How Training Providers Can Prepare for February 7, 2022

How Training Providers Can Prepare for February 7, 2022
March 4, 2021

Presenters  Joshua Jones
FMCSA, Commercial Driver’s License Division
 Andrew Nagel
Training Provider Registry Development Team
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Agenda
1 THE ELDT FINAL RULE What is the ELDT Final Rule and to whom does it apply?
2 THE TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY Once operational, how will CDL applicants, training providers, and States use it?
3 TRAINING PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS What do the ELDT regulations require of training providers?

4 PREPARING FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2022 What do training providers need to do before, during, and after registration?
5 THE TPR WEB SERVICE What are the technical requirements for setting up a web interface for submitting driver data ?

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The ELDT Final Rule
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The Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) Final Rule
 Published in 2016, mandated by MAP-21*  Set a Federal standard for mandatory training of
entry-level drivers
 Established minimum requirements for which entry-level drivers and
training providers must meet
 States may have requirements that exceed Federal requirements
 Compliance Date: February 7, 2022  Established need for the Training Provider Registry
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Entry-Level Drivers – Who Is Covered?
The ELDT regulations establish new minimum training standards for entry-level drivers. This includes individuals applying for:

A Class A or Class B commercial driver’s license (CDL) for the first time

An upgrade of an existing Class B CDL to a Class A CDL

A hazardous materials (H), passenger (P), or school bus (S) endorsement for the first time

 Individuals who obtain a CLP before February 7, 2022 are not required to meet
the new ELDT regulations for obtaining a CDL, so long as they obtain a CDL before their CLP (or renewed CLP) expires.
 The rule does not cover individuals for whom States have waived the CDL
skills test under 49 CFR 383 (§383) (www.eCFR.gov).
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The Training Provider Registry
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The Training Provider Registry
 FMCSA web
system that will:
 List the training
providers eligible to provide entry-level driver training.
 Retain a record of
drivers that have successfully completed entrylevel driver training.
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How does the Training Provider Registry support ELDT?

Search
DRIVER selects registered training provider from list on Training Provider Registry, completes training

Submit
T RAINING PROVIDER electronically submits driver training data to Training Provider
Registry

Retain
FMCSA retains driver data in Training Provider
Registry

Retrieve
STATE retrieves driver data
from Training Provider Registry
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Training Provider Requirements
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