[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: 49CFR350.333]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 350_COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table 

of Contents

 

                            Subpart C_Funding

 

Sec. 350.333  What are the guidelines for the compatibility review?



    (a) The State law or regulation must apply to all segments of the 

motor carrier industry (i.e., for-hire and private motor carriers of 

property and passengers).

    (b) Laws and regulations reviewed for the CDL compliance report are 

excluded from the compatibility review.

    (c) Definitions of words or terms must be consistent with those in 

the FMCSRs and HMRs.

    (d) A State must identify any law or regulation that is not the same 

as the corresponding Federal regulation and evaluate it in accordance 

with the table to this section as follows:



            Table to Sec. 350.333--Guidelines for the State Law and Regulation Compatibility Review

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 Law or regulation has same effect    Applies to interstate  Less stringent or more

as corresponding Federal regulation  or intrastate commerce         stringent             Action authorized

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(1) Yes............................  ......................  ......................  Compatible--Interstate and

                                                                                      intrastate commerce

                                                                                      enforcement authorized.

(2) No.............................  Intrastate............  ......................  Refer to Sec. 350.341

(3) No.............................  Interstate............  Less stringent........  Enforcement prohibited.

(4) No.............................  Interstate............  More stringent........  Enforcement authorized if

                                                                                      the State can demonstrate

                                                                                      the law or regulation has

                                                                                      a safety benefit or does

                                                                                      not create an undue burden

                                                                                      upon interstate commerce

                                                                                      (See 49 CFR Part 355).

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