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DOT/FMCSA RIN: 2126-AA22 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: Unified Registration System 
Abstract: This rule would establish a new Unified Registration System (URS) to replace four legacy systems in support of FMCSA´s safety and commercial oversight responsibilities. It would require all entities subject to FMCSA jurisdiction to comply with a new URS registration and biennial update requirement and, disclose the cumulative registration information collected by URS. It would and provides a cross-reference to all regulatory requirements necessary to obtain permanent registration. It implements statutory provisions in the ICC Termination Act and SAFTEA-LU. URS would serve as a clearinghouse and depository of information on, and identification of, motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and others required to register with the Department of Transportation. The agency has determined the total net societal benefits of the rule to be $19.5 million and the total societal costs to be $26.5 million. 
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 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 360    49 CFR 392    49 CFR 365    49 CFR 366    49 CFR 368    49 CFR 387    49 CFR 390   
Legal Authority: PL 104-88    109 Stat 803, 888 (1995)    49 USC 13908    PL 109-159, sec 4304   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final Rule (ICC Act)  01/01/1998 
Final  Statutory  Final Rule (SAFETEA-LU)  08/10/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  08/26/1996  61 FR 43816   
ANPRM Comment Period End  10/25/1996 
NPRM  05/19/2005  70 FR 28990   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/17/2005 
Supplemental NPRM  10/26/2011  76 FR 66506   
SNPRM Comment Period End  12/27/2011 
Final Rule  07/00/2013 
Additional Information: Docket No. FMCSA-97-2349.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
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 
Related RINs: Related to 2126-AB56, Related to 2126-AB21 
Agency Contact:
Genevieve D Sapir
Office of Chief Counsel
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MC-PRR, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. West 6,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-7056
Email: genevieve.sapir@dot.gov