[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR350.101]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 350--COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 350.101  What is the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)?


    The MCSAP is a Federal grant program that provides financial 
assistance to States to reduce the number and severity of accidents and 
hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMV). 
The goal of the

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MCSAP is to reduce CMV-involved accidents, fatalities, and injuries 
through consistent, uniform, and effective CMV safety programs. 
Investing grant monies in appropriate safety programs will increase the 
likelihood that safety defects, driver deficiencies, and unsafe motor 
carrier practices will be detected and corrected before they become 
contributing factors to accidents. The MCSAP also sets forth the 
conditions for participation by States and local jurisdictions and 
promotes the adoption and uniform enforcement of safety rules, 
regulations, and standards compatible with the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Federal Hazardous Material Regulations 
(HMRs) for both interstate and intrastate motor carriers and drivers.