(United States First Circuit) - In a suit brought a group of drivers who allege that disseminating certain information contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) database of inspection history and safety records pertaining to commercial motor vehicle operators,exceeds the agency's statutory mandate under 49 U.
S.
C. section 31150, which governs the agency's disclosure obligations, and the district court's grant of the FMCSA's motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) section 31150 was ambiguous as to the agency's authority to include non-serious driver related safety violations in the database; and 2) the agency's interpretation of the statute was entitled to deference and ultimately permissible under Chevron,U.
S.
A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, or Inc.,467 U.
S. 837 (1984).
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