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FAQ: How does the HMSP Program Improvement policy affect current HMSP holders who are submitting renewal applications?
Answer: Once an HMSP becomes non-temporary, section 385.407 no longer applies to the carrier’s ability to renew its HMSP. Therefore, as long as an HMSP...
FAQ 26: May HMSP carriers request a review of their crash data?
Answer: Yes. FMCSA will continue the policy allowing carriers to request a determination of crash non-preventability and the removal of such crash or crashes from consideration of the carrier’s crash rate calculation...
FAQ 25: How does the HMSP Program Improvement Implementation policy affect new HMSP applicants or holders of Temporary HMSPs?
Answer: It does not. New HMSP applicants and holders of Temporary HMSPs will continue to be subject to the standards as they appear in section 385.407,...
FAQ 24: How do motor carriers benefit from the HMSP Program Improvement policy change?
Answer: The driver, vehicle, and hazmat out of service (OOS) rates, as well as the crash rate calculations, will no longer apply to carriers who submit renewal HMSP applications. Carriers who would...
FAQ 23: Must the carrier be reviewed, even if during the 6-month timeframe it does not meet the conditions for enhanced oversight?
Answer: No. If the carrier’s safety status improves while awaiting the comprehensive investigation, the Division Administrator may elect to remove...
FAQ 22: Once identified for enhanced oversight, how long does FMCSA have to perform the comprehensive investigation?
Answer: The investigation must be performed within 6 months of the carrier being identified for enhanced oversight.
FAQ 21: For purposes of suspension or revocation of a carrier’s HMSP under 385.421(a)(5), what is the definition of “serious instances of non-compliance?”
Answer: The Federal Register notice (80 FR 35253) issued on June 19th, 2015,...
FAQ 20: Is the motor carrier’s HMSP suspended or revoked immediately upon being identified for enhanced oversight?
Answer: No. If a carrier is identified for enhanced oversight, the Agency will monitor the carrier’s safety and compliance behaviors, and conduct an investigation...
FAQ : What if the carrier gets a satisfactory rating from the investigation, but continues to have high SMS scores?
Answer: If the safety fitness of a carrier subject to a comprehensive investigation based on SMS scoring is determined to be satisfactory, but the carrier’s...
FAQ 18: What about carriers seeking an HMSP with insufficient SMS data to calculate a percentile in SMS?
Answer: For HMSP carriers with insufficient data to calculate a percentile in SMS - those who rarely undergo roadside inspections and...