Proposed Rule2026-08498
Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
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Published
May 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
FMCSA is extending the comment period for its April 7, 2026, NPRM, titled "Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement," from May 7, 2026, to May 26, 2026. The purpose of the comment extension is to provide an opportunity for the public to access the supporting documentation regarding fee calculations for the 2027 registration year. The comment period is being extended at the request of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23383-23384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08498]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 367
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0655]
RIN 2126-AC72
Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA is extending the comment period for its April 7, 2026,
NPRM, titled ``Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and
Agreement,'' from May 7, 2026, to May 26, 2026. The purpose of the
comment extension is to provide an opportunity for the public to access
the supporting documentation regarding fee calculations for the 2027
registration year. The comment period is being extended at the request
of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC).
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published April 7, 2026, at 91
FR 17618 is extended. Comments must be received on or before May 26,
2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2025-0655 using any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
<bullet> Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200
[[Page 23384]]
New Jersey Avenue SE, W58-213, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W58-213,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help
you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting
Dockets Operations.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Riddle, Director, Office
of Registration and Safety Information, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, West Building, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20590; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c0a010f1f0d010f1e1f0c282338622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07414a4454464a4455544763687329606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
NPRM (FMCSA-2025-0655), indicate the specific section of this document
to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion
or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online or
by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so FMCSA
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655/document</a>, click ``Comment,'' and type your
comment into the text box on the following screen.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure.
If your comments responsive to the NPRM contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually
treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to the NPRM, it is
important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI.
Please mark each page of your submission that constitutes CBI as
``PROPIN'' to indicate it contains proprietary information. FMCSA will
treat such marked submissions as confidential under the Freedom of
Information Act, and they will not be placed in the public docket of
the NPRM.
Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Mr. Brian Dahlin,
Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office of Policy, FMCSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f89a8a919996d69fd69c9990949196b89c978cd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7311011a121d5d145d17121b1f1a1d33171c075d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>. At this time, you need not send a duplicate
hardcopy of your electronic CBI submissions to FMCSA headquarters. Any
comments FMCSA receives not specifically designated as CBI will be
placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view any documents mentioned as being available in the docket,
go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655/document</a> and
choose the document to review. To view comments, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0655</a>, then click ``Browse
Comments.'' If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the
docket online by visiting Dockets Operations on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-
0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202)
366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
C. Privacy
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its regulatory process. DOT posts these
comments, including any personal information the commenter provides, to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL 14--Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)), which can be reviewed
at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices">https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices</a>. The comments are posted without edit and are
searchable by the name of the submitter.
II. Background
The April 7, 2026, NPRM (91 FR 17618) requested public comment on
FMCSA's proposal to amend its regulations governing the annual Unified
Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement registration fees that
participation States collect from motor carriers, motor private
carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing
companies. The UCR Board of Directors (Board) did not recommend any
change in fees in the 2026 registration year, therefore the fees
remained the same as the 2025 registration year. However, on September
18, 2025, the Board recommended a fee increase for the 2027
registration year and subsequent registration years. This increase
averages 18 percent, with varying increases between $9 and $9,329 per
entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket. FMCSA is proposing to
adopt the fee increase.
The comment period for the NPRM expires on May 7, 2026. The SBTC
requested an extension of the comment period on April 24, 2026, because
certain supporting documentation referenced in the NPRM was not
uploaded to the docket.\1\ This material was added to the docket on
April 24, 2026, and is viewable at the link listed in ``Viewing
Comments and Documents,'' above. FMCSA believes it is in the interest
of the public to ensure that commenters have access to these documents
for a full 30 days, as originally intended, to allow for meaningful
input on this proposal. Accordingly, FMCSA extends the comment period
for all comments on the NPRM until May 26, 2026.
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\1\ The request also contained an email string related to
separate litigation the Small Business in Transportation Coalition
has filed. For purposes of granting this extension, FMCSA only
considered the portion of the request directly relating to this
rulemaking docket, as the remainder is out of scope.
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Issued under the authority of delegation in 49 CFR 1.87.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-08498 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am]
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