19 U.S.C. § 4571 — Definitions

In this part: (1) “Border commercial zone” means (A) the United States territory of municipalities along the United States-Mexico border and those municipalities' commercial zones described in 49 C.F.R. part 372, subpart B; and (B) additional border crossings and related commercial zones listed in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OP–2 application instructions or successor documents. (2) “Cargo originating in Mexico” means any cargo that enters the United States by commercial motor vehicle from Mexico, including cargo that began in another country. (3) “Change in circumstance” may include a substantial increase in services supplied by the recipient of a grant of authority. (4) “Commercial motor vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 31132(1) that meets that paragraph's subparagraph (A) requirements. This section does not define “commercial motor vehicle” itself. (5) “Cross-border long-haul trucking services” means (A) transporting by commercial motor vehicle cargo originating in Mexico to a United States point outside a border commercial zone; or (B) transporting by commercial motor vehicle cargo originating in the United States from a United States point outside a border commercial zone to a point in a border commercial zone or in Mexico. (6) “Driver” means a person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in cross-border long-haul trucking services. (7) “Grant of authority” means registration granted under 49 U.S.C. § 13902, or a successor provision, to persons of Mexico to provide cross-border long-haul trucking services in the United States. (8) “Interested party” means (A) United States persons providing cross-border long-haul trucking services; (B) a trade or business association whose relevant United States long-haul trucking industry members are a majority; (C) a certified or recognized union, or representative group of United States industry suppliers, operators, or drivers; (D) the Government of Mexico; or (E) persons of Mexico. (9) “Material harm” means a significant loss by United States persons in their share of the United States market or relevant submarket for cross-border long-haul trucking services. (10) “Operator” or “supplier” means an entity registered under 49 U.S.C. § 13902 to provide those services. (11) “Persons of Mexico” includes (A) entities domiciled in Mexico and organized or otherwise formed under Mexican law, including Mexico-domiciled subsidiaries of United States companies or entities owned or controlled by a Mexican national, that provide these services or employ drivers who are not United States nationals; and (B) drivers who are Mexican nationals. (12) “Persons of the United States” includes entities domiciled in the United States, organized or otherwise formed under United States law, and not owned or controlled by persons of Mexico, that provide these services, and long-haul commercial motor vehicle drivers who are United States nationals. (13) “Threat of material harm” means material harm likely to occur. (14) “United States long-haul trucking services industry” means (A) all United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing these services; or (B) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing them in a specific submarket of the whole United States market.