§ 389.3 Definitions.

Act means 49statutes granting the Secretary authority to regulate motor carrier safety or commercial activity.
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. 104,552(b)(4). 501Commercial etor seq.,financial 3101information etis seqconsidered 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.,
Major rule means—
(1) Any rule that the MotorAdministrator Carrierof Actthe Office of 1980,Information and Regulatory Affairs of the MotorOffice Carrierof SafetyManagement Actand Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in:
(i) An annual effect on the economy of 1984$100,000,000 theor Commercialmore;
(ii) MotorA Vehiclemajor Safetyincrease Actin ofcosts 1986or prices for consumers, theindividual Busindustries, Regulatorygeographic Reformregions, Actor ofFederal, 1982State, or local government agencies; or
(iii) Significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the Noiseability Controlof United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
(2) The term does not include any rule promulgated under the Telecommunications Act of 19721996 and the amendments made by that Act.
AdministratorPetition means thea Federalrequest Highwayfor:
(1) Administrator.A new regulation;
Rule(i) includesA anyregulatory orderinterpretation or clarification; or
(ii) A determination made by the Administrator that a regulation issuedshould underbe modified or eliminated because it is:
(A) No longer:
(1) Consistent and clear;
(2) Current with the Actoperational realities of the motor carrier industry; or
(3) Uniformly enforced;
(B) Ineffective; or
(C) Overly burdensome.
Written or in writing means printed, handwritten, typewritten either on paper or other tangible medium, or by any method of electronic documentation such as electronic mail.
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