[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: 49CFR387.323] [Page 303-304] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 387_MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Surety Bonds and Policies of Insurance for Motor Carriers and Property Brokers Sec. 387.323 Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations. (a) Insurers may, at their option and in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, file forms BMC 34, BMC 35, BMC 36, BMC [[Page 304]] 82, BMC 83, BMC 84, BMC 85, BMC 91, and BMC 91X electronically, in lieu of using the prescribed printed forms. (b) Each insurer must obtain authorization to file electronically by registering with the FMCSA. An individual account number and password for computer access will be issued to each registered insurer. (c) Filings may be transmitted online via the Internet at: http:// fhwa-li.volpe.dot.gov or via American Standard Code Information Interchange (ASCII). All ASCII transmission must be in fixed format, i.e., all records must have the same number of fields and same length. The record layouts for ASCII electronic transactions are described in the following table: Electronic Insurance Filing Transactions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Required Field name Number of positions Description F=filing Start End C=cancel B=both field field ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record type..................... 1 Numeric.......... 1=Filing B 1 1 2=Cancellation..... Insurer number.................. 8 Text............. FMCSA Assigned B 2 9 Insurer Number (Home Office) With Suffix (Issuing Office), If Different, e.g. 12345-01. Filing type..................... 1 Numeric.......... 1 = BI&PD B 10 10 2 = Cargo.......... 3 = Bond........... 4 = Trust Fund..... FMCSA docket number............. 8 Text............. FMCSA Assigned MC B 11 18 or FF Number, e.g., MC000045. Insured legal name.............. 120 Text........... Legal Name......... B 19 138 Insured d/b/a name.............. 60 Text............ Doing Business As B 139 198 Name If Different From Legal Name. Insured address................. 35 Text............ Either street or B 199 233 mailing address. Insured city.................... 30 Text............ ................... B 234 263 Insured state................... 2 Text............. ................... B 264 265 Insured zip code................ 9 Numeric (Do not include B 266 274 dash if using 9 digit code). Insured country................. 2 Text............. (Will default to B 275 276 US). Form code....................... 10 Text............ BMC-91, BMC-91X, B 277 286 BMC-34, BMC-35, etc. Full, primary or excess coverage 1 Text............. If BMC-91X, P or E F 287 287 = indicator of primary or excess policy; 1 = Full under Sec. 387.303(b)(1); 2 = Full under Sec. 387.303(b)(2). Limit of liability.............. 5 Numeric.......... $ in Thousands..... F 288 292 Underlying limit of liability... 5 Numeric.......... $ in Thousands F 293 297 (will default to $000 if Primary). Effective date.................. 8 Text............. MM/DD/YY Format for B 298 305 both Filing or Cancellation. Policy number................... 25 Text............ Surety companies B 306 330 may enter bond number. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (d) All registered insurers agree to furnish upon request to the FMCSA a duplicate original of any policy (or policies) and all endorsements, surety bond, trust fund agreement, or other filing. [60 FR 16810, Apr. 3, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 49942, Sept. 24, 1997; 66 FR 49873, Oct. 1, 2001]