Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) requesting extension of its current exemptions from the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for 12 additional member companies. The request would allow drivers employed by the 12 member carriers to exclude off-duty and sleeper- berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour limit. It would also to allow these drivers to use paper records of duty status (RODS) in lieu of an electronic logging device (ELD) during the designated Independence Day periods.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0052] AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of application for exemptions; request for comments. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) requesting extension of its current exemptions from the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for 12 additional member companies. The request would allow drivers employed by the 12 member carriers to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour limit. It would also to allow these drivers to use paper records of duty status (RODS) in lieu of an electronic logging device (ELD) during the designated Independence Day periods. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Number FMCSA-2021-0052 by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov . See the Public Participation and Request for Comments section below for further information. Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal ho…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA); Request To Include an Additional Member Company to Current APA HOS Exemptions
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA)
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA)
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Application for Renewal of American Pyrotechnics Association Exemptions From the 14-Hour Rule and the Electronic Logging Device Rule During Independence Day Celebrations
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Application by American Pyrotechnics Association for Exemptions From the 14-Hour Rule and the Electronic Logging Device Rule During Independence Day Celebrations
Citation: 89 FR 46988
