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DOT/FHWA RIN: 2125-AC30 Publication ID: Spring 2002 
Title: Truck Length and Width Exclusive Devices 
Abstract: The FHWA is issuing a final rule, under 49 USC 31111 through 31113, stating which safety or efficiency-enhancing devices are to be excluded when measuring the length and width of vehicles for compliance with federally mandated dimensions. The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA), Pub. L. 97-424, 96 Stat. 2097, gave the Secretary of Transportation the authority to determine what safety and energy conservation devices are necessary for safe and efficient operation of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), and what could be excluded when measuring vehicle length (section 411(h))(49 U.S.C. 31111(d)), and what could be excluded when measuring width (section 416(b))(49 U.S.C. 31113(b)). Section 411(h) also provided that no device excluded from length measurement by the Secretary could have, by design or use, the capability to carry cargo. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 23 CFR 658   
Legal Authority: 23 USC 315    49 USC 31111    49 USC 31112    49 USC 31113    49 USC 31114   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/26/1989  54 FR 52951   
ANPRM Comment Period End  03/26/1990    
ANPRM Comment Period Extended  06/01/1990    
ANPRM Docket Reopened; Comment Period Extended to 08/21/90  06/22/1990  55 FR 25673   
NPRM  08/18/2000  65 FR 50471   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/16/2000    
Final Action  03/29/2002  67 FR 15102   
Final Action Effective  04/29/2002    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Tom Klimek
Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-2212