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§ 368.3 Applying for a certificate of registration.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2002, superseded by the 2013 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 368.3 — Applying for a certificate of registration.. Text in force on October 1, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to October 1, 2013. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec368-3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/368.3?asof=2002-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) If you wish to obtain a certificate of registration under this part, you must submit an application that includes the following:

(1) Form OP-2—Application for Mexican Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers Under 49 U.S.C. 13902;

(2) Form MCS-150—Motor Carrier Identification Report; and

(3) A notification of the means used to designate process agents, either by submission in the application package of Form BOC-3—Designation of Agents—Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders or a letter stating that the applicant will use a process agent service that will submit the Form BOC-3 electronically.

(b) The FMCSA will only process your application for a Certificate of Registration if it meets the following conditions:

(1) The application must be completed in English;

(2) The information supplied must be accurate and complete in accordance with the instructions to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and Form BOC-3;

(3) The application must include all the required supporting documents and applicable certifications set forth in the instructions to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and Form BOC-3;

(4) The application must include the filing fee payable to the FMCSA in the amount set forth in 49 CFR 360.3(f)(1); and

(5) The application must be signed by the applicant.

(c) If you fail to furnish the complete application as described under paragraph (b) of this section your application may be rejected.

(d) If you submit false information under this section, you will be subject to applicable Federal penalties.

(e) You must submit the application to the address provided in the instructions to the Form OP-2.

(f) You may obtain the application described in paragraph (a) of this section from any FMCSA Division Office or download it from the FMCSA web site at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/factsfigs/formspubs.htm.

Amendment history

6 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998
  1. Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [67 FR 12660, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended by 78 FR 52648, Aug. 23, 2013; 80 FR 63706, Oct. 21, 2015; 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]
  2. Jan. 17, 2017 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [67 FR 12660, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended by 78 FR 52648, Aug. 23, 2013; 80 FR 63706, Oct. 21, 2015]
  3. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 17, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
  4. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2013–2015diff vs. previous
  5. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2002–2012diff vs. previousviewing
  6. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2002annual editions 1998–2001
    [50 FR 20773, May 20, 1985, as amended at 54 FR 42959, Oct. 19, 1989; 62 FR 15421, Apr. 1, 1997]

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.