# Definitions of Broker and Bona Fide Agents
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Notification of final regulatory guidance. · Published 2023-06-16 · 88 FR 39368
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-13080
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 39368
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 371
- **Publication date:** 2023-06-16
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0134
## Abstract

FMCSA issues final guidance, in response to a mandate in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to inform the public and regulated entities about FMCSA's interpretation of the definitions of "broker" and "bona fide agents" as it relates to all brokers of transportation by motor vehicle. FMCSA previously published a notice seeking public comment on the IIJA provision on June 9, 2022, and issued interim guidance on November 16, 2022. Today's notice makes updates to November 2022 guidance in response to the public comments the Agency received.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/16/2023-13080/definitions-of-broker-and-bona-fide-agents)
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