Letters, Petitions and Comments

CVSA submitted comments to NHTSA’s ICR to study the use of rear visibility cameras.

CVSA submitted comments to an exemption request from Vision Systems North America Inc. (VSNA) seeking to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with the company’s SmartVision camera monitor system as an alternative to two rear-vision mirrors.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA supporting 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 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.”

CVSA submitted comments to the FMCSA hours-of-service notice of proposed rulemaking.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s NPRM on updates to Part 350 and the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) allocation formula.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s notice on the agency’s intent to permanently operate a crash preventability determination program.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the definition of an agricultural commodity.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s NPRM that would amend the regulations to incorporate by reference CVSA’s “Operational Policy 4: Inspector Training and Certification,” which outlines the required training and certification of those conducting driver or vehicle roadside inspections.

CVSA submitted a request to extend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Part 350 NPRM comment period by 45 days.

CVSA submitted a request to extend the hours-of-service NPRM comment period by 45 days.