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Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 38.
Popular Title: CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse RIN 2126-AB18 Stage: Final Rule Previous Stage: NPRM: 2/20/14, End of C/P 5/21/14 Abstract: This rulemaking would create a central database for verified positive controlled substances and alcohol test results for commercial driver´s license (CDL) holders and refusals by such drivers to submit to testing. This rulemaking would require employers of CDL holders and service agents to report positive test results and refusals to test into the Clearinghouse. Prospective employers, acting on an application for a CDL driver position with the applicant´s written consent to access the Clearinghouse, would query the Clearinghouse to determine if any specific information about the driver applicant is in the Clearinghouse before allowing the applicant to be hired and to drive CMVs. This rulemaking is intended to increase highway safety by ensuring CDL holders, who have tested positive or have refused to submit to testing, have completed the U.S. DOT´s return-to-duty process before driving CMVs in interstate or intrastate commerce. It is also intended to ensure that employers are meeting their drug and alcohol testing responsibilities. Additionally, provisions in this rulemaking would also be responsive to requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act. MAP-21 required creation of the Clearinghouse by 10/1/14. Effects:
Prompting action: Statute
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 03/01/2009 Docket Number: Dates for Final Rule:
Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 39.
Popular Title: URS 2 RIN 2126-AB56 Stage: NPRM Previous Stage: None Abstract: FMCSA proposes to implement several provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) that relate to the FMCSA's Unified Registration System (URS) as well as update and codify the Agency's procedures for granting, suspending, and revoking registration. These procedures would apply to all entities required to register under the Agency's commercial or safety jurisdiction. Many of the proposed provisions codify existing Agency practices, while others improve on existing processes and procedures. FMCSA proposes this rule to achieve greater transparency, uniformity, efficiency, and predictability with respect to granting, suspending, or revoking registration. Effects:
Prompting action: Statute
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/06/2012 Docket Number: Dates for NPRM:
Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 40.
Popular Title: Heavy Vehicle Speed Limiters RIN 2126-AB63 Stage: NPRM Previous Stage: None Abstract: This joint rulemaking with NHTSA would respond to petitions from ATA and Roadsafe America to require the installation of speed limiting devices on heavy trucks. In response to the petitions, NHTSA requested public comment on the subject and received thousands of comments supporting the petitioner´s request. Based on the available safety data and the ancillary benefit of reduced fuel consumption, this rulemaking would consider a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard that would require the installation of speed limiting devices on heavy trucks. We believe this rule would have minimal cost, as all heavy trucks already have these devices installed, although some vehicles do not have the limit set. This rule would decrease the estimated 1,115 fatal crashes annually involving vehicles with a GVWR of over 11,793.4 kg (26,000 lbs) on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or above. Effects:
Prompting action: Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 05/29/2013 Docket Number: Dates for NPRM:
Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 41.
Popular Title: ELDT RIN 2126-AB66 Stage: NPRM Previous Stage: NPRM: 3/7/16, C/P ended 4/6/16 Abstract: FMCSA proposes new training standards for certain individuals applying for their initial commercial driver's license (CDL); an upgrade of their CDL (e.g., a Class B CDL holder seeking a Class A CDL); or a hazardous materials, passenger, or school bus endorsement for their license; and a "refresher" training curriculum. These individuals would be subject to the proposed entry-level driver training requirements and must complete a course of instruction provided by an entity that (1) meets the minimum qualifications for training providers, (2) covers the curriculum, (3) is listed on FMCSA's proposed Training Provider Registry, and (4) submits electronically to FMCSA the training certificate for each individual who completes the training. This NPRM responds to a Congressional mandate imposed under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. The proposed rule is based on consensus recommendations from the Agency's Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC), a negotiated rulemaking committee which held a series of meetings between February and May 2015. The compliance date of the rule would be three years after the effective date of the final rule. Effects:
Prompting action: Statute
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 10/24/2013 Docket Number: Dates for NPRM:
Federal Register Citation for NPRM: 81 FR 11944 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 42.
Popular Title: Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility RIN 2126-AB74 Stage: Undetermined Previous Stage: ANPRM: Publication Date 11/28/2014;End of Comment Period 02/26/2015. Abstract: The FMCSA is proposing a rulemaking to increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers, including liability coverage for bodily injury or property damage in the case of freight and passenger motor carriers. The legislative history of the Federal minimum insurance requirements strongly suggests that Congress recognized that crash costs would change and that DOT would regularly examine the levels and make adjustments as necessary. In completing the report Congress required under section 32104 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), FMCSA has determined that the current financial responsibility minimums are inadequate to fully cover the costs of some crashes in light of increased medical costs and DOT´s revised value of statistical life estimates. The FMCSA is also considering proposing to extend the financial responsibility requirements to private motor carriers, as authorized by section 4120 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). In addition, FMCSA is considering financial responsibility requirements for passenger carrier brokers, implementation of certain MAP-21 provisions concerning broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility, revisions of the rules concerning self-insurance and trip insurance Effects:
Prompting action: Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/14/2014 Docket Number: Dates for Undetermined:
Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 43.
Popular Title: Passenger Carrier Inspections RIN 2126-AB84 Stage: ANPRM Previous Stage: ANPRM: Published 4/27/16, C/P ends 6/27/16 Abstract: FMCSA is considering a rulemaking that would require States to establish a program for annual inspections of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers as required by the provision from section 32710 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112-141, MAP-21). Effects:
Prompting action: Statute
Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/29/2015 Docket Number: Dates for ANPRM:
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