§ 386.1 Scope of rules in this part.

The rules in this part govern procedures in proceedings before the Assistant Administrator authorized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. Chapter 313); the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (49 U.S.C. Chapter 311, Subchapter III); the recodification of title 49, United States Code, Transportation (49 U.S.C. 104(c)(2), 501 et seq., 3101 et seq.); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975, as amended (49 U.S.C. Chapter 51); section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 31138); section 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 (49 U.S.C. 31139); and the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. Chapters 131-149). The purpose of the proceedings is to enable the Assistant Administrator to determine whether motor carriers, property brokers or freight forwarders, their agents, employees, or any other person subject to the jurisdiction of the FMCSA under any of the above-mentioned Acts has failed to comply with any provision or requirement of these statutes and the 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.

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