The Texas Department of Public Safety (the department) adopts amendments to §4.11, concerning General Applicability and Definitions. This rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 24, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 5488). The amendments will not be republished.

The proposed amendments are necessary to harmonize updates to 49 CFR with those laws adopted by Texas. This proposal harmonizes 37 TAC §4.11 with the federal definition of "agricultural commodity" to include product stored in its natural state at a facility not owned by its producer. The proposal also includes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's guidance on commercial vehicle "personal conveyance."

No comments were received regarding the adoption of this rule.

This rule is adopted pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, §644.051, which authorizes the director to adopt rules regulating the safe transportation of hazardous materials and the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles; and authorizes the director to adopt all or part of the federal safety regulations, by reference.