[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
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 MCSAP is to reduce CMV-involved accidents, fatalities, 
and injuries through

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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.