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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA34 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Application by Certain Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers To Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S.-Mexico Border 
Abstract: This action revises the regulations and form, OP-1(MX), governing applications by Mexico-domiciled property and passenger carriers who want to operate within the United States beyond the municipalities adjacent to Mexico in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, and beyond the commercial zones of such municipalities (border zones). The action is taken in anticipation of a presidential order lifting the current statutory moratorium on authorizing such operations. The form requires additional information about the applicant's business and operating practices to help the FMCSA to determine if the applicant will be able to meet the safety standards established for operating in interstate commerce in the United States. The interim rule included requirements that were not proposed in the NPRM but which were necessary to comply with the FY 2002 DOT Appropriations Act. This action is significant because of substantial public interest. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 365    49 CFR 1.73   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 553 and 559    16 USC 1456    49 USC 13101, 13301, and 13901 et seq    49 USC 31138 and 31144   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/03/2001  66 FR 22371   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/02/2001    
Interim Final Rule  03/19/2002  67 FR 12702   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/18/2002    
Interim Final Rule Effective  05/03/2002    
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS   08/26/2003  68 FR 51322   
EIS Public Scoping Meetings  10/08/2003  68 FR 58162   
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Thomas Kozlowski
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MC-ES, Office of Safety Programs , Room 8314, 400 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4049