2016-05151: Carrier Safety Fitness Determination
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FMCSA extends the public comment period for the Agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that published on January 21, 2016. This NPRM concerns the proposals to the current methodology for issuance of safety fitness determinations (SFD) for motor carriers. The Agency extends the deadline for the submission of initial comments to May 23, 2016. Reply comments will be due on or before June 23, 2016. In addition, FMCSA corrects the title and date of an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study report that the NPRM cited about the Agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS).
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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