[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: 49CFR385.103]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 385--SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Safety Monitoring System for Mexico-Domiciled Carriers
 
Sec. 385.103  Safety monitoring system.

    (a) General. Each Mexico-domiciled carrier operating in the United 
States will be subject to an oversight program to monitor its compliance 
with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety

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Regulations (FMCSRs), Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs), 
and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs).
    (b) Roadside monitoring. Each Mexico-domiciled carrier that receives 
provisional operating authority or a provisional Certificate of 
Registration will be subject to intensified monitoring through frequent 
roadside inspections.
    (c) CVSA decal. Each Mexico-domiciled carrier granted provisional 
operating authority under part 365 of this subchapter must have on every 
commercial motor vehicle it operates in the United States a current 
decal attesting to a satisfactory inspection by a Commercial Vehicle 
Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspector.
    (d) Safety audit. The FMCSA will conduct a safety audit on a Mexico-
domiciled carrier within 18 months after the FMCSA issues the carrier a 
provisional Certificate of Registration under part 368 of this 
subchapter.
    (e) Compliance review. The FMCSA will conduct a compliance review on 
a Mexico-domiciled carrier within 18 months after the FMCSA issues the 
carrier provisional operating authority under part 365 of this 
subchapter.