[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR325.13]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 325--COMPLIANCE WITH INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIER NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 325.13  Inspection and examination of motor vehicles.

    (a) Any special agent of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration (designated in appendix B to subchapter B of this 
chapter) is authorized to inspect, examine, and test a motor vehicle 
operated by a motor carrier in accordance with the procedures specified 
in this part for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor vehicle 
and equipment installed on the motor vehicle conforms to the Interstate 
Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 40 CFR part 202.
    (b) A motor carrier, its officers, drivers, agents, and employees 
must, at any time, submit a motor vehicle used in its operations for 
inspection, examination, and testing for the purpose of ascertaining 
whether the motor vehicle and equipment installed on it conforms to the 
Interstate Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 40 CFR part 202.
    (c) Prescribed inspection report. Form MCS-141, Noise Level 
Compliance Check shall be used to record findings from motor vehicles 
selected for noise emission inspection by authorized employees.
    (d) Motor carrier's disposition of form MCS-141. (1) The driver of 
any motor vehicle receiving a Form MCS-141 shall deliver such MCS-141 to 
the motor carrier operating the vehicle upon his/her arrival at the next 
terminal or facility of the motor carrier, if such arrival occurs within 
twenty-four (24) hours. If the driver does not arrive at a terminal or 
facility of the motor carrier operating the vehicle within twenty-four 
(24) hours he/she shall immediately mail the Form MCS-141 to the motor 
carrier. For operating convenience, motor carriers may designate any 
shop, terminal, facility, or person to which it may instruct its drivers 
to deliver or forward Form MCS-141. It shall be the sole responsibility 
of the motor carrier that Form MCS-141 is returned to the Federal 
Highway Administration, in accordance with the terms prescribed thereon 
and in paragraphs (d) (2) and (3) of this section. A driver, if himself/
herself a motor carrier, shall return Form MCS-141 to the Federal Motor 
carrier Safety Administration , in accordance with the terms prescribed 
thereon and in paragraphs (d) (2) and (3) of this section.
    (2) Motor carriers shall carefully examine Forms MCS-141. 
Appropriate corrective action shall be taken on vehicles found to be not 
in compliance with the requirements of this part.
    (3) Motor carriers must complete the ``Motor Carrier Certification 
of Action Taken'' on Form MCS-141 in accordance with the terms 
prescribed thereon. Motor carriers must return Forms MCS-141 to the 
Division Office at the address indicated on Form MCS-141

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within fifteen (15) days following the date of the vehicle inspection.

[40 FR 42437, Sept. 12, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 10226, Mar. 10, 1976; 
54 FR 50385, Dec. 6, 1989; 60 FR 38743, July 28, 1995; 66 FR 49869, Oct. 
1, 2001]