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FINAL RULES
TITLE:
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Revision of Chapter Heading and Removal of
CFR Part;
Final rule; 49 CFR Chapter III and Part 301; published: 12/29/99;
Effective Date: 01/01/2000; [Docket No. OST-2000-6698]; 64 FR 72959.
SUMMARY: This document
amends the heading for Chapter III concerning motor carrier safety regulations.
On October 9, 1999, the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) rescinded the
authority previously delegated to the Federal Highway Administrator to perform
motor carrier functions and operations, and to carry out the duties and powers
related to motor carrier safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 5 and 315
of title 49, United States Code; and redelegated that authority to the
Director, Office of Motor Carrier Safety, a new office within the Department of
Transportation (Department). The title of chapter III, therefore, was changed
from "Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation'' to
"Office of Motor Carrier Safety, Department of Transportation'' on October
29, 1999. On December 9, 1999, the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
established a new administration--the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)--within the Department to improve the motor carrier
safety program, effective January 1, 2000. Accordingly, the title of Chapter
III is now being changed from "Office of Motor Carrier Safety, Department
of Transportation'' to "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation'' to reflect the statutory changes noted above.
The document also removes regulations that reference the organizational
structure of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) so that new regulations
may be added for the FMCSA.
TITLE: Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations; 49 CFR Chapter III; Final rule; published: 10/29/99;
Effective Date: 10/29/99; [Docket No. FMCSA-99-6386]; 64 FR 58355.
SUMMARY: This document
amends the heading for chapter III concerning motor carrier safety regulations.
On October 9, 1999, the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) rescinded the
authority previously delegated to the Federal Highway Administrator to perform
motor carrier functions and operations, and redelegated that authority to the
Director, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a new office within the
Department of Transportation (Department). The title of chapter III is
therefore being changed from "Federal Highway Administration, Department
of Transportation" to "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation" to reflect the organizational changes.
TITLE: Organization and Delegation
of Powers and Duties; Redelegation to the Director, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration; 49 CFR Part 1; Final rule: published: 10/29/99;
Effective Date: 10/9/99; [Docket No. OST-1999-6189]; 64 FR 58356.
SUMMARY: The Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary) redelegates to the Director, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA), the authority previously delegated by statute to
the Federal Highway Administrator to carry out the duties and powers related to
motor carrier safety vested in the Secretary by chapters 5 and 315 of title 49,
United States Code. This action, combined with the Secretary's previous
delegation to the FMCSA, enables that office to exercise all of the authority
previously held by the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor
Carriers.
TITLE: Organization and Delegation
of Powers and Duties; Rescission of Delegation to the Administrator, Federal
Highway Administration and Redelegation to Director, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration;
49 CFR 1; Final rule; published: 10/19/99; Effective Date: 10/9/99;
[Docket No. OST-1999-6189]; 64 FR 56270.
SUMMARY: The Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary) rescinds the currently delegated authority of the
Federal Highway Administrator to perform motor carrier safety functions and
operations and redelegates it to the Director of a new Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation. This action enables
the Department to continue most of the activities performed by the Federal
Highway Administration's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
consistently with section 338 of the FY 2000 Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
TITLE: Truck Size and
Weight; Definitions; Nondivisible; 23 CFR Part 658; Final rule; published:
09/09/99; Effective Date: 10/12/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-4326]; 64
FR 48957
SUMMARY: This document
amends the definition of nondivisible load or vehicle to include marked
military equipment or materiel. This will allow, but not require, States to
issue overweight permits for such vehicles or supplies to move on the
Interstate System.
TITLE: Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations; Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle;
49 CFR Part 390; Interim final rule; request for comments; published: 09/03/99;
Effective Date: 09/03/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-2858]; 64 FR 48510.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to
adopt the statutory definition of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) found at 49
U.S.C. 31132. This action is in response to the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (TEA- 21). Section 4008(a) of TEA-21 amended the definition of
the term ``commercial motor vehicle'' to cover vehicles ``designed or used to
transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation.'' The
FHWA is revising its regulatory definition of CMV to be consistent with the
statute, but is exempting the operation of these small passenger-carrying
vehicles from all of the FMCSRs for six months to allow time for the completion
of a separate rulemaking action published elsewhere in today's Federal
Register. As a result of this action, the applicability of the FMCSRs will be
the same as before the enactment of TEA-21 until March 3, 2000. Therefore,
entities that were not subject to the FMCSRs prior to the enactment of TEA-21
are not required to make any changes in their operations until that date.
TITLE:
Commercial Driver Disqualification Provision; 49 CFR Parts 383 and 384;
Final rule; published: 09/02/99; Effective Date: 10/04/99; [FHWA Docket
No. FHWA-97-3103]; 64 FR 48104.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA revises its regulations to require that commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers who are convicted of violating Federal, State, or local laws or
regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings be disqualified from
operating a CMV. Penalties also will be assessed against employing motor
carriers found to have knowingly allowed, permitted, authorized, or required a
driver to operate a CMV in violation of laws or regulations pertaining to
railroad-highway grade crossings. This final rule completes an action initiated
in response to the requirements specified in section 403 of the ICC Termination
Act (ICCTA) of 1995. The purpose of this action is to enhance the safety of CMV
operations on our nation's highways.
Title:
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards and Rear
Impact Protection; 49 CFR Part 393; Final rule; published:
09/01/99; Effective Date: 10/01/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-3201]; 64
FR 47703.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to
require that certain trailers and semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds) or more, and manufactured
on or after January 26, 1998, be equipped with rear impact guards that meet the
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 223. The rear
impact guards must be installed to ensure that the trailer or semitrailer meets
the rear impact protection requirements of FMVSS No. 224. This rulemaking is
intended to ensure that the rear impact protection requirements of the FMCSRs
are consistent with the FMVSSs and to improve the safety of operation of
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by reducing the incidence of passenger
compartment intrusion during underride accidents in which the passenger vehicle
strikes the rear of the trailer. With regard to trailers and semitrailers
manufactured before January 26, 1998, motor carriers are not required to
retrofit a rear impact guard that conforms to FMVSS No. 223. However, motor
carriers operating these trailers and semitrailers are required to continue
complying with the FHWA's requirements for rear end protection on CMVs that are
not covered by FMVSSs Nos. 223 and 224.
Title: Inspection, Repair and
Maintenance; CFR Correction; 49 CFR Part 396; published 08/19/99; 64 FR 45207.
SUMMARY: The following text
was omitted from the text of the Code of Federal Regulations. In Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 200 to 399, revised as of October 1,
1998, on page 900, section 396.19 is corrected by reinstating the correct text
of paragraph (b) to read as follows:
396.19 Inspector
qualifications.
* * * * *
(b) Evidence of that individual's
qualifications under this section shall be retained by the motor carrier for
the period during which that individual is performing annual motor vehicle
inspections for the motor carrier, and for one year thereafter. However, motor
carriers do not have to maintain documentation of inspector qualifications for
those inspections performed either as part of a State periodic inspection
program or at the roadside as part of a random roadside inspection program.
Title:
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Lighting Devices,
Reflectors, and Electrical Equipment; Final Rule; (popularly known
as the "Conspicuity Rule") 49 CFR Part 393; published 03/31/99;
Effective Date: 6/1/99; [FHWA Docket No. MC-94-1; FHWA-1997-2222]; 64 FR
15587.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is amending the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to require that motor carriers engaged in
interstate commerce install retroreflective tape or reflex reflectors on the
sides and rear of semitrailers and trailers that were manufactured prior to
December 1, 1993, have an overall width of 2,032 mm (80 inches) or more, and a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more. The
FHWA is requiring that motor carriers install retroreflective tape or reflex
reflectors within two years of the effective date of this rule. The agency is
allowing motor carriers a certain amount of flexibility in terms of the colors
or color combinations during a 10-year period beginning on the effective date
of this rule, but is requiring that all older trailers be equipped with
conspicuity treatments identical to those mandated for new trailers at the end
of the 10-year period. The locations at which the retroreflective tape or
reflex reflectors must be applied to trailers during the phase-in period is
specified. This rulemaking is intended to help motorists detect trailers at
night and under other conditions of reduced visibility, thereby reducing the
incidence of passenger vehicles colliding with the sides or rear of trailers.
TITLE:
Revision to Reporting Requirements for Motor Carriers of Property and Household
Goods; Final Rule; 49 CFR Part 1420; published 03/23/99;
Effective Date: 04/22/99; [Docket No. BTS-98-4659] 64 FR 13916.
SUMMARY:
The ICC Termination Act of 1995 transferred the motor carrier financial and
operating data collection program to the Department of Transportation and made
several changes to it. This final rule revises the data collection forms and
reduces the reporting requirements. Class I and Class II motor carriers of
property are now required to file a revised annual report form called Form M.
Class I carriers are also required to file quarterly report Form QFR, which has
been substantially reduced. The rules also adopt a system whereby motor
carriers can request exemptions from filing and from public release of their
reported data.
TITLE:
Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Motor Carrier Registration and
Insurance; Final Rule; 49 CFR Part 360; published 02/12/99;
Effective Date: 03/15/99; 64 FR 7134.
SUMMARY:
This document adopts filing fees and fee
collection regulations for the motor carrier registration and insurance
functions transferred to the FHWA as a result of the enactment of the ICC
Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). The effect of this rule is to make these fees
and regulations applicable to registration and insurance filings made with the
FHWA.
TITLE:
Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Dakota; Final rule;
23 CFR Part 658; published 12/30/98; Effective Date:
1/29/99; 63 FR 71746.
SUMMARY:
This document modifies the National
Network for commercial motor vehicles by adding a route in North Dakota. The
National Network was established by a final rule on truck size and weight
published on June 5, 1984, as since modified. This rulemaking adds one segment
to the National Network as requested by the State of North Dakota.
PROPOSED
RULES
TITLE:
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs;
Proposed Rules; 49 CFR Part 40; Notice of proposed rulemaking; published:
12/09/99; Comments due: 04/07/2000; [Docket OST-99-6578]; 64 FR 69076.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Transportation proposes to revise its drug and alcohol testing procedures
regulation. The purposes of the revision are to make the organization and
language of the regulation clearer, to incorporate guidance and interpretations
of the rule into its text, and to update the rule to include new provisions
responding to changes in technology, the testing industry, and the Department's
program.
TITLE: Railroad-Highway Grade
Crossing; Safe Clearance; Public Meeting; 49 CFR Part 392; Proposed
rule; public meeting; published: 10/29/99; Meeting Date: The meeting
will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 1999. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m.
and end at 4:30 p.m.; [Docket No. FMCSA-98-4202]; 64 FR 58372.
SUMMARY: This document
announces a public meeting to discuss the problem of railroad-highway grade
crossing crashes involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in general, and
specifically crashes in which the CMV was struck by a train because the driver
of the CMV, for whatever reason, stopped the vehicle prior to clearing the
railroad track. The meeting is intended to promote the sharing of information
between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); State
agencies with responsibilities related to railroad-highway grade crossing
safety; motor carriers, and rail carriers; and interested parties concerning
the adequacy of current Federal and State laws and regulations governing the
operation of CMVs at grade crossings, and devices and technologies that could
be installed at these locations to help reduce the incidence of CMV-train
crashes. The meeting will include presentations by the FMCSA, the FHWA, and the
FRA explaining their respective roles. The agencies would provide all
interested parties with an opportunity to voice their concerns about the
adequacy of current Federal and State requirements and present suggestions or
recommendations for practical ways to reduce the incidence of railroad- highway
grade crossing crashes.
TITLE: Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations; Requirements for Operators of Small Passenger-Carrying
Commercial Motor Vehicles; Notice of proposed rulemaking; request
for comments; 49 CFR Part 390; published 09/03/99; Comment period ends
11/02/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA 99-5710]; 64 FR 48518.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is proposing to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs) to require that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs) designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the
driver) for compensation file a motor carrier identification report, mark their
CMVs with a USDOT identification number and certain other information (i.e.,
name or trade name and address of the principal place of business), and
maintain an accident register. This action is in response to the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21). Section 4008(a) of TEA21
amended the definition of the term commercial motor
vehicle to cover these vehicles. In a separate document published
elsewhere in todays Federal Register the FHWA is adopting the statutory
definition of a CMV found at 49 U.S.C. 31132 to be consistent with the statute,
but is exempting for six months the operation of these small passenger-carrying
vehicles from all of the FMCSRs, to allow time for the completion of this
rulemaking.
TITLE:
Safety Fitness Procedures; Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM);
request for comments; 49 CFR Parts 385 and 390; published 08/16/99; Comment
period ends 09/15/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-5467]; 64 FR 44460.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA proposes to implement section 4009 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (TEA-21) by amending the safety fitness procedures of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. This action would prohibit all motor
carriers found by the Secretary to be unfit from operating commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The FHWA is proposing to treat an
unsatisfactory safety rating under the safety fitness procedure regulations as
a determination of unfitness. The FHWA also would revise the listing for
locations of motor carrier and highway safety field offices to reflect recent
changes to the Federal Highway Administration organizational structure.
TITLE: Drug and
Alcohol Testing Procedures;
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); 49 CFR Part 40; published:
06/03/99; Comment period ends 08/02/99; [OST Docket No.
OST-99-5742; Notice 99-4]; 64 FR 29831.
SUMMARY:
This advance notice solicits public comments on a proposed procedure that
organizations certifying substance abuse professionals (SAPs) could use to have
members included in the Department of Transportation's substance abuse
professional (SAP) definition. The Department proposes to require such
organizations to obtain a National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
accreditation as a prerequisite for having the DOT review their petitions for
inclusion of their members as SAPs in the Department's drug and alcohol testing
program.
TITLE:
General Requirements; Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Intermodal
Container Chassis and Trailers; Extension of comment period; 49
CFR Parts 390 and 396; published 05/05/99; Comment period
extended to: 08/30/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-3656]; 64 FR 24128.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is extending the comment period
for its February 17, 1999, advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in
which the agency announced that it was considering revisions to the
requirements in parts 390 and 396 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) that place upon motor carriers the responsibility for
maintaining intermodal container chassis and trailers. The rulemaking was
initiated in response to a petition filed by the American Trucking
Associations, Inc. (ATA) and the ATA Intermodal Conference (the petitioners).
In the petition, the petitioners contend that motor carriers have no
opportunity to maintain this equipment and parties who do have the opportunity
often fail to do so. The petitioners now request that the FHWA extend the
comment period to allow them additional time to collect and analyze certain
data needed to respond to the specific questions asked in the ANPRM. In
response to the petitioners' request for an extended comment period, the
National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) and the National Maritime
Safety Association (NMSA) also requested an extension of time to file their
comments, but 30 days beyond anytime the FHWA may grant to the petitioners. The
FHWA has determined that granting an extension is appropriate given the types
of questions asked in the ANPRM and the need for informed responses from
potential commenters. The FHWA also has determined that granting the NAWE and
the NMSA a further 30-day extension beyond that afforded to petitioners is not
appropriate.
TITLE:
Qualifications of Motor Carriers to Self-Insure Their Operations and Fees to
Support the Approval and Compliance Process; Notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments; 49 CFR Parts 360 and 387; published
05/05/99; Comment period ends: 07/06/99; [Docket No.
FHWA-97-2923; MC-97-11]; 64 FR 24123.
SUMMARY:
This document proposes to identify
circumstances in which the public is subjected to an unacceptable level of risk
of uncompensated losses generated from bodily injury and property damage
(BI&PD) claims arising from the actions of for-hire motor carriers
conducting self-insured operations in interstate or foreign commerce. More
specifically, the FHWA seeks public comment on a proposal to reevaluate the
security and collateral requirements of any self-insured carrier that fails to
generate from operations, after payment of all expenses except annual
self-insurance claims expenses, twice the level of cash needed to pay the
self-insurance claims. The FHWA also proposes to assess an additional
application fee to cover carrier requests for modifications and alterations to
self-insurance authorizations which require a reevaluation of the carrier's
financial condition. The FHWA can now do the basic first-time self-insurance
application for $3,000. This amount is $1,200 less than the $4,200 fee the FHWA
currently charges. Thus, the agency is also proposing to reduce the fee for
processing the initial application to $3,000 for an economic cost savings. The
proposed actions will not apply to carriers authorized to self-insure
cargo-only claims. The requirements for cargo-only self-insurance are not
substantial because the required cargo coverage is relatively small.
Consequently, the expenses for reviewing cargo-only applications are not
significant. Further, the risk of an unacceptable level of uncompensated
self-insurance cargo claims is low.
Finally, this NPRM would also
propose implementing additional procedures necessary for motor carriers to
establish billing accounts to pay all insurance-related fees required by the
Federal Highway Administration. A schedule of filing fees and general
instructions regarding payment are provided.
TITLE:
Hazardous Materials: Revisions to the Incident Reporting Requirements and the
Detailed Hazardous Materials Incident Report DOT Form F 5800.1;
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 49 CFR Part 171; published 03/23/99;
Comment period ends: 06/21/99; [Docket No. RSPA-99-5013 (HM-229)] 64 FR
13943.
SUMMARY:
This ANPRM solicits comments on the merits of revising the current incident
reporting requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations and the Hazardous
Materials Incident Report form (DOT Form F 5800.1). The Federal hazardous
material transportation law requires the Secretary of Transportation to
maintain a facility and technical staff sufficient to maintain a central
reporting system to develop a statistical compilation on casualties and conduct
reviews on hazardous materials transportation. Any changes resulting from this
rulemaking are intended to increase the usefulness of data collected for risk
analysis and management by government and industry and, where possible, provide
relief from regulatory requirements.
TITLE:
Revision to Reporting Requirements for Motor Carriers of Property and Household
Goods; Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; 49 CFR Part
1420; published 03/23/99; Comment period ends: 04/22/99;
[Docket No. BTS-98-4659]; 64 FR 13948.
SUMMARY:
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS) collects data from motor carriers of property on annual report Form M and
quarterly report Form QFR. BTS proposes to adopt measures concerning what data
from those forms are made publicly available. Summary information, where
information cannot be readily matched to an individual carrier, would always be
made available. However, the proposed rules would restrict access to individual
carrier data for some of the operating statistics, revenue equipment, and
employment data items. Access to these data items would be limited to the
Department of Transportation (DOT) and to such persons and in such
circumstances as DOT determines to be in the public interest or consistent with
the Department's regulatory functions and responsibilities.
TITLE:
Hazardous Materials: Revision to Regulations Governing Transportation
and Unloading of Compressed Liquefied Gases; Notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM); 49 CFR Parts 171, 173, 178, and 180; published 03/22/99;
Effective Date: 04/21/99; [Docket No. RSPA972718
(HM225A)]; 64 FR 13856.
SUMMARY:
and make the regulatory requirements
easier to understand and comply with.
TITLE:
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP); Notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments; 49 CFR Part 350; published
03/09/99; Comment period ends: 05/10/99; [FHWA Docket
No. FHWA-98-4878]; 64 FR 11414.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA proposes to amend the
regulations governing the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) by
incorporating provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21), Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107 (1998). This action would broaden the
scope of the MCSAP beyond enforcement activities and programs by requiring
participating States to assume greater responsibility for improving motor
carrier safety. Proposed amendments would require States to develop
performance-based plans reflecting national priorities and performance goals,
revise the MCSAP funding distribution formula, and create a new incentive
funding program. The effect of this action would be to implement the
performance-based program requirements of TEA-21 and provide States greater
flexibility in designing programs to address national and State goals for
reducing the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes.
Many of these revisions have a congressionally mandated deadline of FY 2000
(October 1, 1999).
TITLE:
General Requirements Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Intermodal Container
Chassis and Trailers; Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM); Request for comments; 49 CFR Parts 390 and 396; published
02/17/99; Comment period ends: 04/19/99; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-98-3656]; 64 FR 7849.
SUMMARY: In
response to a petition for rulemaking filed by the American Trucking
Associations, Inc. (ATA) and the ATA Intermodal Conference (the petitioners),
the FHWA agreed to consider revisions to the requirements in parts 390 and 396
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that place upon motor
carriers the responsibility for maintaining intermodal container chassis and
trailers. The petitioners contend that motor carriers have no opportunity to
maintain this equipment and that the parties who do have the opportunity often
fail to do so. The FHWA, therefore, is seeking information on the extent of
this problem and public comments on the solution proposed by petitioners, i.e.,
to mandate joint responsibility between the "equipment provider'' and the
motor carrier for maintaining this type of intermodal equipment.
NOTICES - GENERAL
TITLE:
Hours-of-Service of Drivers; Exemption Application from Van Wyk Freight Lines,
Inc.; Notice
of application for exemption and proposal to deny exemption; request for
comments; published: 12/27/99; Comments due by: 01/26/2000; OMCS Docket
No. OMCS-99-6579; 64 FR 72373.
SUMMARY: The OMCS is
announcing its proposal to deny the application of Van Wyk Freight Lines, Inc.
(Van Wyk) for an exemption from the records of duty status (log book)
provisions of the hours-of-service regulations. Van Wyk indicated that its
drivers meet all of the maximum driving time limitations in the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and that it satisfies three of the five
conditions for using the OMCS' 100 air-mile radius driver exception to the
requirement for log books. Van Wyk's drivers exceed the 100 air-mile distance,
and the 12 hours on-duty limitations in the exception. Van Wyk believes its
computerized payroll records, and compliance with the remaining conditions
listed in the 100 air-mile radius driver exception would achieve a level of
safety comparable to that provided under the exception. The OMCS proposes to
deny the exemption because Van Wyk did not explain how it would ensure that it
could achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the
level of safety that would be obtained by complying with the 100-air mile
radius exception to the log book requirements. Also, Van Wyk did not describe
the impacts (e.g., inability to test innovative safety management control
systems, etc.) it could experience if the exemption is not granted by the OMCS.
The exemption, if granted, would preempt inconsistent State and local
requirements applicable to interstate commerce.
TITLE: Controlled Substances and
Alcohol Use and Testing; PacifiCorp Electric Operations' Exemption Application;
Random Testing of Drivers; Notice of application for exemption and
proposal to deny exemption; request for comments; published: 12/20/99;
Comments due by: 01/19/2000; [FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA -99-6354]; 64 FR 71181.
SUMMARY: The FMCSA is
announcing its proposal to deny the application of PacifiCorp Electric
Operations (PacifiCorp) for an exemption from the FMCSA' controlled substances
and alcohol random testing requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). PacifiCorp has requested an exemption because the company
believes it has a low percentage of positive random test results since testing
was initiated. PacifiCorp's positive rate for random controlled substances
tests is 1 percent and its positive rate for random alcohol tests is 0.8
percent. The company requested regulatory relief but did not offer alternatives
that would have comparable deterrent effects. The FMCSA intends to deny the
exemption because PacifiCorp did not explain how it would achieve a level of
safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would
be obtained by complying with the random controlled substances and alcohol
testing requirements.
TITLE: Parts and Accessories
Necessary for Safe Operation; Ford Motor Company's Exemption Applications;
Minimum Fuel Tank Fill Rate and Certification Labeling; Grant of
applications for exemptions; published: 12/20/99; Effective Date:
12/20/99; Expiration Date of Exemption: 12/20/2001; 64 FR 71184.
SUMMARY: The FMCSA is
granting the applications of the Ford Motor Company (Ford) for exemptions from
certain fuel tank design and certification labeling requirements in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions enable motor carriers
to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) manufactured by Ford, and equipped
with fuel tanks that do not meet the FMCSA' requirements that fuel tanks be
capable of receiving fuel at a rate of at least 20 gallons per minute, and be
labeled or marked by the manufacturer to certify compliance with the design
criteria. The FMCSA believes the terms and conditions of the exemptions achieve
a level of safety that is equivalent to the level of safety that would be
achieved by complying with the regulations. The exemptions preempt inconsistent
State and local requirements applicable to interstate commerce.
TITLE: Parts and Accessories
Necessary for Safe Operation; General Motors Corporation's Exemption
Application; Minimum Fuel Tank Fill Rate and Certification Labeling; Notice
of application for exemption and proposal to grant exemption; request for
comments; published: 12/20/99; Comments due by: 01/09/2000; [FMCSA
Docket No. FMCSA-99-6285]; 64 FR 71186.
SUMMARY: The FMCSA is
announcing its proposal to grant the application of the General Motors
Corporation (GM) for an exemption from certain fuel tank design and
certification labeling requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemption would enable motor carriers to operate
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) manufactured by GM, and equipped with fuel
tanks that do not meet the FMCSA' requirements that fuel tanks be capable of
receiving fuel at a rate of at least 20 gallons per minute, and be labeled or
marked by the manufacturer to certify compliance with the design criteria. The
FMCSA believes the terms and conditions of the exemptions being considered
achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to the level of safety that would
be achieved by complying with the regulations and requests public comment on
GM's application. The exemption, if granted, would preempt inconsistent State
and local requirements applicable to interstate commerce.
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice of
final disposition; published: 12/13/99; [FMCSA Docket No. 99-5473
(formerly FHWA Docket No. 99-5473)]; 64 FR 69586.
SUMMARY: The FMCSA
announces its decision to exempt James F. Durham from the vision requirement in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice of
petitions and intent to grant applications for exemption; request for comments; published:
12/06/99; Comments due: 01/05/2000; [FMCSA Docket No. FMCSA-99-6480];
64 FR 68195.
SUMMARY: This notice
announces the preliminary determination to grant the applications of 34
individuals for an exemption from the vision requirements in the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Granting the exemptions will enable these
individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce without meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice of
final disposition; published: 11/30/99; Effective Date: 11/30/99;[FMCSA
Docket No. 99-5748 (formerly FHWA Docket No. 99-5748)]; 64 FR 66962.
SUMMARY: The FMCSA
announces its decision to exempt 33 individuals from the vision requirement in
49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form; Notice of proposed
revision; published: 11/15/99; Comments due: 01/14/2000; 64 FR 61916.
SUMMARY: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 have a Paperwork Reduction Act Notice statement, the
reverse side of Copy 5 has a Privacy Act Statement (for Federal employees
only), and the reverse side of Copy 7 has instructions for completing the CCF.
Additionally, the tamper-evident specimen bottle seal(s)/label(s) are attached
to the right side of Copy 1. This notice provides proposed changes to the
current Federal CCF. It incorporates changes based on the HHS and DOT
experiences during the past several years as well as many of the
recommendations developed by industry representatives (i.e., users and
suppliers of the Federal CCF) at two working group meetings held in January and
March 1999. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) believes the proposed changes will make the Federal CCF easier to use
and will more accurately reflect the collection process and how results are
reported by the drug testing laboratories. The proposed form is provided in
Appendix A.
TITLE:
Orders in Motor Carrier Safety Enforcement Cases; Notice of availability
of Federal Highway Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration decisions and orders, as well as pending cases; published:
11/19/99; 64 FR 63371.
SUMMARY: This document
gives notice of the decisions and orders served from September 10, 1993, to the
present, as well as pending cases, concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations and the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The orders are those
issued by the Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers, the Program Manager,
Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, and the Director, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration. Also available are decisions rendered by Administrative
Law Judges. These decisions, orders, and pending cases may be viewed and copied
through the Department of Transportation's Docket Management System (DMS). The
Docket Management System is an electronic, image- based database in which all
DOT docket information is stored for easy research and retrieval. Information
on logging into the Docket Management System in order to retrieve the full text
of these decisions is provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
TITLE:
Public Meetings To Discuss Responsibilities for the Inspection, Repair, and
Maintenance of Intermodal Container Chassis and Trailers; 49 CFR
Chapter III, Notice of public listening sessions; published: 10/20/99; [FHWA
Docket No. FHWA-98-3656], 64 FR 56478.
SUMMARY: The Office of the
Secretary is announcing a series of public meetings for motor carriers,
businesses that offer intermodal container chassis and trailers for
transportation, and interested parties to discuss current inspection, repair,
and maintenance practices in the intermodal transportation industry for
ensuring that chassis and trailers are in safe and proper operating condition
at all times. Representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the Office
of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) will participate in the listening
sessions which are intended to help the DOT broaden its knowledge of the safety
implications of industry practices where terminal operators or other parties
tender intermodal equipment (container chassis and trailers) to motor carriers.
All oral comments will be transcribed and placed in the public docket
identified at the beginning of this notice.
DATES:
November 2, 1999, in Seattle,
Washington
November 9, 1999, in Des Plaines (Chicago), Illinois
November 15, 1999, in Jamaica (New York City), New York;
TITLE: Qualification of
Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice of petitions and
intent to grant applications for exemption; request for comments; published:
10/08/99; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-6156]; 64 FR 54948.
SUMMARY: This
notice announces the FHWA's preliminary determination to grant the applications
of 40 individuals for an exemption from the vision requirements in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Granting the exemptions will enable
these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce without meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice
of final disposition; published: 09/23/99; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-99-5578]; 64 FR 51568.
SUMMARY: The
FHWA announces its decision to exempt 32 individuals from the vision
requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Applications;
Minimum Fuel Tank Fill Rate and Certification Labeling; Notice of
applications for exemptions and intent to grant exemptions; request for
comments; published: 08/10/99; Comment period ends 9/9/99; [FHWA Docket
No. FHWA-99-5867]; 64 FR 43417.
SUMMARY: The FHWA is
announcing its preliminary determination to grant the applications of the Ford
Motor Company (Ford) for exemptions from certain fuel tank design and
certification labeling requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions would enable motor carriers to operate
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) manufactured by Ford, and equipped with fuel
tanks that do not meet the FHWA's requirements that fuel tanks be capable of
receiving fuel at a rate of at least 20 gallons per minute, and be labeled or
marked by the manufacturer to certify compliance with the design criteria. The
FHWA believes the terms and conditions of the exemptions being considered
achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to the level of safety that would
be achieved by complying with the regulations and requests public comment on
Ford's applications. The exemption, if granted, would preempt inconsistent
State and local requirements applicable to interstate commerce.
TITLE: Hours of Service of
Drivers; Exemption Application From Hulcher Services, Inc.;
Notice of application for exemption and intent to deny exemption; request for
comments; published: 07/30/99; Comment period ends 08/30/99; [FHWA
Docket No. FHWA-99-5880]; 64 FR 41483.
SUMMARY: The
FHWA is announcing its preliminary determination to deny the application of
Hulcher Services, Inc. (Hulcher) for an exemption from the maximum driving time
limitations in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Hulcher
requested an exemption because it believes the current requirements interfere
with the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's core business, emergency
and disaster response to railroad accidents. The FHWA intends to deny the
exemption because Hulcher did not explain how it would ensure that it could
achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of
safety that would be obtained by complying with the hours-of- service
regulations. Also, Hulcher did not describe the impacts (e.g., inability to
test innovative safety management control systems, etc.) it could experience if
the exemption is not granted by the FHWA. The exemption, if granted, would
preempt inconsistent State and local requirements applicable to interstate
commerce.
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice of
petitions and intent to grant applications for exemption; request for comments;
published: 07/26/99; Comments must be received on or before 08/25/99;
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-5748]; 64 FR 40404.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the FHWA's preliminary determination to grant the
applications of 33 individuals for an exemption from the vision requirements in
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Granting the exemptions
will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the vision standard
prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE: Global
Positioning System (GPS) Technology; Extension of Application Date;
Notice of extension of deadline for submission of applications to participate
in the GPS technology pilot demonstration project; published: 07/13/99; Applications
must be received on or before 12/31/99; 64 FR 37689.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is extending the deadline for motor carriers to submit applications to
participate in the agency's Global Positioning System (GPS) technology pilot
demonstration project. This project allows qualified motor carriers that use
GPS technology and related safety management computer systems to enter into an
agreement with the FHWA to use such systems to record and monitor drivers'
hours-of- service, in lieu of requiring them to prepare handwritten records of
duty status. This project is intended to demonstrate that the motor carrier
industry can use this technology to improve compliance with the
hours-of-service requirements in a manner which promotes safety and operational
efficiency while reducing paperwork.
TITLE:
Fatigue Reducing Technologies; Request for information; published:
07/01/99; Comment period ends: 08/30/99; 64 FR 35708; FHWA Docket No.
99-5057
SUMMARY:
In accordance with section 4021(a) of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21), the FHWA seeks information about technologies that may
reduce commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver fatigue, while also lowering CMV
emissions and reducing fuel consumption. The FHWA believes that many such
technologies may exist in various stages of development and would like to
obtain more information about them.
TITLE:
Adequacy of Truck Parking Facilities; Notice of Conference; Notice
of conference; published: 05/25/99; Conference
date: June 29-30, 1999; 64 FR 28237.
SUMMARY:
This notice is an invitation to
participate in a 1 day commercial truck Rest Area Forum, to be held in Atlanta,
Georgia. The forum will address the issue of how best to improve the
availability and safety of commercial vehicle parking along the Nation's
highways.
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Application; Vision; Notice of
petition and intent to grant application for exemption; request for comments;
published 05/18/99; Comment period ends 06/17/99; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-99-5473]; 64 FR 27025.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the FHWA's
preliminary determination to grant the application of James F. Durham for an
exemption from the vision requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSR). Granting the exemption will enable Mr. Durham to qualify
as a driver of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without
meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice
of petitions and intent to grant applications for exemption; request for
comments; published 05/18/99; Comment period ends 06/17/99;
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-99-5578]; 64 FR 27027.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the FHWA's
preliminary determination to grant the applications of 32 individuals for an
exemption from the vision requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). Granting the exemptions will enable these individuals to
qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce
without meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Driver History Initiative Projects; Fiscal Year 1999 Funding; Notice
of solicitation; published 05/12/99; Proposals must be
submitted on or before August 10, 1999; 64 FR 25530.
SUMMARY:
This notice solicits proposals from
States for projects to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of
reporting and recording of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) traffic convictions
within a State and between States. Where safety and identification of traffic
offenders can be improved, these grants would provide funding to assist States
to improve the reporting and recording of traffic convictions. The FHWA, in
partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
will provide grant funds to the selected States to carry out the projects for
driver improvements and enhancements.
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision; Notice
of final disposition; published 04/05/99; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-98-4334]; 64 FR 16517.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA announces its decision to exempt
23 individuals from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
TITLE:
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study; Availability of Volume III, Scenario
Analysis; Notice; extension of comment period; published
03/12/99; Comment period extended to: 04/15/99; [FHWA Docket
No. FHWA-98-4498; FHWA-95-5]; 64 FR 12399.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is announcing the extension of
the period for public comment on draft Volume III, Scenario Analysis, of the
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study. The original date for
closing the comment period was March 16, as published in the January 15, 1999,
Federal Register (64 FR 2699). This extension is in response to requests for
additional time to submit comments. The FHWA believes that an additional 30
days will permit interested persons reasonable time to provide meaningful
comments.
Volume III describes the
analytical framework used to evaluate a set of alternative TS&W scenarios
selected for review by the DOT. The impacts of five different scenarios have
been assessed and compared to the status quo. The results of DOT's analysis are
presented in Volume III. Those who have already submitted comments may
supplement them.
TITLE:
Ocular-based Measures of Driver Alertness; Notice of Conference and Request for
Submissions; Notice of conference and request for submissions;
published 01/28/99; Conference will be held on April 26-27,
1999. Each day's session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at
5:00 p.m. Papers and technology demonstration proposals/abstracts must be
received on or before March 1, 1999; 64 FR 4488.
SUMMARY: This
notice is both an invitation to participate in a conference addressing
ocular-based measures of driver alertness and a request for submissions to be
presented/demonstrated at the conference. The conference is being
sponsored by the FHWA's Office of Motor Carriers and the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Office of Vehicle Safety Research
(formerly, the Office of Crash Avoidance). The purpose of the conference is to
(1) share recent FHWA/NHTSA findings regarding the validity of eye-based
measures of driver alertness, (2) share recent FHWA and NHTSA technology
developments in this area, (3) identify and provide information about other
Research and Technology (R&T) studies relevant to in-vehicle alertness
monitoring, (4) review the overall state-of-the-art of in-vehicle alertness
monitoring, (5) review concepts for feedback of alertness information to
drivers and other proposed features of the driver-vehicle interface, and (6)
review concepts for the successful and user-acceptable introduction of
in-vehicle alertness monitoring systems to commercial motor carrier fleets.
TITLE:
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; Federal Highway Post-Accident
Alcohol Testing Study; Notice; request for comments; published
1/27/99; Comment period ends: 3/29/99; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-98-4839]; 64 FR 4173.
SUMMARY:
This notice invites public comments on
issues relating to the legislative requirement to conduct a study and report to
the Congress on the feasibility of utilizing law enforcement officers for
conducting post-accident alcohol testing of commercial motor vehicle operators
provided in section 4020 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21), Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat.107, 414. The FHWA is initiating the study
and would like all comments to address the following issues:
(1) The impact of current
post-accident alcohol testing requirements on commercial motor carrier
employers, including any burden that they may encounter in attempting to
perform an alcohol test within two hours of an accident; and
(2) The feasibility of utilizing
law-enforcement officers for conducting post-accident alcohol testing of
commercial motor vehicle operators as a method of obtaining more timely
information.
TITLE:
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study; Availability of Volume III, Scenario
Analysis; Notice; request for comments; published 1/15/99;
Comments must be received by March 16, 1999 in order to be considered for
inclusion in the final draft of the Volume III document; [FHWA Docket No.
FHWA-98-4498; FHWA-95-5]; 64 FR 2699.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is announcing the availability
of a draft of Volume III, Scenario Analysis of the report for the Comprehensive
Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study (October 1998) for review and comment.
The document will be mailed to individuals that have previously expressed an
interest in the study.
Volume III presents a description
of the analytical framework used to evaluate a set of alternative TS&W
options selected for review by the DOT. Data and analytical tools have been
developed to evaluate critical impact areas: highway agency costs (pavement
preservation, bridge protection and geometric requirements), externalities
(safety of the system, environmental quality, energy consumption and traffic
flow) and economic impact (rail competitiveness and shipper costs). For each of
five scenarios, the impacts, as delineated above, have been assessed and
compared to a status quo baseline. These findings are presented in Volume III.
The DOT identified three illustrative core scenarios for initial evaluation. In
addition, two policy proposals, initiated by external groups, were targeted for
analysis. Scenarios were specified using a building block approach which
includes configuration, highway network, and geographic options.
TITLE:
Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing Management Information System (MIS)
Statistical Data;
Controlled substances and alcohol testing rates; 49 CFR Part 382; published
01/14/98; Effective Date: January 1, 1998; 63 FR 2172.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA is announcing the motor carrier
industry's 1994, 1995, and 1996 controlled substances and alcohol testing
positive rates. The controlled substances testing positive rate was 2.6 percent
in calendar year 1994, 2.8 percent in 1995, and 2.2 percent in 1996. The
alcohol testing ``violation'' rate was 0.14 percent in 1995, and 0.18 percent
in 1996. Because the violation rate was below 0.5 percent for two consecutive
years, the FHWA is announcing it is lowering the random alcohol testing rate
for calendar year 1998 to 10 percent, in accordance with the provisions of the
testing regulations.
TITLE:
Qualification of Drivers; Waiver Application; Vision;
Notice of final disposition; published 01/09/98; Effective
date: January 9, 1998; [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-2625]; 63 FR 1524.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA announces its decision to grant
the petition of David R. Rauenhorst for a waiver of the vision requirement
contained in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
NOTICES RELATING TO
INFORMATION COLLECTION
TITLE:
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection:
Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of
Property; Notice and request for comments; published: 11/30/99; Comments
due: 01/31/2000; [Docket No. FMCSA-96-6488, (formerly Docket No. MC-96-32)]; 64
FR 66961.
SUMMARY: In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Section
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice announces the agency's intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew its clearance of a currently
approved information collection identified below under Supplementary
Information. In this regard, the agency is requesting OMB approval to combine
two information collections (formerly authorized under Federal Highway
Administration OMB approval numbers 2125-0074 and 2125-0518) into one
information collection authorized under OMB Approval Number 2126-0518. The two
collections cover similar requirements for motor carriers to document their
minimum levels of financial responsibility. The only difference is the
regulated audiences who are required to provide information--motor carriers of
property and motor carriers of passengers. Combining these two collections will
not result in increased burdens.
TITLE: Reports, Forms and
Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review; Notice; [Title: No-Zone Campaign Assessment]; published:
09/02/99; Comment period ends 10/04/99; 64 FR 48227.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on March 1, 1999 [64 FR 10060].
TITLE: Notice of Request for
Clearance of a New Information Collection: Graduated Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) Survey; Notice
and request for comments; published: 07/19/99; Comment period ends
09/17/99;[FHWA Docket No. 99-5942]; 64 FR 38699.
SUMMARY: In accordance
with the requirements in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, [[Page 38700]] this notice announces the intention of the FHWA to
request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information
collection to query the motor carrier (truck and bus) industry, drivers, driver
training schools, insurance companies, and driver licensing and law enforcement
agencies about the need for, benefits of, potential acceptance of,
institutional barriers and practicality of a graduated commercial driver
licensing system and the likely improvements in highway safety, employment
opportunities and transportation efficiency.
TITLE:
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection
Activity Under OMB Review; Notice [Title: Motor
Carrier Scheduling Practices and Their Influence on Driver Fatigue]; published:
05/17/99; Comment period ends 06/16/99; 64 FR 26813.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on February 5, 1999 [64 FR 5853-5854].
TITLE:
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection
Activity Under OMB Review; Notice; [Title: Truck Stop
Fitness Facilities Utilization Study] published: 02/24/99;
Comment period ends 3/26/99; 64 FR 9212.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe
the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was published on March 10, 1998 [63 FR
11705-11706].
TITLE: Notice of Request for Clearance of a New
Information Collection: Motor Carrier Scheduling Practices and Their
Influence on Driver Fatigue; Notice and request for comments; published:
02/05/99; Comment period ends 04/06/99; [Docket No.
FHWA-98-5021] 64 FR 5853.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the requirement in
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
announces the intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection related to the research
project ``Motor Carrier Scheduling Practices and Their Influence on Driver
Fatigue.'' This information collection will be in the form of a survey
comprised of multiple parts designed to collect information from interstate
motor carrier executives, dispatchers, safety directors, and drivers of
commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers and property.
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