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Historical textIn force on Feb. 24, 2020Source: eCFR

§ 389.3 Definitions.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2015, superseded December 31, 2020.

eCFR as of February 24, 2020 ↗
49 CFR § 389.3 — Definitions.. Text in force on February 24, 2020. This wording effective October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020. Source: eCFR as of February 24, 2020, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2020-02-24/title-49/section-389.3. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/389.3?asof=2020-02-24, 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.

Confidential business information means trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, as described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). Commercial or financial information is considered confidential if it was voluntarily submitted and is the type of information that is customarily not released to the general public by the person or entity from whom it was obtained.

[62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 32864, June 10, 2015]

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. previousviewing
    [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. previous
    [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.