---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 381.500"
title: "49"
number: "381.500"
heading: "What are the general requirements the agency must satisfy in conducting a pilot program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/381.500"
---

# §381.500. What are the general requirements the agency must satisfy in conducting a pilot program?

- (a) The FMCSA may conduct pilot programs to evaluate alternatives to regulations, or innovative approaches, concerning motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety.
- (b) Pilot programs may include exemptions from the regulations listed in [§ 381.400(f)](/cfr/49/381.400.md?p=f) of this part.
- (c) Pilot programs must, at a minimum, include all of the program elements listed in [§ 381.505](/cfr/49/381.505.md).
- (d) The FMCSA will publish a detailed description of each pilot program, including the exemptions to be considered, and provide notice and an opportunity for public comment before the effective date of the pilot program.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 78 FR 60231, Oct. 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136(e), 31315; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 78 FR 60231, Oct. 1, 2013]