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DOT/FHWA RIN: 2125-AE19 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: English Language Requirement; Qualifications of Drivers 
Abstract: The current regulation is little changed from the original rule adopted in 1936. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written to the Department asserting that the regulation, as written, is overly broad and subject to arbitrary enforcement, causing potential interference with constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection. The ACLU requested an opportunity to submit a comprehensive analysis of this issue. This ANPRM is intended to provide the ACLU with such an opportunity and to open this issue for public comment. The FHWA seeks to modify its current regulation to require drivers to possess the basic functional communication/comprehension ability necessary to ensure safety, consistent with applicable law. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 391    49 CFR 1.48   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 504    49 USC 31133    49 USC 31136    49 USC 31502   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  08/26/1997  62 FR 45200   
ANPRM Comment Period End  10/27/1997    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Richard H. Singer
Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4009