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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA32 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Protection Regulations(Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review) 
Abstract: FMCSA is amending the regulations governing the interstate transportation of household goods to specify how motor carriers who transport household goods, as defined in 49 USC 13102(10), must assist their individual customers who ship household goods. The intended effect of this interim final rule is to make the regulations easier to read and understand, remove an outdated report, address hostage freight problems (situations where nonbinding estimates are lower than actual charges and the carrier refuses to deliver freight even after 110 percent of the estimate is paid at the time of delivery), modify a consumer protection publication, and make conforming and technical amendments. This action is considered significant because of substantial industry and public interest. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR parts 375 and 377    49 CFR 1.73     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 74-255    PL 104-88    PL 106-59    49 USC 13101, 13301, 13501 et seq, 14104, 14708, 14901 et seq, and 14912   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/15/1998  63 FR 27126   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/14/1998    
NPRM Extension and Reopening of Comment Period  08/12/1998  63 FR 43128   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/13/1998    
Interim Final Rule  06/11/2003  68 FR 35064   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/09/2003    
Interim Final Rule Compliance Date Delayed  09/30/2003  68 FR 56208   
Final Action  04/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Nathaniel Jackson
Household Goods Team Leader
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MC-PSD, Commercial Enforcement (MC-ECC), Office of Enforcement & Compliance, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 385-2369