What is the applicability of the FMCSRs to school bus operations performed by Indian Tribal Governments?

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Question 12

Applicability of FMCSRs to Indian school bus operations

Question 12: What is the applicability of the FMCSRs to school bus operations performed by Indian Tribal Governments?

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Is transportation within the boundaries of a State between a place in an Indian Reservation and a place outside such reservation interstate commerce?

Question 23: Is transportation within the boundaries of a State between a place in an Indian Reservation and a place outside such reservation interstate commerce?

Guidance: No, such transportation is considered to be intrastate commerce. An Indian reservation is geographically located...

Do the FMCSRs apply to Indian Tribal Governments?

Question 20: Do the FMCSRs apply to Indian Tribal Governments?

Guidance: Under § 390.3T(f)(2), transportation performed by the Federal Government, States, or political subdivisions of a State is generally exempt from the FMCSRs. Since 1997, FHWA and FMCSA have likewise not...