As you may recall, the Unified Registration System (URS) was adopted by a “final rule” in 2013, but has never been officially activated for anyone except new registrants at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).  After three postponements of the effective date for existing registrants because of chronic IT problems with this mandatory on-line filing system, FMCSA announced on Friday, January 13 that it has “suspended” efforts to impose URS on the rest of the industry.  TLA’s Committee on Federal Regulation, Agency Practice and Security (FLAPS), among others, has been expressing concern to FMCSA for years that this program is neither user-friendly nor consistent with the Agency’s substantive regulations regarding such matters as hazmat insurance requirements, process agent filings and the like. If you have specific questions or wish to see the text of the “suspension” announcement, please contact either of the FLAPS co-chairs.  They are Mark Andrews (mark.andrews@strasburger.com ) and Hank Seaton (heseaton@aol.com ). CLARIFICATION:  Please note that the requirement for new registrants to make their FMCSA filings on-line (using URS) does remain in place, despite the “suspension” of URS for existing registrants.