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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1029 section 104(b)(5) of title 23, the amounts lapse and are available for projects under section 118(b) of title 23. §31315. Waiver authority After notice and an opportunity for comment, the Secretary of Transportation may waive any part of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter as it applies to a class of individuals or commercial motor vehicles if the Secretary decides the waiver is not contrary to the public interest and does not diminish the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. A waiver under this Federal section shall be published in the Federal Register with reasons Register, for the waiver. publication. § 31316. Limitation on statutory construction This chapter does not affect the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to regulate commercial motor vehicle safety involving motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating the Secretary decides is appropriate under section 31301(4)(A) of this title. § 31317. Procedure for prescribing regulations Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this chapter (except section 31307) shall be prescribed under section 553 of title 5 without regard to sections 556 and 557 of title 5. CHAPTER 315—MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY Sec. 31501. Definitions. 31502. Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards. 31503. Research, investigation, and testing. 31504. Identification of motor vehicles. § 31501. Definitions In this chapter— (1) "migrant worker" means an individual going to or from employment in agriculture as provided under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)) or section 203(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(0). (2) "motor carrier", "motor common carrier", "motor private carrier", "motor vehicle", and "United States" have the same meanings given those terms in section 10102 of this title. (3) "motor carrier of migrant workers"— (A) means a person (except a motor common carrier) providing transportation referred to in section 10521(a) of this title by a motor vehicle (except a passenger automobile or station wagon) for at least 3 migrant workers at a time to or from their employment; but (B) does not include a migrant worker providing transportation for migrant workers and their immediate families. §31502. Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards (a) APPLICATION.—T his section applies to transportation—

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