Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL); Correction

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <SUBAGY>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</SUBAGY> <CFR>49 CFR Part 384</CFR> <DEPDOC>[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0622]</DEPDOC> <RIN>RIN 2126-AC98</RIN> <SUBJECT>Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL); Correction</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Correcting amendments. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> In an interim final rule (IFR) published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> on September 29, 2025, FMCSA amended the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. The IFR contained an error in the amendatory instructions. The Agency corrects this error. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> This correction is effective October 2, 2025. Comments on the IFR must still be received on or before November 28, 2025. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Philip Thomas, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Safety, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-9554; <E T="03">Philip.Thomas@dot.gov</E> . If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> On September 29, 2025, FMCSA published an IFR (90 FR 46509) that amended the Federal regulations for SDLAs issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through the IFR, FMCSA restored the integrity of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthened the security of the CDL issuance process and enhanced the safety of commercial motor vehicle operations. Through amendatory instruction no. 6 in the IFR, the Agency sought to revise § 384.212, but inadvertently wrote § 383.212 in the instruction. The Agency corrects this error by providing a new instruction to add new paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) to § 384.212. The revisions to § 384.212 are the same revisions described in the final rule. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 384</HD> Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Highway safety, Motor carriers. </LSTSUB> In consideration of the foregoing, FMCSA corrects 49 CFR part 384 by making the following correcting amendments: <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 384—STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="49" PART="384"> 1. The authority citation for part 384 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301, <E T="03">et seq.,</E> and 31502; secs. 103 and 215 of Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1753, 1767; sec. 32934 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5524 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1560; and 49 CFR 1.87. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="49" PART="384"> 2. Amend § 384.212 by adding paragraph (a)(1) and reserved paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 384.212</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Domicile requirement.</SUBJECT> (a) * * * (1) For applicants domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction, the State must: (i) Comply with the document verification requirements set forth in § 383.73(m)(2) before issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; (ii) Retain copies of all documents involved in the licensing process, including documents provided by the applicant to prove lawful immigration status, for a period of no less than 2 years from the date of issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; and (iii) Provide copies of all documents involved in the licensing process to FMCSA within 48 hours after request. Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87. <NAME>Larry W. Minor,</NAME> Associate Administrator for Policy. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-19230 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </RULE>