§ 385.303 How to register with FMCSA.

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Title 49 CFR: Transportation › Chapter III: FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Part 385: SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES › Subpart D: New Entrant Safety Assurance Program › § 385.303: § 385.303 How to register with FMCSA.

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A motor carrier registers with FMCSA by completing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application which is available at

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs

. Complete instructions for the Form MCSA-1 also are available at the same location.

[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.303 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017. At 89 FR 90620, Nov. 18, 2024, the suspension was lifted and the section heading was revised. In that same document, § 385.303 was again suspended indefinitely, effective Nov. 18, 2024.

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