Sec. 321. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 321 DEFINITIONS **[**[19 U.S.C. 4571](/us/usc/t19/s4571)**]** In this subtitle: ####
(1)Border commercial zone The term “**border commercial zone**” means— #####
(A)the area of United States territory of the municipalities along the United States-Mexico international border and the commercial zones of such municipalities as described in subpart B of part 372 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and #####
(B)any additional border crossing and associated commercial zones listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OP-2 application instructions or successor documents. ####
(2)Cargo originating in mexico The term “**cargo originating in Mexico**” means any cargo that enters the United States by commercial motor vehicle from Mexico, including cargo that may have originated in a country other than Mexico. ####
(3)Change in circumstances The term “**change in circumstance**” may include a substantial increase in services supplied by the grantee of a grant of authority. ####
(4)Commercial motor vehicle The term “**commercial motor vehicle**” means a commercial motor vehicle, as such term is defined in paragraph
(1)of section 31132 of title 49, United States Code, that meets the requirements of subparagraph
(A)of such paragraph. ####
(5)Cross-border long-haul trucking services The term “**cross-border long-haul trucking services**” means— #####
(A)the transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in Mexico to a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone; or #####
(B)the transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in the United States from a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone to a point in a border commercial zone or a point in Mexico. ####
(6)Driver The term “**driver**” means a person that drives a commercial motor vehicle in cross-border long-haul trucking services. ####
(7)Grant of authority The term “**grant of authority**” means registration granted pursuant to section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, or a successor provision, to persons of Mexico to conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services in the United States. ####
(8)Interested party The term “**interested party**” means— #####
(A)persons of the United States engaged in the provision of cross-border long-haul trucking services; #####
(B)a trade or business association, a majority of whose members are part of the relevant United States long-haul trucking services industry; #####
(C)a certified or recognized union, or representative group of suppliers, operators, or drivers who are part of the United States long-haul trucking services industry; #####
(D)the Government of Mexico; or #####
(E)persons of Mexico. ####
(9)Material harm The term “**material harm**” means a significant loss in the share of the United States market or relevant sub-market for cross-border long-haul trucking services held by persons of the United States. ####
(10)Operator or supplier The term “**operator**” or “**supplier**” means an entity that has been granted registration under section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, to provide cross-border long-haul trucking services. ####
(11)Persons of mexico The term “**persons of Mexico**” includes— #####
(A)entities domiciled in Mexico organized, or otherwise constituted under Mexican law, including subsidiaries of United States companies domiciled in Mexico, or entities owned or controlled by a Mexican national, which conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services, or employ drivers who are non-United States nationals; and #####
(B)drivers who are Mexican nationals. ####
(12)Persons of the united states The term “**persons of the United States**” includes entities domiciled in the United States, organized or otherwise constituted under United States law, and not owned or controlled by persons of Mexico, which provide cross-border long-haul trucking services and long-haul commercial motor vehicle drivers who are United States nationals. ####
(13)Threat of material harm The term “**threat of material harm**” means material harm that is likely to occur. ####
(14)United states long-haul trucking services industry The term “**United States long-haul trucking services industry**” means— #####
(A)United States suppliers, operators, or drivers as a whole providing cross-border long-haul trucking services; or #####
(B)United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing cross-border long-haul trucking services in a specific sub-market of the whole United States market.
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