[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: 49CFR381.500]

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                        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.

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