383.73 FMCSA published regulatory guidance clarifying that State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) may agree to facilitate the commercial learner's permit (CLP) application process and to administer the commercial driver's license (CDL) general knowledge test to individuals who are not domiciled in the State. This guidance is valid from August 3^rd 2017 through August 3^rd 2022.

§§390.300T, 390.301, 390.303, and 390.305 FMCSA extends by one year the compliance date of the regulations established in the final rule on lease and interchange of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) published on May 27, 2015, and effective on July 27, 2015. The new compliance date is January 1, 2019.

49 CFR 380 Appendices and Subparts E, F, and G plus §§383.71, 383.73, 384.230, 384.235, and 384.301 As of May 23, 2017, the effective date of the final rule published on December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88732), delayed on February 1, 2017 until March 21, 2017 (82 FR 8903), delayed again on March 21, 2017 until May 22, 2017, was delayed a third time until June 5, 2017.

49 CFR 386 Appendices A and B The penalty amounts for the different types of violations outlined in these Appendices have been adjusted for inflation.

49 CFR 386 Appendices A and B The penalty amounts for the different types of violations outlined in these Appendices have been adjusted for inflation.

49 CFR 380 Appendices and Subparts E, F, and G plus §§383.71, 383.73, 384.230, 384.235, and 384.301, in accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," have a delayed effective date of March 21, 2017. These regulatory changes, originating from the final rule titled "Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators," were initially effective February 6, 2017.

Parts 49 CFR 360, 365, 366, 368, 385, 387, and 390 contain multiple Sections that are effected by the electronic on-line Unified Registration System (URS) changes. Due to the numerous revisions, corrections, and extensions of effective date(s) that have been made to this URS 1 final rule, the FMCSA, in consultation with the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), is allowing the URS 1 rule to come into effect, immediately suspending it, and replacing it with temporary regulations.

The FMCSA intends to lift the suspension once the technology to implement electronic on-line URS 1 is complete, and effectively replace the temporary regulations with the URS 1 final rule, as issued on August 23, 2013.

49 CFR 380 Appendices, Subpart E and new Subparts F, and G plus §§383.71, 383.73, 384.230, 384.235, and 384.301 address significant regulatory changes that establish new standards for "Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators".

49 CFR Parts 382, 383, 384, and 391 have significant Sections amended in order to establish requirements for the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse), a database under the Agency's administration that will contain information about violations of FMCSA's drug and alcohol testing program for the holders of commercial driver's licenses (CDLs). This rule is mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). These changes intend to improve roadway safety by identifying commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers who have committed drug and alcohol violations that render them ineligible to operate a CMV.

Note: On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law a new two year transportation reauthorization bill, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ("MAP-21"; P.L. 112-141). This law includes provisions intended to help the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in its mission to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. Many of the provisions in MAP-21 track the Agency's strategic framework to improve commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety by supporting its three core principles:

§376.12 The FMCSA issued a ruling that lifted a restriction on Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from leasing commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to U.S. carriers to transport property into the United States until the international obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) chapter on cross-border trade in services were met. The conclusion of a U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program was that the obligations were met and thus the initial restriction is no longer applicable.

§395.3.(a)(3)(ii) An exemption notice from the standard driving time and rest breaks under §395.3(a)(3)(ii) has been issued. This exemption is effective November 1, 2016 and expires on November 1, 2018.

§391.43 FMCSA announced its decision to allow certified Medical Examiners (MEs) to use the Medical Examination Report (MER) Form, MCSA-5875, and Medical Examiner's Certificate (MEC), Form MCSA-5876, with October, November, and December, 2015 revision dates that are located in the top left corner of the forms until existing stocks are depleted.

§§382.103 and 383.3 were corrected due to an inadvertent error in the October 4, 2016 final rule "General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations." These two corrections make it clear that all four conditions in each farm vehicle driver exception must be met in order for the exception to be used.

§§383.5, 383.77, 383.79 and 384.301 contain commercial driver's license (CDL) regulations and are amended to ease the transition of military personnel into civilian careers driving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by simplifying the process of obtaining a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or CDL.

49 CFR Parts 355, 356, 365, 369, 370, 373, 374, 376, 377, 378, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 390, 391, 392, 395, 397 and 398 have technical correcting amendments throughout. The FMCSA is making minor changes to correct errors and omissions, ensure conformity with Office of the Federal Register style guidelines, update cross references, and improve clarity and consistency of certain regulatory provisions. Further, this set of amendments removes all remaining instances of the term "common carrier" and "contract carrier" as required by the ICC Termination Act (ICCTA) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).

This rule does not make any substantive changes to the affected regulations, except to remove obsolete provisions.