CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA on an exemption request from Waste Management Inc. to allow its commercial motor vehicles to operate with amber and red brake-activated pulsating lamps on the rear of vehicles.
Letters, Petitions and Comments
Updated Petition on 396.3(a)(1)
CVSA submitted an updated petition to FMCSA requesting changes to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 393 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Comments on Rear Impact Guard NPRM
CVSA submitted comments on FMCSA’s notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM on rear impact guard regulations.
Petition to Update the CVSA Level VI OOSC Incorporation by Reference
CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA requesting the amendment of the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as Defined in 49 CFR Part 173.403” to reference the April 1, 2021, edition.
Comments on FMCSA’s Proposed Guidance on Yard Moves
CVSA submitted comments on a notice of proposed guidance on yard moves that was published by FMCSA.
Comments on NHTSA ADS Safety Framework ANPRM
CVSA submitted comments on NHTSA’s ANPRM on the framework for ADS safety.
Comments on MBR Helicopter’s Hours-of-Service Exemption Request
CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA on an exemption request from Mountain Blade Runner (MBR) Helicopter LLC seeking to allow ground support equipment operators to be permitted to operate during a 16-hour on-duty window instead of 14 and only be required to take eight consecutive hours off duty instead of the required 10.
Comments and Petition for Reconsideration on Agricultural Commodity Definition IFR
CVSA submitted comments and a petition for reconsideration of FMCSA’s interim final rule making changes to the definitions of agricultural commodity, livestock and non-processed food.
Comments on FMCSA Pilot Program to Allow 18-20-Year-Old Drivers
CVSA submitted comments on a notice published by FMCSA proposing a pilot program to allow 18-20-year-old drivers to operate a commercial motor vehicle interstate.
Comments on FMCSA Split Duty Period Pilot Program
CVSA submitted comments on a notice published by FMCSA proposing a pilot program to evaluate the effects of allowing a commercial motor vehicle driver to extend the 14-hour window by up to three hours by taking an off-duty break.