[Federal Register: March 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 46)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

49 CFR Part 377

RIN 2125-AD96


Payment of Transportation Charges; Authority Correction

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: This document makes a technical amendment to the authority
statement for the regulation on payment of transportation charges in
order to remove the obsolete authority citations provided in the
subparts. This correction is necessitated by changes in the statute and
the transfer of regulatory functions to the FHWA from the former
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as a result of the ICC Termination
Act of 1995 (ICCTA). This amendment would remove the outdated ICC
authority citations in 49 CFR part 377 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.

DATES: This final rule is effective March 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael J. Falk, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Motor Carrier Law Division, (202) 366-1384, Federal
Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C.
20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ICCTA, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803,
abolished the ICC and transferred certain functions to the Department
of Transportation. On October 21, 1996, the FHWA published a final rule
that transferred and redesignated certain motor carrier transportation
regulations from 49 CFR chapter X, to the FHWA in 49 CFR chapter III.
In part 377, of title 49 CFR, ``Payment of Transportation Charges,''
subparts A and B (formerly parts 1052 and 1320, respectively) included
the new statutory authority at the part level, but inadvertently failed
to remove the outdated ICC authority citations at the subpart levels.
    In consideration of the foregoing, the FHWA removes the former ICC
authority at the subpart levels and retains the part level authority
statement as set forth below:

PART 377--[AMENDED]

    The authority citation for 49 CFR part 377 continues to read as
follows and the authority citations for subparts A and B are removed:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13701-13702, 13706, 13707,
and 14101; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued: March 3, 1998.
Frank L. Calhoun,
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-6111 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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