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AGENCY:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This final rule makes technical corrections throughout 49 CFR, chapter III, subpart B, to various rules containing outdated references to organization structure, contacts, and addresses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is also updating authority citations, removing obsolete and unnecessary references, and making minor editorial corrections. These amendments are necessary due to the establishment of the FMCSA by the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 and the termination of the Interstate Commerce Commission under the ICC Termination Act of 1995. This action updates the Federal motor carrier safety and economic regulations to reflect the formation of the FMCSA and its current processes and requirements, but does not make any substantive changes to the affected rules.
DATES:
The effective date of this rule is October 1, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet Nunn, Regulatory Development Division (MC-PRR), 202-366-2797; or Mr. Michael J. Falk, Office of the Chief Counsel (MC-CC), 202-366-1384, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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Background
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA) (Public Law 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, December 9, 1999) created the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the newest agency of the Department of Transportation (DOT), on January 1, 2000. The FMCSA carries out its responsibilities under authority delegated to its Administrator by the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) pursuant to 49 CFR 1.73 (
see65 FR 220, January 4, 2000). Before FMCSA was created by the MCSIA, the Director of a new Office of Motor Carrier Safety (OMCS) in the DOT was delegated authority to regulate motor carrier activities under section 338 of the FY 2000 DOT and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-69, October 9, 1999). Previously, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), through the Office of the Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers (OMC), was the agency responsible for developing and administering the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). (
See64 FR 56270, October 19, 1999; 64 FR 58355 and 64 FR 58356, October 29, 1999).
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), chapter III, Subpart B, contain Federal motor carrier regulations for truck and bus safety. On January 1, 2000, the Secretary revised the heading for chapter III to read “Chapter III—Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation.” Simultaneously, part 301 of chapter III (which referenced the FHWA organization) was removed and reserved for the FMCSA organizational structure (see 64 FR 72959, December 29, 1999).
Introduction
This final rule removes obsolete references and updates authority citations because Congress enacted the MCSIA, which created the FMCSA, and resulted in the transfer of all motor carrier functions and operations to the FMCSA. Because these amendments do not impose new requirements, notice and public comment are unnecessary.
( printed page 49868)
Summary of Changes
The following is a summary of technical amendments made under this final rule. Minor editorial changes, for example, typographical and punctuation errors, and certain other minor adjustments to improve clarification of the rules are not discussed. All references to Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, OMC, OMCS, Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, Interstate Commerce Commission, ICC, and Commission, are replaced with “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration” and “FMCSA.” All references to Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers are replaced with “Administrator”; Office of Motor Carrier Research and Standards is replaced with “Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations”; Office of Motor Carrier Information Analysis is replaced with “Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems”; and Licensing and Insurance Division is replaced with “Licensing Team” or “Insurance Compliance”.
All references to Regional Director of Motor Carriers are replaced with “Field Administrator,” “Division Administrator,” or “State Director”; Safety Technology and Information Management Division, HHS-10, and HHS-30 are replaced with “Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECH)”; HCC-10 Docket Room, Hazardous Materials Routing Dispute Resolution Docket are replaced with “Office of the Chief Counsel (MC-CC).”
We updated incorrect authority citations. We removed and reserved § 384.303 relating to State certification for FY1994 because it is no longer needed. Paragraph (c) of § 387.323 is updated to allow specifically for online insurance filings and cancellations by registered insurance and surety companies and financial institutions over the Internet. We are also removing, without replacement, paragraph (a)(4) of § 390.19, because it relates to past dates which are no longer relevant.
Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
This final rule makes only minor technical corrections to existing regulations. The rule replaces outdated language with terms more consistent with current statutory authority and codifies the transfer of regulatory responsibilities from the FHWA and the former OMCS within the DOT to the FMCSA. Substantive regulatory standards are not being changed in any way. Therefore, the FMCSA finds good cause to adopt the rule without prior notice or opportunity for public comment [5 U.S.C. 553(b)]. The rule imposes no new burdens and merely corrects or clarifies existing regulations. Therefore, good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to dispense with the 30-day delay in the effective date requirement and the FMCSA is making the rule effective upon publication in the
Federal Register
.
Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
The FMCSA has determined that this action is not a significant regulatory action within the meaning of Executive Order 12866 or significant within the meaning of Department of Transportation regulatory policies and procedures. Since this rulemaking action makes only technical corrections to the current regulations, it is anticipated that the economic impact of this rulemaking will be minimal; therefore, a full regulatory evaluation is not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
In compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the FMCSA has evaluated the effects of this rule on small entities (i.e., motor carriers). Based on the evaluation, and since the rule merely corrects obsolete references and places no new requirements on the regulated industry, the FMCSA certifies that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule does not impose a Federal mandate resulting in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. (2 U.S.C. 1531et seq.).
This action 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.
We have analyzed this action under Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and does not concern an environmental risk to health or safety that may disproportionately affect children.
This rule will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights.
This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 13132, dated August 4, 1999, and it has been determined this action does not have a substantial direct effect or sufficient federalism implications on States that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States. Nothing in this document directly preempts any State law or regulation.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.217, Motor Carrier Safety. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities do not apply to this program.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not contain information collection requirements for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
National Environmental Policy Act
The agency has analyzed this action for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321et seq.) and has determined that this action would not have any effect on the quality of the environment.
Regulation Identification Number
A regulation identification number (RIN) is assigned to each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. The Regulatory Information Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda in April and October of each year. The RIN number contained in the heading of this document can be used to cross reference this action with the Unified Agenda.
(3) Motor carriers must complete the “Motor Carrier Certification of Action Taken” on Form MCS-141 in accordance with the terms prescribed thereon. Motor carriers must return Forms MCS-141 to the Division Office at the address indicated on Form MCS-141, within fifteen (15) days following the date of the vehicle inspection.
10. In part 360, revise all references to “Federal Highway Administration” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”, “FHWA” to read “FMCSA”, and “Office of Motor Carrier Information Analysis” to read “Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems.”
b. Amend § 360.1(d)(2) by removing “Chief, Licensing and Insurance Division” and adding, in its place, “Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems (MC-RIS).”
(2)
Billing account procedure.
A written request must be submitted to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECI) to establish an insurance service fee account.
(a) All applicants shall file the appropriate form in the OP-1 series. Form OP-1 for motor property carriers and brokers of general freight and household goods; Form OP-1(P) for motor passenger carriers; Form OP-1 (FF) for freight forwarders of household goods; Form OP-1(W) for water carriers and Form OP-1MX for Mexican motor property carriers. A separate filing fee in the amount specified at 49 CFR 360.3(f) is required for each type of transportation operation.
a. Amend the introductory text of paragraph (a) by removing the words “(and not the transfer rules at 49 CFR parts 365, subpart D, 1182, 1183 and 1186)”.
b. Amend the introductory text of paragraph (b) by removing the words “Office of the Secretary, Applications and Fees Unit, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, DC 20423” and adding, in its place, “FMCSA, Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems (MC-RIS), Washington, DC 20590.”
c. Amend paragraph (b)(5) by removing the reference “ 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(11)” and adding, in its place, “§ 360.3(f) of this chapter.”
PART 366—DESIGNATION OF PROCESS AGENT
23. Revise the authority citation for part 366 to read as follows:
24. Amend § 366.5 by removing “Commission” and adding, in its place, “FMCSA'; and by removing “Interstate Commerce Commission” and adding, in its place, “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.”
PART 367—STANDARDS FOR REGISTRATION WITH STATES
25. Revise the authority citation for part 367 to read as follows:
33. Amend § 372.109 in the introductory paragraph by removing “subchapter II, chapter 105, subtitle IV” and adding “subtitle IV, part B, chapter 135”; and paragraph (b) by removing “10526(a)(5)” and adding “13506(a)(5).”
40. Amend § 374.319, in paragraphs (a) and (b), by removing “Federal Highway Administration” and adding, in its place, “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.”
43. In part 375, revise all references to “Commission” to read FMCSA”; “Interstate Commerce Commission” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”; and “ICC” to read “FMCSA.”
a. Amend paragraphs (a) and (b) by removing Compliance and Enforcement and adding Enforcement and Compliance.
b. Amend paragraphs (a) and (b) by removing the number “20423-0001” and adding “20590”.
c. Amend paragraph (b) by removing “ICC” and adding, in its place, “USDOT or ICCMC”; and removing “Year Ended December 31, 19—”, in the heading, and adding “YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20—.”
d. Amend paragraphs (b) and (c) by removing “ICC Annual Report” and adding, in its place, “Annual Performance Report.”
PART 376—LEASE AND INTERCHANGE OF VEHICLES
49. Revise the authority citation for part 376 to read as follows:
56. Amend Appendix A to part 379, in Item K, by removing “Federal Highway Administration” and adding, in its place, “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.”
( printed page 49872)
PART 381—WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS
57. Revise the authority citation for part 381 to read as follows:
Any person who holds a CDL is considered to have consented to such testing as is required by any State or jurisdiction in the enforcement of §§ 383.51(b)(2)(i) and 392.5(a)(2) of this chapter. Consent is implied by driving a commercial motor vehicle.
65. Amend § 383.73 as follows:
a. Amend paragraph (a)(3)(iii), introductory text, by removing the words ”, when it is determined to be operational by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator.”
73. In part 385, revise all references to “FHWA” and “FHWA's” to read “FMCSA” and all references to “Federal Highway Administration” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.”
74. Amend § 385.19 as follows:
a. Amend paragraph (b) by removing “DOT” and adding “USDOT'; and by removing “ICC” and adding, in its place, “ICCMC'.
(c) Requests should be addressed to the Office of Data Analysis and Information Systems (MC RIS), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The information can also be found at the SAFER website:
http://www.safersys.org.
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Appendix B to Part 385—[Amended]
75. Amend paragraph (d), introductory text, by removing “Office of Motor Carriers.”
PART 386—RULES OF PRACTICE FOR MOTOR CARRIER, BROKER, FREIGHT FORWARDER, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROCEEDINGS
76. The authority citation for part 386 continues to read as follows:
(b)
Power and duties.
The administrative law judge has power to take any action and to make all needful rules and regulations to govern the conduct of the proceedings to ensure a fair and impartial hearing, and to avoid delay in the disposition of the proceedings. The powers of the administrative law judge include the following:
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PART 387—MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS
79. Remove the authority citations from part 387, subparts C and D, and revise the authority citation for part 387 to read as follows:
Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
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(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:
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PART 388—COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES
91. Revise the authority citation for part 388 to read as follows:
92. In part 388, revise all references to “Federal Highway Administration” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”; “Regional Director of Motor Carrier Safety” to read “Division Administrator or State Director.”
c. Remove “§ 391.2(d)” and add, in its place, “§ 391.62” in the definition of Exempt intracity zone
.
d. Remove the words “Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) under 49 U.S.C. 10526” and add, in its place, “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under 49 U.S.C. 13506” in the definition of
Exempt motor carrier
.
e. Remove “Director of the Office of Motor Carriers” and add, in its place, “Field Administrator”; and, remove “region” and add “area” in the definition of Regional Director of Motor Carriers
.
104. Amend § 391.47, paragraphs (c), (d)(1), (d)(2) and (f) by removing “Office of Motor Carrier Research and Standards” and adding, in its place, “Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations (MC PSD).”
105. Amend § 391.51(b)(8) by removing “Regional Director of Motor Carriers” and adding, in its place, “Field Administrator, Division Administrator, or State Director.”
PART 392—DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
106. Revise the authority citation for part 392 to read as follows:
a. Remove “Regional Director of Motor Carriers for the Region” and add, in its place, “Division Administrator or State Director for the geographical area”;
b. Remove “Regional Director of Motor Carriers” and add, in its place, “Division Administrator or State Director”; and
111. In part 393, revise all references to “Federal Highway Administration” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration” and “FHWA” to read “FMCSA.”
115. In part 395, revise all references to “Federal Highway Administration” to read “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration” and “FHWA” to read “FMCSA.”
122. Amend § 397.71, in footnote 1, by removing “Safety Technology and Information Management Division, HHS-10” and adding, in its place, “Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECH).”
124. Amend § 397.75(b)(1) by removing “HCC-10, Docket Room, Hazardous Materials Routing Dispute Resolution Docket” and adding, in its place, “Office of the Chief Counsel (MC-CC).”
125. Amend § 397.101 by revising the introductory text of paragraph (g) to read as follows:
(g) Except for packages shipped in compliance with the physical security requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR part 73, each carrier who accepts for transportation a highway route controlled quantity of Class 7 (radioactive) material (see 49 CFR 173.401(l)), must, within 90 days following the acceptance of the package, file the following information concerning the transportation of each such package with the Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECH), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001:
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126. Revise § 397.103(c) and (d) to read as follows:
(1) The State gives written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECH), Attn: National Hazardous Materials Route Registry, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
(2) Receipt thereof is acknowledged in writing by the FMCSA.
(d) A list of State-designated preferred routes and a copy of the “Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials” are
( printed page 49875)
available upon request to Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-ECH), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
a. Remove all references to “Federal Highway Administration” and add, in its place “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”;
b. Remove all references to “FHWA” and add, in its place, “FMCSA”;
c. Remove all references to “Office of Motor Carriers” and add, in its place, “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”;
d. Remove all references to “Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers” and add, in its place, “Administrator”; and
e. Revise paragraph 3:
f. Revise the authority citation following paragraph 4.
The revisions read as follows:
APPENDIX B TO SUBCHAPTER B—SPECIAL AGENTS
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3. Definition of Special Agent. Special agents are Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) employees who are identified by credentials issued by the FMCSA authorizing them to enforce 42 U.S.C. 4917 and to exercise relevant authority of the Secretary of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. 113, chapters 5, 51, 57, 131-149, 311, 313, and 315 and other statutes, as delegated to FMCSA by 49 CFR 1.73, and under regulations issued on the authority of those statutes. Special agents are authorized to inspect and copy records and to inspect and examine land, buildings, and equipment in the manner and to the extent provided by law.
a. Revise the note at the beginning of appendix F to read as follows:
“Note:
The text of these definitions is identical to the text of 49 CFR Part 1048, revised as of October 1, 1975, which is no longer in print.”
b. Amend Sec. 3 St. Louis, Mo.-East St. Louis, Ill. by removing “easternboundaries” and adding, in its place, “eastern boundaries.”
c. Amend Sec. 4 Washington, DC, in the second paragraph, by removing “extendingnortheasterly” and adding, in its place, “extending northeasterly”; and removing “thencenortherly” and adding, in its place, “thence northerly.”
Appendix G to Subchapter B—Minimum Periodic Inspection Standards
134. Amend Appendix G to Subchapter B by revising all references to “FHWA” to read “FMCSA.”
Issued on: September 25, 2001.
Stephen E. Barber,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.