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| 24. | Unified Registration System | Red | |
| Popular Title:URS |
| RIN 2126-AA22 |
| Stage: SNPRM |
| Previous Stage:ANPRM: Publication Date 08/26/96; End of Comment Period 10/26/96. NPRM: Publication Date 05/19/05; End of Comment Period 08/17/05. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would replace three current identification and registration systems: the US DOT number identification system, the commercial registration system, and the financial responsibility system, with an online Federal unified registration system (URS). This program would serve as a clearinghouse and depository of information on, and identification of, brokers, freight forwarders, and others required to register with the Department of Transportation. The Agency is revising this rulemaking to address amendments directed by Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The replacement system for the Single State Registration System, which the ICC Termination Act originally directed be merged under URS, was addressed separately in RIN 2126-AB09. The cargo insurance portion of this rulemaking has been split off into RIN 2126-AB21. |
Effects:
| | Regulatory Flexibility Act
Information Collection
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule (SAFETEA-LU) : 08/10/2006
Final Rule (ICC Act) : 01/01/1998
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 01/01/1996 |
Dates for SNPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 02/02/2007 | 03/14/2011 | 03/15/2011 | | Concurrences Due to OST | 02/07/2007 | 03/21/2011 | 03/22/2011 | | Withdrawn from OST | | | 03/16/2011 | | Resubmitted to OST/2 | | | 03/25/2011 | | To OMB | 03/08/2007 | 06/27/2011 | 07/06/2011 | | OMB Clearance | 06/08/2007 | 10/06/2011 | 10/11/2011 | | Publication Date | 06/29/2007 | 10/20/2011 | 10/26/2011 | | End of Comment Period | 09/28/2007 | 12/22/2011 | 12/27/2011 | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for SNPRM: 76 FR 66506 |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 25. | Application by Certain Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers to Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S.-Mexico Border | Red | |
| Popular Title:Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers |
| RIN 2126-AA34 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:IFR: Publication Date 03/19/2002; End of Comment Period 04/18/2002. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would change FMCSA regulations to govern applications by Mexican carriers to operate beyond municipalities and commercial zones at the United State-Mexico border. It would also revise the application form, OP-1MX, to be filed by these Mexican motor carriers. The revised form would require additional information about the applicant´s business and operating practices to allow the FMCSA to determine if the applicant can meet the safety standards established for operating in interstate commerce in the United States. Carriers that had previously submitted an application would have to submit the updated form. These changes are needed to implement part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). On January 16, 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court remanded this rule, along with two other NAFTA-related rules, to the agency, requiring a full environmental impact statement and an analysis required by the Clean Air Act. On June 7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit and remanded the case, holding that FMCSA is not required to prepare the environmental documents as ruled by the Ninth Circuit. FMCSA originally planned to publish a final rule by November 20, 2003. FMCSA will determine the next steps to be taken after the pilot program on the long haul trucking provisions of NAFTA is completed. |
Effects:
| | Information Collection
NAFTA
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| Prompting action:International Agreement |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 02/07/2001 |
Dates for Undetermined:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | | End of Comment Period | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
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| 26. | Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in the United States | Red | |
| Popular Title:Safety Monitoring |
| RIN 2126-AA35 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:IFR: Publication Date 03/19/2002; End of Comment Period 04/18/2002. |
| Abstract: This rule would implement a safety monitoring system and compliance initiative designed to evaluate the continuing safety fitness of all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18 months after receiving a provisional Certificate of Registration or provisional authority to operate in the United States. It also would establish suspension and revocation procedures for provisional Certificates of Registration and operating authority, and incorporate criteria to be used by FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexico-domiciled carriers exercise basic safety management controls. The interim rule included requirements that were not proposed in the NPRM but which are necessary to comply with the FY-2002 DOT Appropriations Act. On January 16, 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded this rule, along with two other NAFTA-related rules, to the agency, requiring a full environmental impact statement and an analysis required by the Clean Air Act. On June 7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit and remanded the case, holding that FMCSA is not required to prepare the environmental documents. FMCSA originally planned to publish a final rule by November 28, 2003. FMCSA will determine the next steps to be taken after the pilot program on the long haul trucking provisions of NAFTA is completed. |
Effects:
| | Regulatory Flexibility Act
Federalism
Information Collection
NAFTA
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| Prompting action:International Agreement |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 02/07/2001 |
Dates for Undetermined:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | | End of Comment Period | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
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| 27. | Certification of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators, and Safety Inspectors | Red | |
| Popular Title:Safety Auditors Certification |
| RIN 2126-AA64 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:IFR: Date of Publication 03/19/02; Effective Date 06/17/02; End of Comment Period 05/20/02, IFR: Notice Extending Compliance Date 06/17/02; End of Extended C/P 07/17/02. IFR: Notice of Statutory Compliance Date 12/23/03, Reinstated IFR 1/01/04. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would require that any safety inspection, safety audit, or compliance review be conducted by a certified inspector, auditor, or investigator. It is required by section 211 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act. Based on comments to the Interim Final Rule (IFR), the agency will issue a NPRM that addresses issues not clarified in the IFR. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | NPRM : 12/09/2000
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 12/09/1999 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 07/08/2005 | 06/18/2012 | | | To OMB | 08/08/2005 | 07/20/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 11/07/2005 | 10/19/2012 | | | Publication Date | 11/14/2005 | 10/31/2012 | | | End of Comment Period | 01/13/2006 | 01/01/2013 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Other, higher priorities
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 28. | Limitations on the Issuance of Commercial Driver Licenses with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement | Black | |
| Popular Title:USA PATRIOT Act Rule |
| RIN 2126-AA70 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:IFR: Publication Date 04/29/2005. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would prohibit States from issuing, renewing, transferring or upgrading a commercial driver´s license (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement, unless the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has first conducted a background check on the applicant and determined the applicant does not pose a security risk warranting denial of the hazardous materials endorsement. FMCSA and TSA simultaneously published interim final rules. FMCSA has published another IFR corresponding to TSA´s extension of compliance date. Since this rulemaking conforms to TSA´s rulemaking, the rulemaking is dependent upon TSA action. This action is considered significant because of substantial public and congressional interest, and national security. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 10/26/2001 |
Dates for Undetermined:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
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| 29. | Qualifications of Drivers; Diabetes Standard | Red | |
| Popular Title:Diabetes Standard |
| RIN 2126-AA95 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:ANPRM: Publication Date 03/17/2006; End of Comment Period 06/15/2006. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking action would amend FMCSA´s medical qualification standards to allow drivers with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, without seeking an exemption from the FMCSRs. This action is required by Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Initiate change : 11/10/2005
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/10/2005 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 07/19/2010 | 10/09/2012 | | | To OMB | 08/20/2010 | 11/14/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 11/19/2010 | 02/14/2013 | | | Publication Date | 11/30/2010 | 02/23/2013 | | | End of Comment Period | 01/30/2011 | 04/23/2013 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Lack of staffing
Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 30. | National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners | Red | |
| Popular Title:National Registry |
| RIN 2126-AA97 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 12/01/08; End of Comment Period 01/30/09. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would establish training, testing and certification standards for medical examiners responsible for certifying that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers meet established physical qualifications standards; provide a database (or National Registry) of medical examiners that meet the prescribed standards for use by motor carriers, drivers, and Federal and State enforcement personnel in determining whether a medical examiner is qualified to conduct examinations of interstate truck and bus drivers; and require medical examiners to transmit electronically to FMCSA the name of the driver and a numerical identifier for each driver that is examined. The rulemaking would also establish the process by which medical examiners who fail to meet or maintain the minimum standards would be removed from the National Registry. This action is in response to section 4116 of Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Information Collection
Privacy
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule : 08/10/2006
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/10/2005 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 12/21/2009 | 08/01/2011 | 08/01/2011 | | To OMB | 01/21/2010 | 09/23/2011 | 09/22/2011 | | OMB Clearance | 04/21/2010 | 12/23/2011 | | | Publication Date | 05/05/2010 | 12/30/2011 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
Lack of resources
Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 31. | Consumer Complaint Information | Red | |
| Popular Title:Consumer Complaint Information |
| RIN 2126-AB01 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 02/20/2008, End of Comment Period 4/21/2008. |
| Abstract: The rulemaking would require each motor carrier of household goods to submit a quarterly report of specific identified information regarding complaints that each receives from shippers and consumers to the Agency. This rule responds to Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). |
Effects:
| | Information Collection
Privacy
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Report in place : 08/10/2006
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/10/2005 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 08/23/2010 | 05/21/2012 | | | To OMB | 09/24/2010 | 06/22/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 12/24/2010 | 09/21/2012 | | | Publication Date | 01/07/2011 | 10/02/2012 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
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| 32. | Minimum Training Requirements for Entry Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations | Red | |
| Popular Title:Entry Level Driver Training |
| RIN 2126-AB06 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 12/26/2007; End of Extended Comment Period 5/23/2008. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would require behind-the-wheel and classroom training for persons who must hold a commercial driver´s license to operate commercial motor vehicles. This action is in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit´s December 2005 decision remanding the May 21, 2004, Final Rule, "Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators" to the Agency for further consideration. The rulemaking will consider the effectiveness of CMV driver training in reducing crashes, the appropriate types and levels of training that should be mandated, and related costs. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Federalism
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| Prompting action:Court Action |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/19/2006 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 10/16/2009 | 02/20/2012 | | | To OMB | 11/16/2009 | 03/23/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 02/16/2010 | 06/25/2012 | | | Publication Date | 02/26/2010 | 07/02/2012 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
Unanticipated impacts requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 33. | Carrier Safety Fitness Determination
| Red | |
| Popular Title:Carrier Safety Fitness Determination |
| RIN 2126-AB11 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would revise 49 CFR Part 385, Safety Fitness Procedures, in accordance with the Agency´s major new initiative, Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA). CSA is a new operational model FMCSA plans to implement that is designed to help the Agency carry out its compliance and enforcement programs more efficiently and effectively. Currently, the safety fitness rating of a motor carrier is determined based on the results of a very labor intensive compliance review conducted at the carrier´s place of business. Aside from roadside inspections and new audits, the compliance review is the Agency´s primary intervention. Under CSA, FMCSA would propose to implement a broader array of progressive interventions, some of which allow FMCSA to make contact with more carriers. Through this rulemaking FMCSA would establish safety fitness determinations based on safety data from crashes, inspections, and violation history rather than just the standard compliance review. This will enable the Agency to assess the safety performance of a greater segment of the motor carrier industry with the goal of further reducing large truck and bus crashes and fatalities. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 06/21/2007 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 11/12/2007 | 10/02/2009 | 09/25/2009 | | Withdrawn from OST | | 03/22/2010 | 03/22/2010 | | Resubmitted to OST | | 12/19/2011 | | | To OMB | 12/15/2007 | 01/19/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 03/15/2008 | 04/19/2012 | | | Publication Date | 03/29/2008 | 04/30/2012 | | | End of Comment Period | 06/29/2008 | 07/02/2012 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
Awaiting development of additional data
Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 34. | New Entrant Safety Assurance Process: Implementation of Section 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 | Black | |
| Popular Title:MCSIA 210(b) |
| RIN 2126-AB17 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:ANPRM: Publication Date 08/25/2009; End of Comment Period 10/26/2009. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would consider methods for ensuring a new applicant carrier is knowledgeable about the applicable safety requirements before being granted New Entrant authority. The agency is considering whether to implement a proficiency examination as part of its revised New Entrant Safety Assurance Process as well as other alternatives. This rulemaking responds to issues raised in a petition from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety regarding new entrant applicant knowledge. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Court Action |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 02/26/2009 |
Dates for Undetermined:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | | End of Comment Period | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 35. | Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | Red | |
| Popular Title:CDL Drug and Alcohol Database |
| RIN 2126-AB18 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| 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 database. Prospective employers, acting on an application for a CDL driver position with the applicant’s written consent to access the database, would query the database to determine if any specific information about the driver applicant is in the database 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. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Information Collection
Privacy
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 03/01/2009 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 02/01/2010 | 01/09/2012 | | | To OMB | 03/01/2010 | 02/10/2012 | | | OMB Clearance | 05/31/2010 | 05/14/2012 | | | Publication Date | 06/18/2010 | 05/23/2012 | | | End of Comment Period | 09/30/2010 | 07/24/2012 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
Other, higher priorities
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 36. | Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service Supporting Documents | Red | |
| Popular Title:EOBR and HOS supporting documents |
| RIN 2126-AB20 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 02/01/11; End of Comment Period 04/04/2011, NPRM: Extension of Comment Period 04/13/2011; End of Extended Comment Period 05/23/11. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking will consider revisions to RIN 2126-AA89 (Electronic On-Board Recorders for Hours of Service Drivers) to expand the number of motor carriers required to install and operate Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs). FMCSA is consolidating this follow-up to the EOBR rule with the Hours Of Service Of Drivers: Supporting Documents rulemaking for development of a single NPRM in RIN 2126-AB20. In addressing Hours of Service Supporting Documents requirements in this new rulemaking, FMCSA will consider reducing or eliminating current paperwork burdens associated with supporting documents in favor of expanded EOBR use.
On January 15, 2010, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 10-1009). ATA petitioned the court to direct FMCSA to issue an NPRM on supporting documents in conformance with the requirements set forth in section 113 of the HMTAA within 60 days after the issuance of the writ and a final rule no later than 6 months after the issuance of the NPRM. The court granted the petition for writ of mandamus on September 30, 2010, ordering FMCSA to issue an NPRM on the supporting document regulations by December 30, 2010. At the request of the agency, the DC Circuit extended the deadline to January 31, 2011.
On April 5, 2010, FMCSA issued a final rule (RIN 2126-AA89) that required the use of EOBRs
by motor carriers with significant hours-of-service violations (75 FR 17208). A petition for judicial review was filed with the Seventh Circuit. On August 26, 2011, the Court vacated the final rule, which removed the technical specifications relied on in this rulemaking. The Agency is currently evaluating alternatives in continuing this rulemaking, and at this time is uncertain of the rule´s schedule.
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Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Information Collection
Privacy
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| Prompting action:Court Action |
| Legal Deadline: | NPRM : 01/31/2011
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/26/1994 |
Dates for Undetermined:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | | End of Comment Period | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 37. | Hours of Service | Green | |
| Popular Title:HOS (Settlement Agreement) |
| RIN 2126-AB26 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 12/29/10; End of Comment Period 03/04/11; End of Reopened Comment Period 06/08/11 |
| Abstract: This rulemaking changes to the hours of service requirements for drivers operating a commercial motor vehicle transporting property. The requirement for this rulemaking was established on October 26, 2009, when Public Citizen, et al. (Petitioners) and FMCSA entered into a settlement agreement under which Petitioners´ petition for judicial review of the November 19, 2008, Final Rule on drivers´ hours of service was held in abeyance pending the publication of an NPRM reevaluating the Hours of Service rule. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Regulatory Flexibility Act
EIS
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| Prompting action:Settlement Agreement |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule : 07/26/2011
NPRM to OMB : 07/26/2010
Agreement to extend final rule to : 10/28/2011
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 10/26/2009 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 08/09/2011 | | 08/11/2011 | | To OMB | 08/30/2011 | | 10/31/2011 | | OMB Clearance | 10/20/2011 | | 12/20/2011 | | Publication Date | 10/28/2011 | | 12/27/2011 | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: 76 FR 81134 |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 38. | Drivers of Commercial Vehicles: Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones | Red | |
| Popular Title:Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones |
| RIN 2126-AB29 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 12/21/2010; End of Comment Period 03/21/2011. |
| Abstract: This joint FMCSA/PHMSA rulemaking would restrict the use of mobile telephones while operating a commercial motor vehicle. This rulemaking is in response to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-sponsored studies that analyzed safety incidents and distracted drivers. This rulemaking addresses an item on the National Transportation Safety Board´s "Most Wanted List" of safety recommendations. It is part of the DOT Motorcoach Safety Action Plan. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 12/01/2009 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 08/01/2011 | | 08/03/2011 | | To OMB | 08/22/2011 | | 09/09/2011 | | OMB Clearance | 10/04/2011 | 11/04/2011 | 11/21/2011 | | Publication Date | 10/12/2011 | 11/14/2011 | 12/02/2011 | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: 76 FR 75470 |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 39. | Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report for Intermodal Equipment | Green | |
| Popular Title:No-Defect DVIR |
| RIN 2126-AB34 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 6/7/11; End of Comment Period 8/8/11. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would revise a requirement of the FMCSRs that applies to intermodal equipment providers and motor carriers operating intermodal equipment (IME). The rulemaking would delete the requirement for drivers operating IME to submit driver-vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) when the driver has not found or been made aware of any defects ("no-defect DVIRs"). This rulemaking responds to a joint petition for rulemaking from the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association and the Institute of International Container Lessors. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 09/13/2010 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 01/23/2012 | | | | To OMB | 02/24/2012 | | | | OMB Clearance | 05/28/2012 | | | | Publication Date | 04/11/2012 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 40. | Medical Examiner's Certification Integration | Green | |
| Popular Title:Medical Examiner's Certification Integration |
| RIN 2126-AB40 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would build upon the National Registry (2126-AA97) and Medical Certification (2126-AA10) final rules. This rulemaking would (1) provide for the medical examiner to transmit data from the medical examiner´s certificate through FMCSA to the State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) for Commercial Driver´s License (CDL) holders and (2) require increased frequency of medical examiner reporting of medical examiner´s certificate data to the National Registry database. This should streamline the process for SDLAs to verify the physical qualifications of CDL holders. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Information Collection
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/20/2011 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 04/17/2012 | | | | To OMB | 05/22/2012 | | | | OMB Clearance | 08/22/2012 | | | | Publication Date | 08/31/2012 | | | | End of Comment Period | 10/31/2012 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 41. | Patterns of Safety Violations by Motor Carrier Management | Green | |
| Popular Title:Patterns of Saftey Violations |
| RIN 2126-AB42 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would amend FMCSA´s regulations to enable the Agency to prevent interstate transportation by motor carriers that employ officers who have shown unusual and repeated disregard for safety compliance. The rulemaking would define conduct that constitutes a pattern or practice of avoiding compliance or otherwise concealing noncompliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. These revisions would implement certain provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and are designed to enhance the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations on our nation´s highways. |
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| Prompting action:Statute |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/10/2005 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 03/26/2012 | | | | To OMB | 04/30/2012 | | | | OMB Clearance | 07/31/2012 | | | | Publication Date | 08/09/2012 | | | | End of Comment Period | 10/10/2012 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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| 42. | Lease and Interchange of Vehicles; Commercial Motor Vehicles Designed to
Transport Passengers | Black | |
| Popular Title:Bus Leasing |
| RIN 2126-AB44 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: FMCSA proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Commercial Regulations (FMCCRs) to amend the lease and interchange of vehicle regulations in 49 CFR Part 376 to add busses and passenger coaches. FMCSA has been discovering in its passenger bus crash investigations and roadside inspections a need for better documentation of bus equipment lease and interchange agreements. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has also recommended FMCSA require documentation of bus motor vehicle leases and interchanges based on a crash investigation in 2008 near Victoria, Texas. The preliminary scope of the proposal would be to determine two things. First, whether any or all of the present practices of motor carriers of passengers, with respect to the performance of transportation by the use of vehicles owned by others, the interchange of vehicles, and the leasing of vehicles to private motor carriers and shippers, should be discontinued because they are contrary to the public interest; and, if any or all of the present practices should be continued. Second, whether the motor carriers´ practices should be governed by regulations similar to those currently in 49 CFR Part 376 applicable presently only to motor carriers of property. The intended effect of this action is to require lessee-motor carriers of passengers assume complete responsibility for the operation of the bus equipment for the duration of the lease and document full operational control by the lessee-motor carriers of passengers over all drivers, bus vehicles, and trip operations being conducted under its USDOT registration. |
Effects:
| | Major
Information Collection
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| Prompting action:Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 09/28/2011 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 06/04/2012 | | | | To OMB | 07/09/2012 | | | | OMB Clearance | 10/09/2012 | | | | Publication Date | 06/12/2012 | | | | End of Comment Period | 08/13/2012 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |