[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: 49CFR388.7]



[Page 304]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 388_COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 388.7  Joint administrative activities related to enforcement of 

safety and hazardous materials laws and regulations.



    To facilitate the interchange of information and evidence, and the 

conduct of joint investigation and administrative action, the Field 

Administrator and the appropriate State authority shall, when warranted, 

schedule joint conferences of staff members of both agencies. 

Information shall be exchanged as to the nature and extent of the 

authority and capabilities of the respective agencies to enforce the 

safety and hazardous materials laws and regulations of the State or of 

the United States concerning motor carrier transportation. The Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the State (or appropriate State 

authority) shall use their best efforts to inform each other of changes 

in their rules and regulations and cooperate with and assist each other 

in conducting training schools for Federal and State enforcement 

officials engaged in such duties.



[33 FR 19725, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 51 FR 12621, Apr. 14, 1986; 

67 FR 61824, Oct. 2, 2002]