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        <RIN>2126-AB16</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <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>Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular Routes  </RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule would amend FMCSA regulations to reflect that the Agency will no longer require applicants seeking regular-route operating authority to submit a detailed description of the route(s) over which they propose to operate. Rather, the Agency would propose to register passenger carriers seeking regular-route operating authority as regular-route carriers without requiring designation of specific regular routes or fixed termini. FMCSA believes this rulemaking would reduce the burden on regular-route carriers seeking to expand or change their routes, as well as the Agency, by eliminating the need to file and process multiple applications containing detailed routes.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>49 CFR 356</CFR>
            <CFR>49 CFR 365</CFR>
            <CFR>49 CFR 374</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 553</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 13301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 CFR 1.73</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 13902</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/07/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 45929</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/22/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/16/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 2895</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/17/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Proposed Delay in Effective Date; Request for Comments</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/03/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 9172</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/09/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Delay of Effective Date and Request for Comments for Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/17/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 11318</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End for Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/16/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Delayed Effective Date for Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/15/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</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>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Miller</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regulatory Development Division</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2126</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FMCSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-5370</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>fmcsaregs@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>MC-PRR, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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