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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1996Source: annual CFR edition 1996

§ 382.115 Starting date for testing programs.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 1998 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗
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49 CFR § 382.115 — Starting date for testing programs.. Text in force on October 1, 1996. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 1998. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec382-115. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.115?asof=1996-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Large domestic employers. Each employer with fifty or more drivers on March 17, 1994, will implement the requirements of this part beginning on January 1, 1995.

(b) Small domestic employers. Each employer with less than fifty drivers on March 17, 1994, will implement the requirements of this part beginning on January 1, 1996.

(c) All domestic employers. Each domestic employer that begins commercial motor vehicle operations after March 17, 1994, but before January 1, 1996, will implement the requirements of this part beginning on January 1, 1996. However, such an employer may be subject to the requirements of part 391, subpart H on the date they begin operations, if operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. A domestic employer that begins commercial motor vehicle operations on or after January 1, 1996, will implement the requirements of this part on the date the employer begins such operations.

(d) Large foreign employers. Each foreign-domiciled employer with fifty or more drivers assigned to operate commercial motor vehicles in North America on December 17, 1995, must implement the requirements of this part beginning on July 1, 1996.

(e) Small foreign employers. Each foreign-domiciled employer with less than fifty drivers assigned to operate commercial motor vehicles in North America on December 17, 1995, must implement the requirements of this part beginning on July 1, 1997.

(f) All foreign employers. Each foreign-domiciled employer that begins commercial motor vehicle operations in the United States after December 17, 1995, but before July 1, 1997, must implement the requirements of this part beginning on July 1, 1997. A foreign employer that begins commercial motor vehicle operations in the United States on or after July 1, 1997, must implement the requirements of this part on the date the foreign employer begins such operations.

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2001 → presentannual editions 2001–2016diff vs. previous
  2. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1998–2000diff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37151, July 11, 1997]
  3. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996viewing

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.