DOT Final Rule on Internal Policies & Procedures

DOT Final Rule on Internal Policies Procedures.pdf

On April 2, 2021 (86 FR 17292) the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Federal Transit Administration, and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a final rule.  This final rule removed the Department's internal policies and procedures relating to the issuance of rulemaking and guidance documents from the Code of Federal Regulations.  In addition, this final rule removes regulations concerning the initiation and conduct of enforcement actions, including administrative enforcement proceedings and judicial enforcement actions brought in Federal court.  DATES: Effective on May 3, 2021.