1. (a) Subchapters A, E, F, and I of this chapter apply to a suspension, revocation, or cancellation of an authorization under Transportation Code, §545.459, and the imposition of one or more restrictions on the operation of the automated motor vehicle under Transportation Code, §545.459.
2. (b) The department shall send the notice of intent required under Transportation Code, §545.459 to the authorization holder by certified mail, return receipt requested consistent with Government Code, §2001.054. The department shall also send the notice of intent to the authorization holder's email address on file in the department's designated system referenced in §220.23 of this title (relating to Application Requirements).

3. (c) Any request for an extension on the department's deadline for corrective action and certification under Transportation Code, §545.459(c)(2) and (e) must be submitted prior to the department's deadline listed in the department's notice of intent and must contain an explanation regarding the following:

   1. (1) why the department's deadline is not reasonable;
   2. (2) why the authorization holder needs more time, and the specific deadline the authorization holder is requesting; and
   3. (3) whether the authorization holder's requested deadline is likely to result in harm to the public health, safety, or welfare.
4. (d) The department shall promptly provide notice to the authorization holder of the department's action under this section and Transportation Code, §545.459, using the authorization holder's email address on file in the department's designated system referenced in §220.23 of this title, except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, including §224.154 of this title (relating to Notice of Hearing) and §224.206 of this title (relating to Final Orders). The department shall also promptly mail such notice by first-class mail to an authorization holder using the authorization holder's mailing address on file in the department's designated system referenced in §220.23. The date the department emails a decision or final determination is the date the department issues a decision or final determination for the purposes of Transportation Code, §545.459(g), (h), and (i), as applicable.
5. (e) The authorization holder shall submit any requests to the department under Transportation Code, §545.459 to the designated address listed in the department's notice to the authorization holder.
6. (f) A representative of an authorization holder may be required to provide written proof to the department of authority to act on behalf of the authorization holder.
7. (g) An authorization holder shall electronically file any certification under Transportation Code, §545.459(d) in the department's designated system and include an authorized signature on the certification, in accordance with §224.11 of this title (relating to Filing and Service of Documents).
8. (h) The director of the department's Motor Carrier Division is authorized to issue a decision under Transportation Code, §545.459(g).
9. (i) The director of the department's Motor Carrier Division shall review the decision and issue a final determination under Transportation Code, §545.459(h) if the authorization holder timely submits a written request to the department for review.
10. (j) Except as otherwise provided under §224.29 of this title (relating to Delegation of Final Order Authority), the board has final order authority in a contested case under Transportation Code, §545.459(k). However, the director of the department's Motor Carrier Division shall take the actions required under Transportation Code, §545.459(j) regarding the rescission of a suspension, revocation, or cancellation, or the removal of a restriction, regardless of whether the board issued the final order.

11. (k) If a hearing is not timely held as required by Transportation Code, §545.459(k), the department shall take the following actions:

    1. (1) request the State Office of Administrative Hearings to dismiss the contested case; and
    2. (2) promptly notify the authorization holder that the authorization is automatically reinstated and that any restriction is automatically removed, using the authorization holder's email address on file in the department's designated system referenced in §220.23 of this title.
12. (l) A reference in a department rule or communication to an "authorization holder" whose authorization is currently suspended, revoked, or cancelled does not rescind or invalidate the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the authorization.

13. (m) Unless otherwise requested by the department in writing, §224.11(a) through (g) of this title do not apply to a certification or communication from the authorization holder to the department regarding the following under Transportation Code, §545.459(j):

    1. (1) a potential rescission of a suspension, revocation, or cancellation; or
    2. (2) a potential removal of a restriction.

Source Note:The provisions of this §224.294 adopted to be effective February 27, 2026, 50 TexReg 6528.