Section 591-1-1 - Powers and Duties1. The seven-member Board was created by the 1st regular session of the 117th Legislature to review the records of motor carriers with significant and repeated motor carrier violations. The Board's composition as well as its powers and duties are defined in 29-A M.R.S. §562.2. The Board shall advise the Secretary of State on matters related to motor carrier safety, including advising the Secretary of State on a methodology for the Secretary to use to review motor carriers for the purpose of suspending carriers with significant and repeated motor carrier violations.3. The Board shall hold a hearing upon the appeal of any motor carrier (a) whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle has been suspended by the Secretary of State upon the recommendation by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ("Bureau") or (b) whose privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle has been suspended by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 29-A M.R.S. §2458(2). The Board's decision shall include a recommendation that the Secretary of State uphold, modify or rescind a suspension. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act and rules adopted by the Board.4. Upon the request of the Bureau or a motor carrier, the Board shall hold a hearing to determine whether a motor carrier has satisfied conditions imposed by the Secretary of State for reinstatement of the motor carrier's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle. The Board's decision shall include a recommendation that the Secretary of State reinstate, establish the conditions for, or deny the request for reinstatement.5. The Board may utilize information provided by the Government of the United States; of the State of Maine, or any other state; the Government of Canada, or any Canadian Province; and any Department, or any other entity as needed to properly study the operations of a motor carrier under review.94- 591 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 1