removable 
device must display the legal name or a single trade name of the motor 
carrier and the motor carrier's USDOT number.
    (h) Intermodal equipment. (1) The requirements for marking 
intermodal equipment apply to each intermodal equipment provider, as 
defined in Sec.  390.5T, that interchanges or offers for interchange 
intermodal equipment to a motor carrier.
    (2) Each unit of intermodal equipment interchanged or offered for 
interchange to a motor carrier by an intermodal equipment provider 
subject to this subchapter must identify the intermodal equipment 
provider.
    (3) The intermodal equipment provider must be identified by its 
legal name or a single trade name and the identification number issued 
by FMCSA, preceded by the letters ``USDOT.''
    (4) The intermodal equipment must be identified as follows, using 
any one of the following methods:
    (i) The identification marking must appear on the curb side of the 
item of equipment. It must be in letters that contrast sharply in color 
with the background on which the letters are placed. The letters must 
be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a distance of 50 feet 
(15.24 meters) while the CMV is stationary; and be kept and maintained 
in a manner that retains this legibility; or
    (ii) The identification marking must appear on a label placed upon 
the curb side of the item of equipment. The label must be readily 
visible and legible to an inspection official during daylight hours 
when the vehicle is stationary. The label must be a color that 
contrasts sharply with the background on which it is placed, and the 
letters must also contrast sharply in color with the background of the 
label. The label must be kept and maintained in a manner that retains 
this legibility; or
    (iii) The USDOT number of the intermodal equipment provider must 
appear on the interchange agreement so that it is clearly identifiable 
to an inspection official. The interchange agreement must include 
additional information to identify the specific item of intermodal 
equipment (such as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and 4-
character Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) code and 6-digit unique 
identifying number); or
    (iv) The identification marking must be shown on a document placed 
in a weathertight compartment affixed to the frame of the item of 
intermodal equipment. The color of the letters used in the document 
must contrast sharply in color with the background of the document. The 
document must include additional information to identify the specific 
item of intermodal equipment (such as the VIN and 4-character SCAC

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code and 6-digit unique identifying number).
    (v) The USDOT number of the intermodal equipment provider is 
maintained in a database that is available via real-time internet and 
telephonic access. The database must:
    (A) Identify the name and USDOT number of the intermodal equipment 
provider responsible for the intermodal equipment, in response to an 
inquiry that includes:
    (i) SCAC plus trailing digits; or
    (ii) License plate number and State of license; or
    (iii) VIN of the item of intermodal equipment.
    (B) Offer read-only access for inquiries on individual items of 
intermodal equipment, without requiring advance user registration, a 
password, or a usage fee.


Sec.  390.40  [SUSPENDED]

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86. Add Sec.  390. 40T to read as follows:


Sec.  390.40T   What responsibilities do intermodal equipment providers 
have under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR parts 
350 through 399)?

    An intermodal equipment provider must--
    (a) Identify its operations to the FMCSA by filing the Form MCS-
150C required by Sec.  390.19T.
    (b) Mark its intermodal equipment with the USDOT number as required 
by Sec.  390.21T before tendering the equipment to a motor carrier.
    (c) Systematically inspect, repair, and maintain, or cause to be 
systematically inspected, repaired, and maintained, in a manner 
consistent with Sec.  396.3(a)(1) of this chapter, as applicable, all 
intermodal equipment intended for interchange with a motor carrier.
    (d) Provide intermodal equipment intended for interchange that is 
in safe and proper operating condition.
    (e) Maintain a system of driver vehicle inspection reports 
submitted to the intermodal equipment provider as required by Sec.  
396.11 of this chapter.
    (f) Maintain a system of inspection, repair, and maintenance 
records as required by Sec.  396.3(b)(3) of this chapter for equipment 
intended for interchange with a motor carrier.
    (g) Periodically inspect equipment intended for interchange, as 
required under Sec.  396.17 of this chapter.
    (h) At facilities at which the intermodal equipment provider makes 
intermodal equipment available for interchange, have procedures in 
place, and provide sufficient space, for drivers to perform a pre-trip 
inspection of tendered intermodal equipment.
    (i) At facilities at which the intermodal equipment provider makes 
intermodal equipment available for interchange, develop and implement 
procedures to repair any equipment damage, defects, or deficiencies 
identified as part of a pre-trip inspection, or replace the equipment, 
prior to the driver's departure. The repairs or replacement must be 
made after being notified by a driver of such damage, defects, or 
deficiencies.
    (j) Refrain from placing intermodal equipment in service on the 
public highways if that equipment has been found to pose an imminent 
hazard, as defined in Sec.  386.72(b)(3) of this chapter.

Subpart E--[SUSPENDED]

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87. Suspend subpart E, consisting of Sec. Sec.  390.201 through 
390.209.

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88. Add a new subpart E, consisting of Sec.  390.200T, to read as 
follows:

Subpart E--URS Online Application


Sec.  390.200T  USDOT Registration.

    (a) Purpose. This section establishes who must register with FMCSA 
using the Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, beginning January 
14, 2017.
    (b) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
part or 49 CFR 385.305T(b)(2), a new applicant private motor carrier or 
new applicant exempt for-hire motor carrier subject to the requirements 
of this subchapter must file Form MCSA-1 with FMCSA to identify its 
operations with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for 
safety oversight. Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application, and both 
the application and its instructions are available from the FMCSA Web 
site at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.
    (c) Definition. For purposes of this section, a ``new applicant'' 
is an entity applying for operating authority registration and a USDOT 
number who does not at the time of application have an active 
registration or USDOT, Motor Carrier (MC), Mexican owned or controlled 
(MX), or Freight Forwarder (FF) number, and who has never had an active 
registration or USDOT, MC, MX, or FF number.

    Issued under authority delegated under 49 CFR 1.87 on: December 
23, 2016.
T.F. Scott Darling III,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-31706 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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