Other Presidential Documents The Director is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, November 26, 2002. Memorandum of November 27, 2002 Determination Under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 Memorandum for the Secretazy of Transportation Section 6 of the Bus Regu]atory Reform Act of 1982, Pub]Jr Law 97-26% 96 Star. \17703, imposed a moratorium on the issuance of certificates or per- mits to motor carriers domici]ed in, or owned or contro]]ed by persons of, a contiguous foreign country and authorized the President to modify the moratorium. The Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of \177995 (ICCTA), Pub]Jr Law \17704-88, 109 Star. 803, maintained these restric- tions, subiect to modifications made prior to the enactment of the ICCTA, and empowered the President to make further modifications to the morato- rium. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. \1773902(c)(3), I modified the moratorium on June 5, 200% to a]]ow motor carriers domici]ed in the United States that are owned or contro]]ed by persons of Mexico to obtain operating authority to trans- port internationa] cargo by truck between points in the United States and to provide bus services between points in the United States. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) estab]ished a sched- u]e for ]ibera]izing certain restrictions on the provision of bus and truck services by Mexican-domici]ed motor carriers in the United States. Pursu- ant to 49 U.S.C. \1773902(c)(3), I hereby determine that the fo]]owing modi- fications to the moratorium are consistent with ob]igations of the United States under NAFTA and with our nationa] transportation po]icy and that the moratorium sha]] be modified according]y. First, qua]ified motor carriers domici]ed in Mexico wi]] be a]]owed to ob- tain operating authority to transport passengers in cross-border schedu]ed bus services. Second, qua]ified motor carriers domici]ed in Mexico wi]] be a]]owed to obtain operating authority to provide cross-border truck serv- ices. The moratorium on the issuance of certificates or permits to Mexican- domici]ed motor carriers for the provision of truck or bus services between points in the United States wi]] remain in p]ace. These modifications sha]] be effective on the date of this memorandum. Furthermore, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. \1773902(c)(5), I hereby determine that ex- peditious action is required to imp]ement this modification to the morato- rium. Effective on the date of this memorandum, the Department of Trans- portation is authorized to act on app]ications, submitted by motor carriers domici]ed in Mexico, to obtain operating authority to provide cross-border 329
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