Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Amendments to DOT Agency Rules Conforming to Department of Transportation Final Rule

by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard, the Research and Special Programs Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration on 04/30/2001.

<RM>In a rule published December 19, 2000, the Department of Transportation has revised its drug and alcohol testing procedures regulation. The purposes of these proposed amendments is to make DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations consistent with the revised testing procedures regulation, avoid duplication and inconsistency, and make...

Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Response to Comments on Pre-Employment Inquiry Requirement; Common Preamble for DOT Agency Conforming Rules

by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard, the Research and Special Programs Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration on 08/09/2001.

This document does two things. First, it responds to comments by maritime industry groups and others concerning the pre-employment inquiry provision of the Department-wide regulations on transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing procedures (Part 40 rule). The Department recently opened a 30-day comment period on that issue. Second, this...

Associations-Community Facilities Loans

by the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, the Rural Utilities Service, the Farm Service Agency, the Army Department, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 10/09/2002.

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Contract and Order Identifier Numbers

by the Defense Department, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 10/27/2003.

Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records; National Finance Center (NFC) Payroll Personnel System

by the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/31/2006.

Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles: Use of Seat Belts

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 06/07/2016.

FMCSA revises the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) by requiring passengers in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to use the seat belt assembly whenever the vehicles are operated on public roads in interstate commerce. This rule holds motor carriers and drivers responsible for ensuring that passengers riding in...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 06/22/2016.

FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt 91 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment of 2015

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 06/27/2016.

FMCSA amends the civil penalties listed in its regulations to ensure that the civil penalties assessed or enforced by the Agency reflect the statutorily mandated ranges as adjusted for inflation. Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), FMCSA is required to promulgate a catch-up...

Commercial Driver's License Standards: Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR); Application for Exemption

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 06/29/2016.

FMCSA announces its decision to grant the Missouri DOR and all other State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs) a limited exemption from the Agency's commercial driver's license (CDL) regulations. These regulations allow a State to waive the CDL skills test for applicants regularly employed or previously employed within the last 90 days in a...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/12/2016.

FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt 44 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

Crash Weighting Analysis

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/12/2016.

On January 23, 2015, FMCSA announced the results of the Agency's study on the feasibility of using a motor carrier's role in crashes in the assessment of the company's safety. This study assessed (1) whether Police Accident Reports (PARs) provide sufficient, consistent, and reliable information to support crash weighting determinations; (2)...

Crash Preventability Program

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/12/2016.

On January 23, 2015, FMCSA announced the results of the Agency's study on the feasibility of using a motor carrier's role in crashes in the assessment of the company's safety. This study assessed: Whether police accident reports (PARs) provide sufficient, consistent, and reliable information to support crash-weighting determinations; whether a...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/12/2016.

FMCSA confirms its decision to exempt 55 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/25/2016.

FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 28 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting...

Hours of Service of Drivers: WestRock Exemption; FAST Act Extension of Compliance Date

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 07/25/2016.

FMCSA announces the extension of the exemption granted to WestRock, formerly known as RockTenn, on April 17, 2014, for short trips to their loading docks. The Agency extends the expiration date from April 17, 2014 to April 16, 2019, in response to the ``Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act'' (FAST Act). That Act extends the expiration...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 08/04/2016.

FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 21 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 08/04/2016.

FMCSA announces its denial of 88 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal diabetes standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the diabetes requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The...

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 08/04/2016.

FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 47 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals with ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

Medical Review Board (MRB) Meeting: Public Meeting

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 08/09/2016.

FMCSA announces a meeting of its Medical Review Board (MRB) on Monday and Tuesday, August 22-23, 2016. The MRB will make recommendations to the Agency on the disposition of comments from medical professionals and associations, as well as safety advocacy, labor, and industry groups, to the Agency's and the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA)...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 08/12/2016.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier...