Limitations on the Issuance of Commercial Driver's Licenses With a Hazardous Materials Endorsement
motor-carrier · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Published 2003-11-07 · Effective 2003-11-03 · 68 FR 63030
Document
Document number
03-28175
Federal Register citation
68 FR 63030
CFR reference
49 CFR 383
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; delay of compliance date; request for comments.
Category
motor-carrier
Sub-agency
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication date
2003-11-07
Effective date
2003-11-03
DOT docket
Docket No. FMCSA-2001-11117
Abstract
The FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) prohibiting States from issuing, renewing, transferring or upgrading a commercial driver's license (CDL) with a hazardous materials (hazmat) endorsement unless the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has first conducted a background records check of the applicant and determined the applicant does not pose a security risk warranting denial of the hazardous materials endorsement. The compliance date provisions being revised require States to collect fingerprints from individuals applying for, renewing, upgrading or transferring a hazmat endorsement for a CDL beginning November 3, 2003. FMCSA and TSA are changing that date to April 1, 2004, and TSA may postpone that date, in individual cases, to not later than December 1, 2004.