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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA60 Publication ID: Fall 2002 
Title: Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties; Commercial Driver's License Program Improvements 
Abstract: This action amended various provisions of the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program requirements to implement changes mandated by the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Specific issues to be addressed include the following: (1) Emergency grants to States in non-compliance with CDL requirements; (2) Withholding MCSAP funds from States in non-compliance with CDL requirements; (3) Disqualification for driving while suspended; Disqualified and causing a fatality; (4) Emergency disqualification of drivers posing an imminent hazard; (5) Expanding the definition of serious traffic violations; (6) Expanded driver record check; (7) New notification requirements; (8) Prohibition on hardship license to drivers who lose base license; (9) Penalties for violating minimum licensing requirements; (10) Maintaining a record of all violations; (11) Masking prohibition; (12) Decertification of State CDL programs for noncompliance; (13) Definition of imminent hazard; (14) School bus endorsement. 
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: 49 CFR 350    49 CFR 383    49 CFR 384   
Legal Authority: PL 106-159, sec 103(c)    PL 106-159, sec 103(e)    PL 106-159, sec 201(c)    PL 106-159, sec 202    PL 106-159, sec 203    PL 106-159, sec 208    PL 106-159, sec 214   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/27/2001  66 FR 39248   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/25/2001    
Final Rule  07/31/2002  67 FR 49742   
Final Rule Effective  09/30/2002    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 2126-AA55 
Agency Contact:
Robert Redmond
Senior Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MC-ESS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-5014
Email: robert.redmond@dot.gov