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Regulatory Guidance

Welcome to the FMCSA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains and links to all guidance documents in effect from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract.

To comment on any guidance document, or to request issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of any guidance document, please identify the guidance document in your request and send it to: FMCSAguidance@dot.gov. NOTE: The FMCSAguidance mailbox is not intended to serve as a mailbox for general inquiries. For inquiries that go beyond the limited purpose of the FMCSAguidance mailbox, please call FMCSA's Information Line (800-832-5660) or visit FMCSA's "Contact Us" page to send your inquiry to the appropriate mailbox.

Subject Agency Identifier Topic Issued Date
49 CFR § 390.3T General Applicability Question 24 FMCSA-RG-390.3T-Q024 FMCSA jurisdiction over drivers operating only occasionally in interstate commerce
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q01 Guidance on SAP evaluation
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q01 Guidance on SAP evaluation
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q03 SAP Certification Rules
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q04 Treatment Requirements for Discharged Employee
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q05 Treatment of Discharged Employee
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q06 Community Groups and Self-Help as Treatment
Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment. FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q07 Returning to Duty Before SAP Evaluation
Can an employee who has violated the rules return to safety-sensitive functions prior to receiving an SAP evaluation? FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q7 Returning to Duty Before SAP Evaluation
Can an employer overrule an SAP treatment recommendation? FMCSA-D&A-382.605-Q8 SAP Evaluation and Employer Role in Return to Duty Testing