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§ 4571. Definitions
In this part:
(1) Border commercial zone
The term “border commercial zone” means—
(A) the area of United States territory of the municipalities along the United States-Mexico international border and the commercial zones of such municipalities as described in subpart B of part 372 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(B) any additional border crossing and associated commercial zones listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OP–2 application instructions or successor documents.
(2) Cargo originating in Mexico
(3) Change in circumstances
(4) Commercial motor vehicle
(5) Cross-border long-haul trucking services
The term “cross-border long-haul trucking services” means—
(A) the transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in Mexico to a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone; or
(B) the transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in the United States from a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone to a point in a border commercial zone or a point in Mexico.
(6) Driver
(7) Grant of authority
(8) Interested party
The term “interested party” means—
(A) persons of the United States engaged in the provision of cross-border long-haul trucking services;
(B) a trade or business association, a majority of whose members are part of the relevant United States long-haul trucking services industry;
(C) a certified or recognized union, or representative group of suppliers, operators, or drivers who are part of the United States long-haul trucking services industry;
(D) the Government of Mexico; or
(E) persons of Mexico.
(9) Material harm
(10) Operator or supplier
(11) Persons of Mexico
The term “persons of Mexico” includes—
(A) entities domiciled in Mexico organized, or otherwise constituted under Mexican law, including subsidiaries of United States companies domiciled in Mexico, or entities owned or controlled by a Mexican national, which conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services, or employ drivers who are non-United States nationals; and
(B) drivers who are Mexican nationals.
(12) Persons of the United States
(13) Threat of material harm
(14) United States long-haul trucking services industry
The term “United States long-haul trucking services industry” means—
(A) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers as a whole providing cross-border long-haul trucking services; or
(B) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing cross-border long-haul trucking services in a specific sub-market of the whole United States market.
(Pub. L. 116–113, title III, § 321, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 54.)