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§ 381.500 What are the general requirements the agency must satisfy in conducting a pilot program?

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2013.

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49 CFR § 381.500 — What are the general requirements the agency must satisfy in conducting a pilot program?. Text in force on September 30, 2014. This wording effective October 1, 2013 to present. Source: govinfo, 2013 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec381-500. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/381.500?asof=2014-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) The FMCSA may conduct pilot programs to evaluate alternatives to regulations, or innovative approaches, concerning motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety.

(b) Pilot programs may include exemptions from the regulations listed in § 381.400(f) of this part.

(c) Pilot programs must, at a minimum, include all of the program elements listed in § 381.505.

(d) The FMCSA will publish a detailed description of each pilot program, including the exemptions to be considered, and provide notice and an opportunity for public comment before the effective date of the pilot program.

[63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 78 FR 60231, Oct. 1, 2013]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1999
  1. Oct. 1, 2013 → presentannual editions 2013–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 78 FR 60231, Oct. 1, 2013]
  2. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2001–2012diff vs. previous
  3. 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.