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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA64 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Certification of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators, and Safety Inspectors 
Abstract: This rulemaking would require that any safety inspection, safety audit, or compliance review be conducted by a certified inspector, auditor, or investigator. It is required by section 211 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act. Based on comments to the Interim Final Rule (IFR), the agency will issue a NPRM that addresses issues not clarified in the IFR. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 385   
Legal Authority: sec 211, PL 106-159    sec 350, PL 107-87    49 USC 31148    113 Stat 1765   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  NPRM  12/09/2000 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/19/2002  67 FR 12776   
IFR Comment Period End  05/20/2002    
IFR Effective Date Delayed   06/17/2002  67 FR 41196   
IFR Date Effective  07/17/2002    
IFR; Ext. of Statutory Compliance Date  07/28/2003  68 FR 44378   
Notice; Environmental Assessment (EA)  10/02/2003  68 FR 56863   
EA Comment Period End  11/03/2003    
Notice; Statutory Compliance Date  12/23/2003  68 FR 74287   
NPRM  05/00/2012    
Additional Information: Docket Nos. FMCSA-2001-11060 and FMCSA-2003-15642.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Genevieve D Sapir
Office of Chief Counsel
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MC-PRR, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. West 6,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-7056
Email: genevieve.sapir@dot.gov