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FMCSA will submit training certification information to State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs), who may only administer CDL skills tests to applicants for the Class A and B CDL, and/or the P or S endorsements, or knowledge test for the H endorsement, after verifying the certification information is present in the driver's record.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2016/12/08/2016-28012.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":380,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":383,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":384,"title":49}],"citation":"81 FR 88732","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2017-01-09","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective February 6, 2017. 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