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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA64 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
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 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: 49 USC 31148    sec 211, PL 106-159    113 Stat 1754 (1999)    sec 350, PL 107-87    113 Stat 1765   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory    12/09/2000 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule (IFR)  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  09/00/2009    
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