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I. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
II. Executive Summary
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V. International Impacts
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A. E.O. 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review and DOT Regulatory Policies and
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13563)
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or Use)
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 383 and 384
[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0361]
RIN 2126–AC20
Lifetime Disqualification for Human
Trafficking
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule revises the list
of offenses permanently disqualifying
individuals from operating a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for
which a commercial drivers’ license or
a commercial learner’s permit is
required. This final rule reflects a
change made by Congress in the ‘‘No
Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act’’
(the Act) which prohibits an individual
from operating a CMV for life if that
individual uses a CMV in committing a
felony involving a severe form of human
trafficking, adding to the list of other
disqualifying offenses identified in
statute. A list of these disqualifying
offenses already exists in the FMCSRs;
this final rule is necessary to update that
list to include the new disqualifying
offense established by the Act. This
final rule also sets a deadline for States
to come into substantial compliance
with this requirement.
DATES: This final rule is effective
September 23, 2019.
Petitions for Reconsideration of this
final rule must be submitted to the
FMCSA Administrator no later than
August 22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Sinniger, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Regulatory and Legislative
Affairs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001 or by telephone at 202–366–0908.
If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUMMARY:
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This Final
Rule is organized as follows:
I. Availability of Rulemaking
Documents
For access to docket FMCSA–2018–
0361 to read background documents, go
to https://www.regulations.gov at any
time, or to Docket Services at U.S.
Department of Transportation, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
II. Executive Summary
This final rule revises the list of
offenses permanently disqualifying
individuals required to have a
commercial drivers’ license (CDL) or a
commercial learner’s permit (CLP). This
final rule reflects a change made by
Congress in the ‘‘No Human Trafficking
on Our Roads Act’’ (Pub. L. 115–106,
131 Stat. 2265, Jan. 8, 2018) (the Act).
The Act prohibits an individual from
operating a commercial motor vehicle
(CMV), as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31301(4),
for life, not eligible for reinstatement, if
that individual uses a CMV in
committing a felony involving a severe
form of human trafficking, adding to the
list of disqualifying offenses found in 49
U.S.C. 31310. A list of those existing
disqualifying offenses already exists in
49 CFR 383.51; this final rule is
necessary to update that list to include
the new lifetime disqualifying offense
established by the Act.
This final rule also sets a deadline for
States to come into substantial
compliance, as required by 49 U.S.C.
31311(a)(15).
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III. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking
This final rule is based on the
authority of the Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, as amended
(CMVSA) (Pub. L. 99–570, Title XII, 100
Stat. 3207–170, 49 U.S.C. chapter 313).
The CMVSA, implemented in 49 CFR
parts 383 and 384, established the
commercial driver’s license (CDL) and
commercial learner’s permit (CLP)
programs. As part of the standards
governing the operation of CMVs for
which a CDL or CLP is required, section
31310 sets forth the offenses for which
the Secretary of Transportation (the
Secretary) must disqualify an individual
from operating a CMV. In accordance
with 49 CFR 1.87, the FMCSA
Administrator is delegated authority to
carry out the motor carrier functions
vested in the Secretary. Section
31311(a)(15) requires the State, in order
to avoid having amounts withheld from
apportionment under section 31314, to
disqualify the individual from operating
a CMV for the same reasons and time
periods set forth in section 31310,
subsections (b–e), (i)(1)(A), and (i)(2).
The specific authority for this final
rule derives from the ‘‘No Human
Trafficking on Our Roads Act’’ (the Act)
(Pub. L. 115–106, 131 Stat. 2265, Jan. 8,
2018), which amended 49 U.S.C.
31310(d) by adding the use of a CMV in
committing a felony involving a severe
form of human trafficking as a basis for
an individual to be disqualified from
operating a CMV for life without the
possibility of reinstatement. Today’s
rule adds this offense to the other bases
for disqualification already set forth in
49 CFR 383.51.
The Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) provides that notice and public
comment procedures are not required
when an Agency finds there is ‘‘good
cause’’ to dispense with such
procedures and incorporates the finding
and a brief statement of reasons to
support the finding in the rule issued.
Good cause exists when the agency
determines that notice and public
comment procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)). The
statutory provision set forth in the Act
is already in effect, and is enforceable
regardless of whether it is incorporated
into the CFR. This final rule
incorporates the statutory provision into
the CFR, to promote public awareness of
this important provision and to ensure
there is no discrepancy between statute
and regulation, which could cause
confusion. Because this final rule
simply codifies already-existing
statutory requirements into regulation,
FMCSA would be unable to make any
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changes to this rule in response to
comments. FMCSA therefore finds good
cause that public comment procedures
are unnecessary.
FMCSA is aware of the regulatory
requirements concerning public
participation in FMCSA rulemaking (49
U.S.C. 31136(g)). These requirements
pertain to certain major rules,1 but,
because this final rule is not a major
rule, they are not applicable here. In
addition, the Agency finds that
publication of an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking under 49 U.S.C.
31136(g)(1)(A), or a negotiated
rulemaking under 49 U.S.C.
31136(g)(1)(B), is unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest in
accordance with the waiver provision in
49 U.S.C. 31136(g)(3).
IV. Discussion of Final Rule
As noted above, the Act imposes a
lifetime ban from operating a CMV on
an individual who uses a CMV in
committing a felony involving a severe
form of trafficking in persons, as defined
in 22 U.S.C. 7102(11).2 As noted in the
Senate Report accompanying the
legislation, ‘‘Human trafficking,
particularly sex trafficking, is known to
be present at commercially operated
truck stops and State-operated rest areas
throughout the United States. Given
their remoteness and insulation from
communities, these locations can be a
convenient place for sex traffickers to
operate with minimal concerns for
detection’’ (Senate Report 115–188,
Nov. 30, 2017). While Congress noted
that CMV drivers can play an important
part in identifying trafficking incidents,
it concluded that more can be done to
combat human trafficking. The Act is
therefore intended to serve as a
deterrent measure, as well as to punish
1 A ‘‘major rule’’ means any rule that the
Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) finds has resulted in or is likely to
result in (a) an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more; (b) a major increase in costs
or prices for consumers, individual industries,
Federal agencies, State agencies, local government
agencies, or geographic regions; or (c) significant
adverse effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or on the
ability of United States-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic
and export markets (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). The term
‘‘major rule’’ does not include any rule promulgated
under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the
amendments made by that Act.
2 The Act references the definition found in 22
U.S.C. 7102(9). A recent reauthorization of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 resulted
in the redesignation of 22 U.S.C. 7101(9) to 22
U.S.C. 7102(11). This rule references the
redesignated paragraph, in order to maintain the
original intent of Congress when passing the Act.
See ‘‘Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2017,’’ Public Law 115–427 (Jan, 9, 2019).
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those felonies involving severe forms of
trafficking in persons.
The Act, which is self-executing,
disqualifies any individual who uses a
CMV in committing a felony involving
a severe form of trafficking in persons,
as defined in 22 U.S.C. 7102(11), from
operating a CMV for life. 22 U.S.C.
7102(11) defines the term ‘‘severe forms
of trafficking in persons’’ to mean either
‘‘sex trafficking in which a commercial
sex act is induced by force, fraud, or
coercion, or in which the person
induced to perform such act has not
attained 18 years of age;’’ or ‘‘the
recruitment, harboring, transportation,
provision, or obtaining of a person for
labor or services, through the use of
force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose
of subjection to involuntary servitude,
peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.’’ The
term ‘‘sex trafficking’’ is further defined
as ‘‘the recruitment, harboring,
transportation, provision, obtaining,
patronizing, or soliciting of a person for
the purpose of a commercial sex act’’
(22 U.S.C. 7102(12).
This final rule adds the lifetime
disqualification without reinstatement
to the list of disqualifying major
offenses currently set forth in 49 CFR
383.51(b), Table 1.
This final rule also give States three
years to come into substantial
compliance with the Act, as required by
49 U.S.C. 31311(a)(15), which reads
‘‘The State shall disqualify an
individual from operating a commercial
motor vehicle for the same reasons and
time periods for which the Secretary
shall disqualify the individual under
subsections (b)–(e), (i)(1)(A) and (i)(2) of
section 31310.’’ Because, as noted
above, the Act amended 49 U.S.C.
31310(d), States must satisfy the
requirement to disqualify for life
without reinstatement any individual
who uses a CMV in committing a felony
involving a severe form of trafficking in
persons (as those terms are defined
above). Recognizing that some States
may need to conform their licensing
statutes and regulations to include this
new disqualifying offense, the Agency
requires that States come into
substantial compliance with 49 U.S.C.
31311(a) as soon as practicable, but not
later than three years from the effective
date of this final rule.
V. International Impacts
The FMCSRs, and any exceptions to
the FMCSRs, apply only within the
United States (and, in some cases,
United States territories). Motor carriers
and drivers are subject to the laws and
regulations of the countries that they
operate in, unless an international
agreement states otherwise. Drivers and
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carriers should be aware of the
regulatory differences amongst nations.
VI. Section-by-Section Analysis
This final rule adds a new entry to 49
CFR 383.51(b), Table 1 to read as
follows: (10) using the vehicle in the
commission of a felony involving an act
or practice of severe forms of trafficking
in persons, as defined and described in
22 U.S.C. 7102(11).
This final rule also adds new
paragraph (j) to 49 CFR 384.301,
requiring States to come into substantial
compliance with the changes made by
this final rule within three years of its
effective date.
VII. Regulatory Analyses
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A. Executive Order (E.O). 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review and
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
as Supplemented by E.O. 13563)
FMCSA determined that this final
rule is not a significant regulatory action
under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by E.O. 13563 (76 FR
3821, January 21, 2011). Accordingly,
the Office of Management and Budget
has not reviewed it under that Order.
The rule also is not significant within
the meaning of DOT regulatory policies
and procedures (DOT Order 2100.6
dated December 20, 2018).
The Agency does not expect this rule
to result in incremental costs or
benefits. This rule brings FMCSRs into
alignment with statute by adding the
statutory provision in 49 U.S.C.
31310(d) to 49 CFR part 383.51. As
described above in ‘‘III. Legal Basis for
the Rulemaking,’’ the Act added a
lifetime disqualification, not eligible for
reinstatement, from operating a CMV to
the list of disqualifying offenses found
in 49 U.S.C. 31310 for individuals using
a CMV in committing a felony involving
a severe form of human trafficking. This
offense, resulting in disqualification for
life without reinstatement, is currently
enforceable under the Act as of January
8, 2018. Therefore, individuals
operating a CMV are already subject to
enforcement under the existing statute
regardless of whether this rule is
promulgated.
This final rule requires States to come
into substantial compliance with these
changes within three years of the
effective date. This follows the Agency’s
precedent of allowing States three years
to take any required conforming
legislative or regulatory actions.
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B. E.O. 13771 Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs
This rule is not an E.O. 13771
regulatory action because this rule is not
significant under E.O. 12866.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires Federal
agencies to consider the effects of the
regulatory action on small business and
other small entities and to minimize any
significant economic impact. The term
‘‘small entities’’ comprises small
businesses and not-for-profit
organizations that are independently
owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields, and
governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000.3
Accordingly, DOT policy requires an
analysis of the impact of all regulations
on small entities, and mandates that
agencies strive to lessen any adverse
effects on these businesses.
FMCSA is not required to complete a
regulatory flexibility analysis, because,
as discussed earlier in the Legal Basis
section, this action is not subject to
notice and comment under section
553(b) of the APA.
D. Assistance for Small Entities
In accordance with section 213(a) of
the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
FMCSA wants to assist small entities in
understanding this final rule so they can
better evaluate its effects on themselves
and participate in the rulemaking
initiative. If the final rule will affect
your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance; please consult
the FMCSA point of contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this final rule.
Small businesses may send comments
on the actions of Federal employees
who enforce or otherwise determine
compliance with Federal regulations to
the Small Business Administration’s
Small Business and Agriculture
Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
and the Regional Small Business
Regulatory Fairness Boards. The
Ombudsman evaluates these actions
annually and rates each agency’s
responsiveness to small business. If you
wish to comment on actions by
employees of FMCSA, call 1–888–REG–
FAIR (1–888–734–3247). DOT has a
policy regarding the rights of small
entities to regulatory enforcement
3 Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
see National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/
federal-register/laws/regulaotry-flexibility/601.html.
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fairness and an explicit policy against
retaliation for exercising these rights.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$161 million (which is the value
equivalent of $100,000,000 in 1995,
adjusted for inflation to 2017 levels) or
more in any one year. Though this final
rule is not a discretionary regulatory
action and thus will not result in such
an expenditure, the Agency does
discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
F. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule calls for no new
collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520).
G. E.O. 13132 (Federalism)
A rule has implications for
Federalism under Section 1(a) of
Executive Order 13132 if it has
‘‘substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.’’ FMCSA has
determined that this rule would not
have substantial direct costs on or for
States, nor would it limit the
policymaking discretion of States.
Nothing in this document preempts any
State law or regulation. Therefore, this
rule does not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a Federalism Impact Statement.
H. E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
This final rule meets applicable
standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to
minimize litigation, eliminates
ambiguity, and reduce burden.
I. E.O. 13045 (Protection of Children)
E.O. 13045, Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, Apr. 23,
1997), requires agencies issuing
‘‘economically significant’’ rules, if the
regulation also concerns an
environmental health or safety risk that
an agency has reason to believe may
disproportionately affect children, to
include an evaluation of the regulation’s
environmental health and safety effects
on children. The Agency determined
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this final rule is not economically
significant. Therefore, no analysis of the
impacts on children is required. In any
event, the Agency does not anticipate
that this regulatory action could in any
respect present an environmental or
safety risk that could disproportionately
affect children.
J. E.O. 12630 (Taking of Private
Property)
FMCSA reviewed this final rule in
accordance with E.O. 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference
with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights, and has determined it will not
effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications.
K. Privacy Impact Assessment
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2005, (Pub. L. 108–447, 118 Stat. 2809,
3268, 5 U.S.C. 552a note), requires the
Agency to conduct a privacy impact
assessment (PIA) of a regulation that
will affect the privacy of individuals.
This rule does not require the collection
of personally identifiable information
(PII).
The E-Government Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–347, 208, 116 Stat.
2899, 2921 (Dec. 17, 2002), requires
Federal agencies to conduct PIA for new
or substantially changed technology that
collects, maintains, or disseminates
information in an identifiable form.
Because no new or substantially
changed technology would collect,
maintain, or disseminate information as
a result of this rule, FMCSA did not
conduct a privacy impact assessment.
L. E.O. 12372 (Intergovernmental
Review)
The regulations implementing E.O.
12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and
activities do not apply to this program.
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M. E.O. 13211 (Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use)
FMCSA has analyzed this final rule
under E.O. 13211, Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.
The Agency has determined that it is
not a ‘‘significant energy action’’ under
that order because it is not a ‘‘significant
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regulatory action’’ likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. Therefore,
it does not require a Statement of Energy
Effects under E.O. 13211.
N. E.O. 13175 (Indian Tribal
Governments)
This rule does not have tribal
implications under E.O. 13175,
Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments, because it
does not have a substantial direct effect
on one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes.
O. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (Technical
Standards)
The National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use
voluntary consensus standards in their
regulatory activities unless the agency
provides Congress, through OMB, with
an explanation of why using these
standards would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical.
Voluntary consensus standards (e.g.,
specifications of materials, performance,
design, or operation; test methods;
sampling procedures; and related
management systems practices) are
standards that are developed or adopted
by voluntary consensus standards
bodies. This rule does not use technical
standards. Therefore, FMCSA did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus
standards.
P. Environment
FMCSA analyzed this rule for the
purpose of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and determined this action is
categorically excluded from further
analysis and documentation in an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement under
FMCSA Order 5610.1 (69 FR 9680,
March 1, 2004), Appendix 2,
paragraph(s)(5). The Categorical
Exclusion (CE) in paragraph(s) covers
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Regulations intended to help reduce or
prevent truck and bus accidents,
fatalities, and injuries by requiring
drivers to have a single commercial
motor vehicle driver’s license and by
disqualifying drivers who operate
commercial motor vehicles in an unsafe
manner and provide for periods of
disqualification and penalties for those
persons convicted of certain criminal
and other offenses and serious traffic
violations. The content in this rule is
covered by this CE and the final action
does not have any effect on the quality
of the environment. The CE
determination is available for inspection
or copying in the Regulations.gov
website listed under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects
49 CFR Part 383
Administrative practice and
procedure, Commercial driver’s license,
Commercial motor vehicles, Highway
safety, Motor carriers.
49 CFR Part 384
Administrative practice and
procedure, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse,
Highway safety, Motor carriers.
In consideration of the foregoing,
FMCSA amends 49 CFR chapter III as
follows:
PART 383—COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S
LICENSE STANDARDS;
REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES
1. The authority citation for part 383
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 521, 31136,
31301 et seq., and 31502; secs. 214 and 215
of Pub. L. 106–159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1766,
1767; sec. 1012(b) of Pub. L. 107–56, 115
Stat. 272, 297, sec. 4140 of Pub. L. 109–59,
119 Stat. 1144, 1746; sec. 32934 of Pub. L.
112–141, 126 stat. 405, 830; and 49 CFR 1.87.
Subpart D—Driver Disqualifications
and Penalties
2. In § 383.51, by add paragraph
(b)(10) to table 1 to read as follows:
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If a driver operates a
motor vehicle and is convicted of:
For a first conviction or
refusal to be tested while
operating a CMV, a person required to have a
CLP or CDL and a CLP
or CDL holder must be
disqualified from operating a CMV for * * *
For a first conviction or
refusal to be tested while
operating a non-CMV, a
CLP or CDL holder must
be disqualified from operating a CMV for * * *
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(10) Using a CMV in the
commission of a felony
involving an act or
practice of severe
forms of trafficking in
persons, as defined
and described in 22
U.S.C. 7102(11).
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Life—not eligible for 10year reinstatement.
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PART 384—STATE COMPLIANCE
WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S
LICENSE PROGRAM
For a first conviction or
refusal to be tested while
operating a CMV transporting hazardous materials as defined in
§ 383.5, a person required to have a CLP or
CDL and a CLP or CDL
holder must be disqualified from operating a
CMV for * * *
For a second conviction
or refusal to be tested in
a separate incident of
any combination of offenses in this Table while
operating a CMV, a person required to have a
CLP or CDL and a CLP
or CDL holder must be
disqualified from operating a CMV for * * *
For a second conviction
or refusal to be tested in
a separate incident of
any combination of offenses in this Table while
operating a non-CMV, a
CLP or CDL holder must
be disqualified from operating a CMV for * * *
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Not applicable ................. Life—not eligible for 10year reinstatement.
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Life—not eligible for 10year reinstatement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Atlantic includes golden tilefish and is
managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and is
implemented by NMFS under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
The commercial golden tilefish sector
has two components, each with its own
quota (ACL): The longline and hookand-line components (50 CFR
622.190(a)(2)). The golden tilefish
commercial ACL is allocated 75 percent
to the longline component and 25
percent to the hook-and-line
component. On December 4, 2018,
NMFS published a final rule (83 FR
62508) that implemented Regulatory
Amendment 28 to the FMP, which
revised the commercial and recreational
ACLs for golden tilefish. The
commercial ACL was revised from
323,000 lb (146,510 kg), gutted weight,
to 331,740 lb (150,475 kg), gutted
weight, and the hook-and-line quota
was set at 82,935 lb (37,619 kg), gutted
weight, with the remainder of the
commercial quota, 248,805 lb (112,856
kg), assigned to the longline component.
Under 50 CFR 622.193(a)(1)(i), NMFS
is required to close the commercial
hook-and-line component for golden
tilefish when the hook-and-line
component’s commercial ACL (quota)
has been reached, or is projected to be
reached, by filing a notification to that
effect with the Office of the Federal
Register. NMFS has determined that the
commercial ACL for the golden tilefish
hook-and-line component in the South
Atlantic will be reached by July 20,
2019. Accordingly, the hook-and-line
component of South Atlantic golden
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
5. The authority citation for part 384
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301 et seq.,
and 31502; secs. 103 and 215 of Pub. L. 106–
59, 113 Stat. 1753, 1767; sec. 32934 of Pub.
L. 112–141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5401 and
7208 of Pub. L. 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1546,
1593; and 49 CFR 1.87.
6. In § 384.301, add paragraph (j) to
read as follows:
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(j) A State must come into substantial
compliance with the requirements of
part 383 of this chapter in effect as of
September 23, 2019, or as soon as
practicable, but not later than
September 23, 2023.
Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.87.
Dated: July 11, 2019.
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
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NMFS implements
accountability measures for the
commercial hook-and-line component
for golden tilefish in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. NMFS projects commercial
hook-and-line landings for golden
tilefish will reach the hook-and-line
component’s commercial annual catch
limit (ACL) by July 20, 2019. Therefore,
NMFS closes the commercial hook-andline component for golden tilefish in the
South Atlantic EEZ on July 23, 2019,
and it will remain closed until the start
of the next fishing year on January 1,
2020. This closure is necessary to
protect the golden tilefish resource.
DATES: This rule is effective at 12:01
a.m., local time, July 23, 2019, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
mary.vara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery of the South
SUMMARY:
§ 384.301 Substantial compliance—
general requirements.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2019
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for South Atlantic Golden
Tilefish Hook-and-Line Component
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 383 and 384
[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0361]
RIN 2126-AC20
Lifetime Disqualification for Human Trafficking
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the list of offenses permanently
disqualifying individuals from operating a commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) for which a commercial drivers' license or a commercial learner's
permit is required. This final rule reflects a change made by Congress
in the ``No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act'' (the Act) which
prohibits an individual from operating a CMV for life if that
individual uses a CMV in committing a felony involving a severe form of
human trafficking, adding to the list of other disqualifying offenses
identified in statute. A list of these disqualifying offenses already
exists in the FMCSRs; this final rule is necessary to update that list
to include the new disqualifying offense established by the Act. This
final rule also sets a deadline for States to come into substantial
compliance with this requirement.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 23, 2019.
Petitions for Reconsideration of this final rule must be submitted
to the FMCSA Administrator no later than August 22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Sinniger, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-
0001 or by telephone at 202-366-0908. If you have questions on viewing
or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services,
telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Final Rule is organized as follows:
I. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
II. Executive Summary
III. Legal Basis
IV. Discussion of Final Rule
V. International Impacts
VI. Section-by-Section
VII. Regulatory Analyses
A. E.O. 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review and DOT Regulatory
Policies and Procedures as Supplemented by E.O. 13563)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act (Small Entities)
C. Assistance for Small Entities
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
E. Paperwork Reduction Act (Collection of Information)
F. E.O. 13132 (Federalism)
G. E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
H. E.O. 13045 (Protection of Children)
I. E.O. 12630 (Taking of Private Property)
J. Privacy
K. E.O. 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)
L. E.O. 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use)
M. E.O. 13175 (Indian Tribal Governments)
N. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (Technical
Standards)
O. Environment
I. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
For access to docket FMCSA-2018-0361 to read background documents,
go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time, or to Docket Services at
U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
II. Executive Summary
This final rule revises the list of offenses permanently
disqualifying individuals required to have a commercial drivers'
license (CDL) or a commercial learner's permit (CLP). This final rule
reflects a change made by Congress in the ``No Human Trafficking on Our
Roads Act'' (Pub. L. 115-106, 131 Stat. 2265, Jan. 8, 2018) (the Act).
The Act prohibits an individual from operating a commercial motor
vehicle (CMV), as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31301(4), for life, not eligible
for reinstatement, if that individual uses a CMV in committing a felony
involving a severe form of human trafficking, adding to the list of
disqualifying offenses found in 49 U.S.C. 31310. A list of those
existing disqualifying offenses already exists in 49 CFR 383.51; this
final rule is necessary to update that list to include the new lifetime
disqualifying offense established by the Act.
This final rule also sets a deadline for States to come into
substantial compliance, as required by 49 U.S.C. 31311(a)(15).
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III. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking
This final rule is based on the authority of the Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, as amended (CMVSA) (Pub. L. 99-570, Title
XII, 100 Stat. 3207-170, 49 U.S.C. chapter 313). The CMVSA, implemented
in 49 CFR parts 383 and 384, established the commercial driver's
license (CDL) and commercial learner's permit (CLP) programs. As part
of the standards governing the operation of CMVs for which a CDL or CLP
is required, section 31310 sets forth the offenses for which the
Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) must disqualify an
individual from operating a CMV. In accordance with 49 CFR 1.87, the
FMCSA Administrator is delegated authority to carry out the motor
carrier functions vested in the Secretary. Section 31311(a)(15)
requires the State, in order to avoid having amounts withheld from
apportionment under section 31314, to disqualify the individual from
operating a CMV for the same reasons and time periods set forth in
section 31310, subsections (b-e), (i)(1)(A), and (i)(2).
The specific authority for this final rule derives from the ``No
Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act'' (the Act) (Pub. L. 115-106, 131
Stat. 2265, Jan. 8, 2018), which amended 49 U.S.C. 31310(d) by adding
the use of a CMV in committing a felony involving a severe form of
human trafficking as a basis for an individual to be disqualified from
operating a CMV for life without the possibility of reinstatement.
Today's rule adds this offense to the other bases for disqualification
already set forth in 49 CFR 383.51.
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) provides that notice and
public comment procedures are not required when an Agency finds there
is ``good cause'' to dispense with such procedures and incorporates the
finding and a brief statement of reasons to support the finding in the
rule issued. Good cause exists when the agency determines that notice
and public comment procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)). The statutory
provision set forth in the Act is already in effect, and is enforceable
regardless of whether it is incorporated into the CFR. This final rule
incorporates the statutory provision into the CFR, to promote public
awareness of this important provision and to ensure there is no
discrepancy between statute and regulation, which could cause
confusion. Because this final rule simply codifies already-existing
statutory requirements into regulation, FMCSA would be unable to make
any changes to this rule in response to comments. FMCSA therefore finds
good cause that public comment procedures are unnecessary.
FMCSA is aware of the regulatory requirements concerning public
participation in FMCSA rulemaking (49 U.S.C. 31136(g)). These
requirements pertain to certain major rules,\1\ but, because this final
rule is not a major rule, they are not applicable here. In addition,
the Agency finds that publication of an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking under 49 U.S.C. 31136(g)(1)(A), or a negotiated rulemaking
under 49 U.S.C. 31136(g)(1)(B), is unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest in accordance with the waiver provision in 49 U.S.C.
31136(g)(3).
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\1\ A ``major rule'' means any rule that the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) finds has resulted in or is likely to
result in (a) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more; (b) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal agencies, State agencies, local
government agencies, or geographic regions; or (c) significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based
enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic
and export markets (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). The term ``major rule'' does
not include any rule promulgated under the Telecommunications Act of
1996 and the amendments made by that Act.
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IV. Discussion of Final Rule
As noted above, the Act imposes a lifetime ban from operating a CMV
on an individual who uses a CMV in committing a felony involving a
severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined in 22 U.S.C.
7102(11).\2\ As noted in the Senate Report accompanying the
legislation, ``Human trafficking, particularly sex trafficking, is
known to be present at commercially operated truck stops and State-
operated rest areas throughout the United States. Given their
remoteness and insulation from communities, these locations can be a
convenient place for sex traffickers to operate with minimal concerns
for detection'' (Senate Report 115-188, Nov. 30, 2017). While Congress
noted that CMV drivers can play an important part in identifying
trafficking incidents, it concluded that more can be done to combat
human trafficking. The Act is therefore intended to serve as a
deterrent measure, as well as to punish those felonies involving severe
forms of trafficking in persons.
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\2\ The Act references the definition found in 22 U.S.C.
7102(9). A recent reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 resulted in the redesignation of 22 U.S.C.
7101(9) to 22 U.S.C. 7102(11). This rule references the redesignated
paragraph, in order to maintain the original intent of Congress when
passing the Act. See ``Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2017,'' Public Law 115-427 (Jan, 9, 2019).
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The Act, which is self-executing, disqualifies any individual who
uses a CMV in committing a felony involving a severe form of
trafficking in persons, as defined in 22 U.S.C. 7102(11), from
operating a CMV for life. 22 U.S.C. 7102(11) defines the term ``severe
forms of trafficking in persons'' to mean either ``sex trafficking in
which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or
in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18
years of age;'' or ``the recruitment, harboring, transportation,
provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the
use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to
involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.'' The term
``sex trafficking'' is further defined as ``the recruitment, harboring,
transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a
person for the purpose of a commercial sex act'' (22 U.S.C. 7102(12).
This final rule adds the lifetime disqualification without
reinstatement to the list of disqualifying major offenses currently set
forth in 49 CFR 383.51(b), Table 1.
This final rule also give States three years to come into
substantial compliance with the Act, as required by 49 U.S.C.
31311(a)(15), which reads ``The State shall disqualify an individual
from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the same reasons and time
periods for which the Secretary shall disqualify the individual under
subsections (b)-(e), (i)(1)(A) and (i)(2) of section 31310.'' Because,
as noted above, the Act amended 49 U.S.C. 31310(d), States must satisfy
the requirement to disqualify for life without reinstatement any
individual who uses a CMV in committing a felony involving a severe
form of trafficking in persons (as those terms are defined above).
Recognizing that some States may need to conform their licensing
statutes and regulations to include this new disqualifying offense, the
Agency requires that States come into substantial compliance with 49
U.S.C. 31311(a) as soon as practicable, but not later than three years
from the effective date of this final rule.
V. International Impacts
The FMCSRs, and any exceptions to the FMCSRs, apply only within the
United States (and, in some cases, United States territories). Motor
carriers and drivers are subject to the laws and regulations of the
countries that they operate in, unless an international agreement
states otherwise. Drivers and
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carriers should be aware of the regulatory differences amongst nations.
VI. Section-by-Section Analysis
This final rule adds a new entry to 49 CFR 383.51(b), Table 1 to
read as follows: (10) using the vehicle in the commission of a felony
involving an act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons,
as defined and described in 22 U.S.C. 7102(11).
This final rule also adds new paragraph (j) to 49 CFR 384.301,
requiring States to come into substantial compliance with the changes
made by this final rule within three years of its effective date.
VII. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Order (E.O). 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review and DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures as Supplemented by E.O. 13563)
FMCSA determined that this final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, as supplemented by E.O. 13563 (76 FR
3821, January 21, 2011). Accordingly, the Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order. The rule also is not
significant within the meaning of DOT regulatory policies and
procedures (DOT Order 2100.6 dated December 20, 2018).
The Agency does not expect this rule to result in incremental costs
or benefits. This rule brings FMCSRs into alignment with statute by
adding the statutory provision in 49 U.S.C. 31310(d) to 49 CFR part
383.51. As described above in ``III. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking,''
the Act added a lifetime disqualification, not eligible for
reinstatement, from operating a CMV to the list of disqualifying
offenses found in 49 U.S.C. 31310 for individuals using a CMV in
committing a felony involving a severe form of human trafficking. This
offense, resulting in disqualification for life without reinstatement,
is currently enforceable under the Act as of January 8, 2018.
Therefore, individuals operating a CMV are already subject to
enforcement under the existing statute regardless of whether this rule
is promulgated.
This final rule requires States to come into substantial compliance
with these changes within three years of the effective date. This
follows the Agency's precedent of allowing States three years to take
any required conforming legislative or regulatory actions.
B. E.O. 13771 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
This rule is not an E.O. 13771 regulatory action because this rule
is not significant under E.O. 12866.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires Federal agencies to consider the effects of the regulatory
action on small business and other small entities and to minimize any
significant economic impact. The term ``small entities'' comprises
small businesses and not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.\3\
Accordingly, DOT policy requires an analysis of the impact of all
regulations on small entities, and mandates that agencies strive to
lessen any adverse effects on these businesses.
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National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/regulaotry-flexibility/601.html.
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FMCSA is not required to complete a regulatory flexibility
analysis, because, as discussed earlier in the Legal Basis section,
this action is not subject to notice and comment under section 553(b)
of the APA.
D. Assistance for Small Entities
In accordance with section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, FMCSA wants to assist small entities
in understanding this final rule so they can better evaluate its
effects on themselves and participate in the rulemaking initiative. If
the final rule will affect your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its
provisions or options for compliance; please consult the FMCSA point of
contact listed in the For Further Information Contact section of this
final rule.
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce or otherwise determine compliance with Federal
regulations to the Small Business Administration's Small Business and
Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small
Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these
actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small
business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of FMCSA, call
1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247). DOT has a policy regarding the rights
of small entities to regulatory enforcement fairness and an explicit
policy against retaliation for exercising these rights.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $161 million (which is the
value equivalent of $100,000,000 in 1995, adjusted for inflation to
2017 levels) or more in any one year. Though this final rule is not a
discretionary regulatory action and thus will not result in such an
expenditure, the Agency does discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
F. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule calls for no new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
G. E.O. 13132 (Federalism)
A rule has implications for Federalism under Section 1(a) of
Executive Order 13132 if it has ``substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.'' FMCSA has determined that this rule
would not have substantial direct costs on or for States, nor would it
limit the policymaking discretion of States. Nothing in this document
preempts any State law or regulation. Therefore, this rule does not
have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
Federalism Impact Statement.
H. E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
This final rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminates ambiguity, and reduce burden.
I. E.O. 13045 (Protection of Children)
E.O. 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks
and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, Apr. 23, 1997), requires agencies
issuing ``economically significant'' rules, if the regulation also
concerns an environmental health or safety risk that an agency has
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, to include an
evaluation of the regulation's environmental health and safety effects
on children. The Agency determined
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this final rule is not economically significant. Therefore, no analysis
of the impacts on children is required. In any event, the Agency does
not anticipate that this regulatory action could in any respect present
an environmental or safety risk that could disproportionately affect
children.
J. E.O. 12630 (Taking of Private Property)
FMCSA reviewed this final rule in accordance with E.O. 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights, and has determined it will not effect a taking of
private property or otherwise have taking implications.
K. Privacy Impact Assessment
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, (Pub. L. 108-447, 118
Stat. 2809, 3268, 5 U.S.C. 552a note), requires the Agency to conduct a
privacy impact assessment (PIA) of a regulation that will affect the
privacy of individuals. This rule does not require the collection of
personally identifiable information (PII).
The E-Government Act of 2002, Public Law 107-347, 208, 116 Stat.
2899, 2921 (Dec. 17, 2002), requires Federal agencies to conduct PIA
for new or substantially changed technology that collects, maintains,
or disseminates information in an identifiable form. Because no new or
substantially changed technology would collect, maintain, or
disseminate information as a result of this rule, FMCSA did not conduct
a privacy impact assessment.
L. E.O. 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)
The regulations implementing E.O. 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities do not apply to this
program.
M. E.O. 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use)
FMCSA has analyzed this final rule under E.O. 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. The Agency has determined that it is not a
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a
``significant regulatory action'' likely to have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, it
does not require a Statement of Energy Effects under E.O. 13211.
N. E.O. 13175 (Indian Tribal Governments)
This rule does not have tribal implications under E.O. 13175,
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, because
it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian
tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian
tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
O. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (Technical
Standards)
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through OMB, with an explanation of why using these standards would be
inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary
consensus standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance,
design, or operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related
management systems practices) are standards that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. This rule does not use
technical standards. Therefore, FMCSA did not consider the use of
voluntary consensus standards.
P. Environment
FMCSA analyzed this rule for the purpose of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
determined this action is categorically excluded from further analysis
and documentation in an environmental assessment or environmental
impact statement under FMCSA Order 5610.1 (69 FR 9680, March 1, 2004),
Appendix 2, paragraph(s)(5). The Categorical Exclusion (CE) in
paragraph(s) covers Regulations intended to help reduce or prevent
truck and bus accidents, fatalities, and injuries by requiring drivers
to have a single commercial motor vehicle driver's license and by
disqualifying drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles in an
unsafe manner and provide for periods of disqualification and penalties
for those persons convicted of certain criminal and other offenses and
serious traffic violations. The content in this rule is covered by this
CE and the final action does not have any effect on the quality of the
environment. The CE determination is available for inspection or
copying in the Regulations.gov website listed under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects
49 CFR Part 383
Administrative practice and procedure, Commercial driver's license,
Commercial motor vehicles, Highway safety, Motor carriers.
49 CFR Part 384
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse,
Highway safety, Motor carriers.
In consideration of the foregoing, FMCSA amends 49 CFR chapter III
as follows:
PART 383--COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND
PENALTIES
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1. The authority citation for part 383 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 521, 31136, 31301 et seq., and
31502; secs. 214 and 215 of Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1766,
1767; sec. 1012(b) of Pub. L. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272, 297, sec. 4140
of Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1746; sec. 32934 of Pub. L. 112-
141, 126 stat. 405, 830; and 49 CFR 1.87.
Subpart D--Driver Disqualifications and Penalties
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2. In Sec. 383.51, by add paragraph (b)(10) to table 1 to read as
follows:
Sec. 383.51 Disqualification of drivers.
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(b) * * *
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Table 1 to Sec. 383.51
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For a first For a second
conviction or refusal conviction or refusal For a second
For a first conviction to be tested while to be tested in a conviction or refusal
or refusal to be For a first conviction operating a CMV separate incident of to be tested in a
tested while operating or refusal to be transporting any combination of separate incident of
a CMV, a person tested while operating hazardous materials offenses in this any combination of
If a driver operates a motor required to have a CLP a non-CMV, a CLP or as defined in Sec. Table while operating offenses in this
vehicle and is convicted of: or CDL and a CLP or CDL holder must be 383.5, a person a CMV, a person Table while operating
CDL holder must be disqualified from required to have a required to have a a non-CMV, a CLP or
disqualified from operating a CMV for * CLP or CDL and a CLP CLP or CDL and a CLP CDL holder must be
operating a CMV for * * * or CDL holder must be or CDL holder must be disqualified from
* * disqualified from disqualified from operating a CMV for *
operating a CMV for * operating a CMV for * * *
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(10) Using a CMV in the commission Life--not eligible for Not applicable........ Life--not eligible Life--not eligible Not applicable.
of a felony involving an act or 10-year reinstatement. for 10-year for 10-year
practice of severe forms of reinstatement. reinstatement.
trafficking in persons, as defined
and described in 22 U.S.C.
7102(11).
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PART 384--STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM
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5. The authority citation for part 384 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301 et seq., and 31502; secs. 103
and 215 of Pub. L. 106-59, 113 Stat. 1753, 1767; sec. 32934 of Pub.
L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5401 and 7208 of Pub. L. 114-
94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1546, 1593; and 49 CFR 1.87.
Subpart C--Procedures for Determining State Compliance
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6. In Sec. 384.301, add paragraph (j) to read as follows:
Sec. 384.301 Substantial compliance--general requirements.
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(j) A State must come into substantial compliance with the
requirements of part 383 of this chapter in effect as of September 23,
2019, or as soon as practicable, but not later than September 23, 2023.
Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Dated: July 11, 2019.
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-15611 Filed 7-22-19; 8:45 am]
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