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General Notice: Regulatory Guidance for Recording of Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Fires


Federal Register: 72FR 40250
 
Publication Date: 7/24/2007
Effective Date: 7/24/2007

Action:

Regulatory guidance

Summary:

The FMCSA announces regulatory guidance concerning its definition of "accident." The regulatory guidance is presented in a question-and-answer form. The guidance is generally applicable to drivers, commercial motor vehicles, and motor carrier operations subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. All prior interpretations and regulatory guidance concerning the term "accident" issued previously in the Federal Register, as well as memoranda and letters, may no longer be relied upon as authoritative if they are inconsistent with the guidance published today.
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Examples: RIN 2126-AA78, Exemption


 
 
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