(a) If you wish to obtain a certificate of registration under this part, you must submit an application that includes the following:
- (1) Form OP-2—Application for Mexican Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers Under 49 U.S.C. 13902;
- (2) Form MCS-150—Motor Carrier Identification Report; and
- (3) A notification of the means used to designate process agents, either by submission in the application package of Form BOC-3—Designation of Agents—Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders or a letter stating that the applicant will use a process agent service that will submit the Form BOC-3 electronically.
(b) The FMCSA will only process your application for a Certificate of Registration if it meets the following conditions:
- (1) The application must be completed in English;
- (2) The information supplied must be accurate and complete in accordance with the instructions to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and Form BOC-3;
- (3) The application must include all the required supporting documents and applicable certifications set forth in the instructions to the Form OP-2, Form MCS-150 and Form BOC-3;
- (4) The application must include the filing fee payable to the FMCSA in the amount set forth in 49 CFR 360.3T(f)(1); and
- (5) The application must be signed by the applicant.
- (c) If you fail to furnish the complete application as described under paragraph (b) of this section your application may be rejected.
- (d) If you submit false information under this section, you will be subject to applicable Federal penalties.
- (e) You must submit the application to the address provided in the instructions to the Form OP-2.
- (f) You may obtain the application described in paragraph (a) of this section from any FMCSA Division Office or download it from the FMCSA website at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/factsfigs/formspubs.htm.
[82 FR 5303, Jan. 17, 2017, as amended at 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]