Rule2025-19230
Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL); Correction
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Published
October 2, 2025
Effective
October 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
In an interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2025, FMCSA amended the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. The IFR contained an error in the amendatory instructions. The Agency corrects this error.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47627-47628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19230]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 384
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0622]
RIN 2126-AC98
Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial
Drivers Licenses (CDL); Correction
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: In an interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal
Register on September 29, 2025, FMCSA amended the Federal regulations
for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial
driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. The IFR contained
an error in the amendatory instructions. The Agency corrects this
error.
DATES: This correction is effective October 2, 2025. Comments on the
IFR must still be received on or before November 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Thomas, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of Safety, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-9554; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d888b0b1b4b1a8f68cb0b7b5b9ab98bcb7acf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c898a0a1a4a1b8e69ca0a7a5a9bb88aca7bce6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>. If
you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2025, FMCSA published an
IFR (90 FR 46509) that amended the Federal regulations for SDLAs
issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled
individuals. Through the IFR, FMCSA restored the integrity of the
commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly
limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled
commercial learner's permits and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a
foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthened the security of the CDL
issuance process and enhanced the safety of commercial motor vehicle
operations. Through amendatory instruction no. 6 in the IFR, the Agency
sought to revise Sec. 384.212, but inadvertently wrote Sec. 383.212
in the instruction. The Agency corrects this error by providing a new
instruction to add new paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) to Sec. 384.212. The
revisions to Sec. 384.212 are the same revisions described in the
final rule.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 384
Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse,
Highway safety, Motor carriers.
In consideration of the foregoing, FMCSA corrects 49 CFR part 384
by making the following correcting amendments:
PART 384--STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM
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1. The authority citation for part 384 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301, et seq., and 31502; secs. 103
and 215 of Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1753, 1767; sec. 32934
of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5524 of Pub. L. 114-94,
129 Stat. 1312, 1560; and 49 CFR 1.87.
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2. Amend Sec. 384.212 by adding paragraph (a)(1) and reserved
paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 384.212 Domicile requirement.
(a) * * *
(1) For applicants domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction, the State
must:
(i) Comply with the document verification requirements set forth in
Sec. 383.73(m)(2) before issuing (which includes amending, correcting,
reprinting, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL),
transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL;
(ii) Retain copies of all documents involved in the licensing
process, including documents provided by the applicant to prove lawful
immigration status, for a period of no less than 2 years from the date
of issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, or
otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring,
renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; and
(iii) Provide copies of all documents involved in the licensing
process to FMCSA within 48 hours after request.
(2) [Reserved]
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Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2025-19230 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]
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