United States Sixth Circuit

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's interpretation of 49 C.F.R. section 395.8(k)(1), in denying appellant's motion for a change of its "conditional" safety rating, was not an impermissible expansion of the regulations, and no notice or comment period was necessary.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2002
• Published 05/09/2002

Judges

• Before GUY and BOGGS, Circuit Judges;  CARR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David E. Jerome (briefed), Jerome & Austin, Northville, MI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward R. Cohen (briefed), Robert S. Greenspan (briefed), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., App. Sec., Washington, DC, Joseph Solomey (briefed), Federal Highway Administration Office of the Chief Counsel, Washington, DC, for Respondents.