# 49 CFR § 365.105: Starting the application process: Form MCSA-1

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.105

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 365.105
- **Heading:** Starting the application process: Form MCSA-1
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** 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

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 365.101 § 365.101 Applications governed by these rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.101.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.101T § 365.101T Applications governed by these rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.101T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.103T § 365.103T Modified procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.103T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.105 § 365.105 Starting the application process: Form MCSA-1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.105.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.105T § 365.105T Starting the application process: Form OP-1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.105T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.106T § 365.106T Starting the application process: URS online application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.106T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.107 § 365.107 Types of applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.107.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.107T § 365.107T Types of applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.107T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.109 § 365.109 FMCSA review of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.109.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.109T § 365.109T FMCSA review of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.109T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.110 § 365.110 Need to complete New Entrant Safety Assurance Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.110.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.111 § 365.111 Appeals to rejections of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.111.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.111T § 365.111T Appeals to rejections of the application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.111T.md)
- [49 CFR § 365.113 § 365.113 Changing the request for authority or filing supplementary evidence after the application is filed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-365.113.md)

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