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49 CFR § 385.405T - Application for safety permit.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s385.405T"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 385.405T - Application for safety permit."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "385.405T"
section_name: "Application for safety permit."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "385"
part_name: "SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "385"
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# 385.405T Application for safety permit.

(a) *Application form(s).* (1) To apply for a new safety permit or renewal of the safety permit, a motor carrier must complete and submit Form MCS-150B, Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit Application.

(2) The Form MCS-150B will also satisfy the requirements for obtaining and renewing a USDOT Number; there is no need to complete Form MCS-150, Motor Carrier Identification Report.

(b) *Where to get forms and instructions.* The forms listed in paragraph (a) of this section, and instructions for completing the forms, may be obtained on the internet at *http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov,* or by contacting FMCSA at Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Registration and Safety Information (MC-RS), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or by telephone at 1-800-832-5660.

(c) *Registration with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).* The motor carrier must be registered with PHMSA in accordance with part 107, subpart G, of this title.

(d) *Updating information on Form MCS-150B.* A motor carrier holding a safety permit must report to FMCSA any change in the information on its Form MCS-150B within 30 days of the change. The motor carrier must use Form MCS-150B to report the new information (contact information in paragraph (b) of this section).

[82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, as amended at 84 FR 51433, Sept. 30, 2019]