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        <RIN>2126-AA86</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200710</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2126</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FMCSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating Intermodal Equipment</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking would require entities that offer intermodal container chassis for transportation in interstate commerce to: File a Motor Carrier Identification Report (Form MCS-150); display a USDOT identification number on each chassis offered for such transportation; establish a systematic inspection, repair, and maintenance program to ensure the safe operating condition of each chassis offered for transportation and maintain documentation of the program; and provide a means for effectively responding to driver and motor carrier complaints about the condition of intermodal container chassis. The rulemaking is considered significant because of substantial industry and congressional interest and because it involves other departmental modes.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>49 CFR 386, 392</CFR>
            <CFR>49 CFR 385, 390, 393, and 396</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 31136 and 31502</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 31151</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec 4118, PL 109-59 (2005)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>08/11/2006</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC> </DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[Section 4118 of SAFETEA--LU amended 49 U.S.C., chapter 311, by adding new section 31151 (49 U.S.C. 31151) titled "Roadability."  Section 31151 states: "The Secretary of Transportation, after providing notice and opportunity for comment, shall issue regulations establishing a program to ensure that intermodal equipment used to transport intermodal containers is safe and systematically maintained."]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[This rulemaking is based on the authority of the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (1984 Act) and section 4118 of SAFETEA-LU, codified at 49 U.S.C. 31151).  The 1984 Act provides authority to regulate drivers, motor carriers, and vehicle equipment.  Section 4118 of SAFETEA-LU requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations "to ensure that intermodal equipment used to transport intermodal containers is safe and systematically maintained."  It specifies, in considerable detail, a minimum of 14 items that must be included in the regulations.  It also provides the authority for Departmental employees designated by the Secretary to inspect intermodal equipment and related maintenance and repair records, and to place out-of-service equipment that fails to comply with applicable Federal safety regulations until the necessary repairs have been made.   The legislation also requires the Secretary to preempt State requirements for the periodic inspection of intermodal chassis by intermodal equipment providers that was in effect on January 1, 2005 on the effective date of the final rule.  However, it allows the Secretary to waive preemption if a State makes application, provided the Secretary finds that the State requirement is as effective as the Federal requirement and does not unduly burden interstate commerce.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[The legislative mandate precluded broad regulatory alternatives.  However, the NPRM requested comments concerning the marking of intermodal equipment, and in particular, whether other unique identification numbers could serve the same purpose as the USDOT number.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[We estimate the costs to be between $146.7 and  $241.7 million (net present value discounted at 7% over 10 years), and the benefits to be between $82.3 to 257.6 million (net present value discounted at 7% over 10 years). The full regulatory evaluation for the NPRM is in the docket.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[FMCSA has not yet fully assessed the risks that might be associated with this activity.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/21/2006</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>71 FR 76796</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/21/2007</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/13/2007</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>72 FR 18615</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>End Extended Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/21/2007</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>2126-AA38</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Deborah</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Freund</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>M</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Senior Transportation Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2126</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FMCSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-5370</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>deborah.freund@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>MC-PSV, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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