[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR381.405]

[Page 167]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 381_WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Initiation of Pilot Programs
 
Sec.  381.405  Who determines whether a pilot program should be initiated?

    (a) Generally, pilot programs are initiated by the FMCSA when the 
agency determines that there may be an effective alternative to one or 
more of the requirements in the FMCSRs, but does not have sufficient 
research data to support the development of a notice of proposed 
rulemaking to change the regulation.
    (b) You may request the FMCSA to initiate a pilot program. However, 
the decision of whether to propose a pilot program will be made at the 
discretion of the FMCSA. The FMCSA is not required to publish a notice 
in the Federal Register requesting public comment on your ideas or 
suggestions for pilot programs.