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§ 390.1 Purpose.

Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.

eCFR as of January 11, 2021 ↗
49 CFR § 390.1 — Purpose.. Text in force on January 11, 2021. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of January 11, 2021, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-01-11/title-49/section-390.1. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/390.1?asof=2021-01-11, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

This part establishes general applicability, definitions, general requirements and information as they pertain to persons subject to this chapter.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 1996 → presentannual editions 1996–2016viewing

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.