[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54288-54289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22318]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notice of Procedural Changes to the Performance and Registration
Information Systems Management (PRISM) Program
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; extension of effective date.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends until September 1, 2012, the effective date for
the procedural change to eliminate use
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of the ``registrant-only'' USDOT Number as part of the PRISM program.
In an August 9, 2010, Federal Register notice, the Agency initially set
September 1, 2011, as the effective date of the change. The extension
will allow the Agency to provide additional implementation guidance
based on feedback and information received since the August 9, 2010,
notice of procedural change and will allow States and other
stakeholders to make necessary changes to their systems and processes
pursuant to this additional guidance.
DATES: The new effective date to eliminate use of the ``registrant-
only'' USDOT Number as part of the PRISM program is September 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Parker, Transportation
Specialist, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590-0001; (202) 366-6407 (telephone); [email protected] (e-
mail).
Background
On August 9, 2010, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice
announcing plans to eliminate the practice of allowing non-motor
carrier registrants to obtain registrant-only USDOT Numbers under the
PRISM program (76 FR 47883). The Agency developed the concept of a
``registrant-only'' USDOT Number in 1999 to identify registered owners
of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are not motor carriers but
lease their CMVs to entities that are motor carriers. The Agency later
concluded that registrant-only USDOT Numbers were being used
differently than intended and announced the decision to eliminate the
requirement for registrant-only USDOT Numbers. The FMCSA set September
1, 2011, as the effective date for the change.
Today's action extends the effective date until September 1, 2012,
providing adequate time for all States participating in the PRISM
program to complete process changes and for the Agency to provide
updated guidance, as needed, to PRISM member jurisdictions and other
stakeholders.
Issued on: August 25, 2001.
Anne S. Ferro,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-22318 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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