[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR102-34.195] [Page 83-85] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION PART 102-34--MOTOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart B--Identifying and Registering Motor Vehicles Sec. 102-34.195 What agencies have an unlimited exemption from displaying U.S. Government license plates and motor vehicle identification? The following Federal agencies, or activities within agencies, are granted an unlimited exemption based on ongoing mission requirements and do not need to certify: (a) Administrative Office of the United States Courts. All motor vehicles used by United States probation offices and pretrial services agencies of the judicial branch of the U.S. Government. (b) Department of Agriculture. Motor vehicles used for investigative or law enforcement activities by the Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Forest Service, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, Packers and Stockyard Program, Food and Consumers Service, and Office of the Inspector General. (c) Department of Commerce. Motor vehicles used for surveillance and other law enforcement activities by the Office of Export Enforcement, International Trade Administration, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (d) Department of Defense. Motor vehicles used for intelligence, investigative, or security activities by the U.S. Army Intelligence Agency and the Criminal Investigation Command of the Department of the Army; Office of Naval Intelligence of the Department of the Navy; Office of Special Investigations of the Department of the Air Force; the Defense Criminal Investigation Service, Office of the Inspector [[Page 84]] General; and the Defense Logistics Agency. (e) District of Columbia. Motor vehicles used by St. Elizabeth's Hospital in outpatient work where identifying the motor vehicles would be prejudicial to patients. (f) Department of Education. Motor vehicles used for investigative and law enforcement activities by the Office of the Inspector General. (g) Department of Energy. Motor vehicles used for investigative or security activities. (h) Environmental Protection Agency. Motor vehicles used for investigative and law enforcement activities by the Office of Inspector General and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. (i) Federal Communications Commission. Motor vehicles used for investigative activities by the Field Operations Bureau. (j) General Services Administration. Motor vehicles used for investigative, surveillance, and security activities by special agents of the Federal Protective Service, and Office of the Inspector General. (k) Department of Health and Human Services. Motor vehicles used for undercover law enforcement and similar investigative work by the Food and Drug Administration; motor vehicles used to transport mentally disturbed children by the National Institutes of Health; and motor vehicles used for law enforcement and investigative purposes by the Office of Investigations and the Office of the Inspector General. (l) Department of Housing and Urban Development. Motor vehicles used for law enforcement or investigative purposes by the Office of the Inspector General. (m) Department of the Interior. Motor vehicles used to enforce game laws by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; motor vehicles assigned to special agents of the Bureau of Land Management who investigate crimes against public lands; motor vehicles assigned to special officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; motor vehicles used for investigating crimes against public lands by the National Park Service and assigned to the U.S. Park Police; and motor vehicles assigned to the special agents of the Office of the Inspector General who investigate possible crimes of fraud and abuse by departmental employees, contractors, and grantees. (n) Department of Justice. All motor vehicles used for undercover law enforcement activities or investigative work by the Department. (o) Department of Labor. All motor vehicles used for investigative, law enforcement, and compliance activities by the Employment and Training Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employment Standards Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration. (p) National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Motor vehicles used for investigative or law enforcement activities. (q) National Labor Relations Board. Motor vehicles used for investigative activities by field offices. (r) National Security Council. Motor vehicles used by the Central Intelligence Agency. (s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Motor vehicles used for the conduct of security operations or in the enforcement of security regulations. (t) Office of Personnel Management. Motor vehicles used for the investigative program of the Office of Personnel Investigations and regional investigation activities. (u) United States Postal Service. Motor vehicles that the Postal Inspection Service uses for investigative and law enforcement activities. (v) Department of State. Motor vehicles used for protecting domestic and foreign dignitaries and investigating passport and visa fraud. (w) Department of Transportation. Motor vehicles used for intelligence, investigative, or security activities by the Office of the Inspector General, the OST Office of Security, the Investigations and Security Division and field counterparts in the U.S. Coast Guard, the Office of Civil Aviation Security and field counterparts in the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Idaho Division Office of Motor Carriers in the Federal Highway Administration. [[Page 85]] (x) Department of Treasury. Motor vehicles used by the U.S. Secret Service; the Criminal Investigation Division and the Internal Security Division of the Internal Revenue Service; motor vehicles used for investigative activities by the Collection Division of the Internal Revenue Service; motor vehicles used by the Office of Enforcement and the Office of Inspection at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and motor vehicles used by the Office of Enforcement, Office of Compliance Operations, and the Office of Internal Affairs at the U.S. Customs Service. (y) Department of Veterans Affairs. Motor vehicles used for investigative activities by the Office of the Inspector General and regional Field Examiners and Property Management Inspectors.