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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA84 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Brokers of Household Goods Transportation by Motor Vehicle 
Abstract: FMCSA amends its regulations to require brokers that arrange the transportation of household goods in interstate or foreign commerce for consumers comply with certain consumer protection requirements. Brokers must provide: their U.S. DOT number on their advertisements and internet web sites; estimates of expected moving charges and brokerage fees; FMCSA pamphlets containing tips for successful moves and the consumer’s rights and responsibilities; and the broker’s policies concerning deposits, cancellations, and refunds. This rulemaking is in response to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and a petition for rulemaking from the American Moving and Storage Association. This rulemaking is intended to ensure that individual shippers who arrange for transportation of household goods through brokers receive necessary information regarding their rights and responsibilities in connection with interstate household goods moves. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 371   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 13501    SAFETEA-LU sec 4212    49 USC 13901    49 USC 13902   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final Rule  08/10/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/22/2004  69 FR 76664   
ANPRM Comment Period End  02/22/2005    
NPRM  02/08/2007  72 FR 5947   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/09/2007    
Final Rule  12/00/2010    
Additional Information: Docket No. FMCSA-2004-17008.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Brodie Mack
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-8045
Email: brodie.mack@dot.gov