April 25, 2024

On August 7, 2017, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update its Rulemaking Procedures (49 CFR 389)

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 6, 2017.

SUMMARY: The FMCSA proposes to amend its rulemaking procedures by revising the process for preparing and adopting rules, petitions, and direct final rules. Also, the Agency proposes to add new definitions, and makes general administrative corrections throughout its rulemaking procedures. These proposed actions are authorized under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).