This policy memorandum provides guidance to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforcement personnel providing oversight of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) part 391 in conducting North American Standard (NAS) Driver and Vehicle Inspections who need to evaluate whether drivers can satisfy the English Language Proficiency (ELP) qualification requirements in 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2) by responding to official inquiries and understanding highway traffic signs and signals in the English language. This policy also provides guidance on placing drivers out-of-service (OOS) for discovered violations of 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2).

This memorandum rescinds and supersedes the policy memorandum entitled, “English Language Proficiency Testing and Enforcement Policy (MC-SEE-2025-0001),” dated May 20, 2025.