Current textIn force on Dec. 9, 2020Source: eCFR

§ 381.405 Who determines whether a pilot program should be initiated?

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2001.

eCFR as of December 9, 2020 ↗

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49 CFR § 381.405 — Who determines whether a pilot program should be initiated?. Text in force on December 9, 2020. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: eCFR as of December 9, 2020, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2020-12-09/title-49/section-381.405. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/381.405?asof=2020-12-09, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Generally, pilot programs are initiated by the FMCSA when the agency determines that there may be an effective alternative to one or more of the requirements in the FMCSRs, but does not have sufficient research data to support the development of a notice of proposed rulemaking to change the regulation.

(b) You may request the FMCSA to initiate a pilot program. However, the decision of whether to propose a pilot program will be made at the discretion of the FMCSA. The FMCSA is not required to publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on your ideas or suggestions for pilot programs.

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1999

Oct. 1, 2001 → presentannual editions 2001–2016diff vs. previousviewing
Oct. 1, 1999 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1999–2000

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.