§ 208.2 Definitions applicable to this part. For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the meanings hereby assigned to them: ( a ) *Act* means the USMCA Implementation Act.
( b ) *Border commercial zone* means: ( 1 ) 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 49 CFR part 372.; and
( 2 ) Any additional border crossing and associated commercial zones listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OP-2 application instructions or successor documents.
( c ) *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.
( d ) *Change in circumstance* may include a substantial increase in services supplied by the grantee of a grant of authority.
( e ) *Commercial motor vehicle* means a commercial motor vehicle, as such term is defined in 49 U.S.C. 31132 (1), that meets the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 31132(1)(A).
( f ) *Cross-border long-haul trucking services means:* ( 1 ) 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
( 2 ) 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.
( g ) *Driver* means a person that drives a commercial motor vehicle in cross-border long-haul trucking services.
( h ) *Grant of authority* means registration granted pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902, or a successor provision, to persons of Mexico to conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services in the United States.
( i ) *Interested party* means: ( 1 ) Persons of the United States engaged in the provision of cross-border long-haul trucking services;
( 2 ) A trade or business association, a majority of whose members are part of the relevant United States long-haul trucking services industry;
( 3 ) 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;
( 4 ) The Government of Mexico; or
( 5 ) Persons of Mexico.
( j ) *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.
( k ) Operator or supplier means an entity that has been granted registration under 49 U.S.C. 13902, to provide cross-border long-haul trucking services.
( l ) *Persons of Mexico* includes: ( 1 ) 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
( 2 ) Drivers who are Mexican nationals.
( m ) *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.
( n ) *Threat of material harm* means material harm that is likely to occur.
( o ) *Trade Representative* means the United States Trade Representative.
( p ) *United States long-haul trucking services industry* means: ( 1 ) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers as a whole providing cross-border long-haul trucking services; or
( 2 ) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing cross-border long-haul trucking services in a specific sub-market of the whole United States market.
( q ) *USMCA* means United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.