[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: 49CFR381.500]



[Page 158]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 381_WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart E_Administrative Procedures for Pilot Programs

 

Sec. 381.500  What are the general requirements the agency must satisfy 

in conducting a pilot program?





    (a) The FMCSA may conduct pilot programs to evaluate alternatives to 

regulations, or innovative approaches, concerning motor carrier, CMV, 

and driver safety.

    (b) Pilot programs may include exemptions from the regulations 

listed in Sec. 381.400(f) of this part.

    (c) Pilot programs must, at a minimum, include all of the program 

elements listed in Sec. 381.505.

    (d) The FMCSA will publish in the Federal Register a detailed 

description of each pilot program, including the exemptions to be 

considered, and provide notice and an opportunity for public comment 

before the effective date of the pilot program.