§ 386.1 Scope of rules in this part.

The rules in this part govern procedures in proceedings before the Associate Administrator authorized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, title XII of Public Law 99-570, 100 Stat. 3207-170 (49 U.S.C. 2701 et. seq.); the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984, Public Law 98-554, 98 Stat. 2829 (49 U.S.C. 2501 et. seq); the recodification of title 49, United States Code, Transportation, Public Law 97-449, 96 Stat. 2413 (49 U.S.C. 104(c)(2), 501 set seq., 3101 et seq.); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Public Law 93-633, 88 STat. 2156 (49 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, Public Law 97-261, 96 Stat. 1121 (49 U.S.C. 10927, note) and the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, Public Law 96-296, 94 Stat. 820, as amended by Public Law 97-424, 96 Stat. 2158 (49 U.S.C. 10927, note). The purpose of the proceedings is to enable the Associate Administrator to determine whether any motor carrier, its agent, employee or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the FHWA under any of the above-mentioned Acts has failed to comply with any provision or requirement of those statutes or regulations issued under them and, if such a violation is found, to issue an appropriate order to compel compliance with the statute or regulation, assess a civil penalty, or both.

[50 FR 40306, Oct. 2, 1985, as amended at 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]