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§ 366.2 Form of designation.

Current wording, effective January 17, 2017.

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What changedOct. 1, 2016 wording → Jan. 17, 2017 wording (current)+151 added−108 removedHide

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49 CFR § 366.2 — Form of designation.. Text current through October 15, 2026. This wording effective January 17, 2017 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-366.2. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/366.2, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Designations shall be made on Form BOC-3—Designation of Agents—Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders. Only one completed current form may be on file. It must include all States for which agent designations are required. One copy must be retained by the carrier, broker or freight forwarder at its principal place of business.

(b) All Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders that are registered with FMCSA on September 30, 2016 must file their Form BOC-3 designation by no later than April 14, 2017. All other Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders must file the FORM BOC-3 designation at the time of their application for registration. Failure to file a designation in accordance with this paragraph will result in deactivation of the carrier's USDOT Number.

[80 FR 63705, Oct. 21, 2015; 81 FR 49554, July 28, 2016]

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5303, Jan. 17, 2017, § 366.2 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017.

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998
  1. Jan. 17, 2017 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [80 FR 63705, Oct. 21, 2015; 81 FR 49554, July 28, 2016]
  2. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 17, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
  3. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2013–2015diff vs. previous
  4. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 1998–2012

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section. Set a case date in the header to read any earlier wording.