2023-23303: Safety Fitness Determinations
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FMCSA extends the comment period for its August 29, 2023, ANPRM requesting public comment on the need for a rulemaking to revise the regulations prescribing the safety fitness determination (SFD) process; the available science or technical information to analyze regulatory alternatives for determining the safety fitness of motor carriers; feedback on the Agency's current SFD regulations, including the process and impacts; the available data and costs for regulatory alternatives reasonably likely to be considered as part of this rulemaking; and the specific questions in the ANPRM. FMCSA extends the comment period for 30 days until November 29, 2023.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 6 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 49 CFR 350 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) and High Priority Program
- 49 CFR 365 Rules Governing Applications for Operating Authority
- 49 CFR 385 Safety Fitness Procedures
- 49 CFR 386 Rules of Practice for FMCSA Proceedings
- 49 CFR 387 Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers
- 49 CFR 395 Hours of Service of Drivers
Rulemaking docket
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