[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR325.13]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 325_COMPLIANCE WITH INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIER NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS

--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Administrative Provisions

 

Sec. 325.13  Inspection and examination of motor vehicles.



    (a) Any special agent of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (designated in appendix B to subchapter B of this 

chapter) is authorized to inspect, examine, and test a motor vehicle 

operated by a motor carrier in accordance with the procedures specified 

in this part for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor vehicle 

and equipment installed on the motor vehicle conforms to the Interstate



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Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, 40 CFR part 202.

    (b) A motor carrier, its officers, drivers, agents, and employees 

must, at any time, submit a motor vehicle used in its operations for 

inspection, examination, and testing for the purpose of ascertaining 

whether the motor vehicle and equipment installed on it conforms to the 

Interstate Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, 40 CFR part 202.

    (c) Prescribed inspection report. Form MCS-141, Noise Level 

Compliance Check shall be used to record findings from motor vehicles 

selected for noise emission inspection by authorized employees.

    (d) Motor carrier's disposition of form MCS-141. (1) The driver of 

any motor vehicle receiving a Form MCS-141 shall deliver such MCS-141 to 

the motor carrier operating the vehicle upon his/her arrival at the next 

terminal or facility of the motor carrier, if such arrival occurs within 

twenty-four (24) hours. If the driver does not arrive at a terminal or 

facility of the motor carrier operating the vehicle within twenty-four 

(24) hours he/she shall immediately mail the Form MCS-141 to the motor 

carrier. For operating convenience, motor carriers may designate any 

shop, terminal, facility, or person to which it may instruct its drivers 

to deliver or forward Form MCS-141. It shall be the sole responsibility 

of the motor carrier that Form MCS-141 is returned to the Federal 

Highway Administration, in accordance with the terms prescribed thereon 

and in paragraphs (d) (2) and (3) of this section. A driver, if himself/

herself a motor carrier, shall return Form MCS-141 to the Federal Motor 

carrier Safety Administration , in accordance with the terms prescribed 

thereon and in paragraphs (d) (2) and (3) of this section.

    (2) Motor carriers shall carefully examine Forms MCS-141. 

Appropriate corrective action shall be taken on vehicles found to be not 

in compliance with the requirements of this part.

    (3) Motor carriers must complete the ``Motor Carrier Certification 

of Action Taken'' on Form MCS-141 in accordance with the terms 

prescribed thereon. Motor carriers must return Forms MCS-141 to the 

Division Office at the address indicated on Form MCS-141 within fifteen 

(15) days following the date of the vehicle inspection.



[40 FR 42437, Sept. 12, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 10226, Mar. 10, 1976; 

54 FR 50385, Dec. 6, 1989; 60 FR 38743, July 28, 1995; 66 FR 49869, Oct. 

1, 2001]