§ 365.105 Starting the application process: Form MCSA-1.

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Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS > PART 365—RULES GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING AUTHORITY > Subpart A—How To Apply for Operating Authority

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(a) Each applicant must apply for operating authority by electronically filing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, to request authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902, 13903 or 13904 to operate as a:

(1) Motor carrier of property or passengers,

(2) Broker of general commodities or household goods, or

(3) Freight forwarder of general commodities or household goods.

(b) Obtain forms at a FMCSA Division Office in each State or at one of the FMCSA Service Centers. Addresses and phone numbers for the Division Offices and Service Centers can be found at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices. The forms and information about filing procedures can be downloaded at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/registration-forms.

(c) Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application and is available, including complete instructions, from the FMCSA website at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

[80 FR 63704, Oct. 21, 2015, as amended at 81 FR 68344, Oct. 4, 2016; 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]

Effective Date Note:At 82 FR 5299, Jan. 17, 2017, § 365.105 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017. At 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023, the suspension was lifted, § 365.105 was amended, and the section was again suspended indefinitely.

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