Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association

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-2022-0148] AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of application for renewal of exemption; request for comments. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) to renew its exemption that permits all commercial driver's license (CDL) applicants seeking a school bus endorsement to forgo the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, known informally as the “under-the-hood” testing requirement. Drivers issued CDLs pursuant to the requested exemption are restricted to intrastate operation of school buses only. The current exemption is effective from November 28, 2022, through November 28, 2024, and NSTA has requested a three-year extension of the exemption. FMCSA requests public comment on NSTA's request for exemption. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2022-0148 using 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: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Washington…