Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons

This document announces that the regulations that were published in an interim final rule to implement a new program established by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) will remain in effect. Under the final rule, States can qualify for incentive grant funds if they enact and enforce a law that provides that any person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle in the State shall be deemed to have committed a per se offense of driving while intoxicated or an equivalent per se offense. This final rule also modifies the interim requirements with respect to procedural issues, including the date by which certifications are due.