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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2009Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2014

§ 389.3 Definitions.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2001, superseded by the 2015 annual edition.

govinfo, 2008 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2008 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 389.3 — Definitions.. Text in force on September 30, 2009. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to October 1, 2015. Source: govinfo, 2008 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2008-title49-vol5/CFR-2008-title49-vol5-sec389-3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.3?asof=2009-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Act means statutes granting the Secretary authority to regulate motor carrier safety.

Administrator means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator.

[62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997]

Amendment history

8 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015; 85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020; 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]
  2. March 21, 2021 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015; 85 FR 86848, Dec. 31, 2020]
  3. March 1, 2021 → March 21, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015]
  4. Dec. 31, 2020 → March 1, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015]
  5. Oct. 1, 2015 → Dec. 31, 2020annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015]
  6. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 2001–2014diff vs. previousviewing
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997]
  7. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1998–2000diff vs. previous
    [62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997]
  8. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
    [35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, as amended at 51 FR 12621, Apr. 14, 1986; 53 FR 2036, Jan. 26, 1988]

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.