Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Applications for Exemption From the Electronic Logging Device Rule, 11863 [2019-05951]
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Some of the equipment designed and
manufactured by CMW utilize small,
commercially available internal
combustion engines to power auxiliary
equipment that is permanently mounted
on a CMV. CMW states that while
auxiliary equipment that is permanently
mounted to CMVs is considered part of
the CMV and subject to the
requirements of 49 CFR 393.65(d), it
‘‘has identified that currently there is
uneven roadside enforcement with
regard to the use of gravity fed fuel
tanks on auxiliary equipment installed
on or used in connection with
commercial motor vehicles.’’
In support of its application, CMW
states:
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Most small commercially available internal
combustion engines used on auxiliary
equipment are equipped from the factory
with gravity fed fuel tanks attached to the
engine . . . The cost of modifying these
small internal combustion engines to remove
the fuel tank from the engine and to reengineer the fuel delivery system to use a
fuel pump to pump fuel from the now
removed fuel tank to the internal combustion
engine requires electrical wiring to be run
from the commercial motor vehicle to operate
the fuel pump. Manufacturers who have gone
to this additional expense, question the
reasoning of removing the fuel tank from
above the engine and placing it beside the
engine and equipping the system with a fuel
pump to transfer fuel from the tank to the
engine. Since the auxiliary equipment only
operates when the CMV is not operating on
the highway there does not seem to be any
legitimate safety reason for this requirement.
A review of previous Federal Register
notices does not describe why this
requirement was added for fuel systems for
auxiliary equipment on commercial motor
vehicles, when this equipment is not
operating while the CMV is operating on the
highway.
The exemption would permit CMW
and all other CMV operators to utilize
auxiliary equipment with gravity fed
fuel systems when the CMV is not
operating on the highway. CMW
believes that granting the temporary
exemption will maintain a level of
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safety that is equivalent to or greater
than the level of safety achieved without
the exemption because the auxiliary
equipment will not be operating while
the CMV is operating on the highway.
CMW ‘‘believes that because the engine
on the auxiliary equipment will not be
operating while the CMV is traveling on
the highway, so the potential risk of
gravity fed fuel systems leaking on a hot
or operating engine will not be possible,
thereby eliminating the possibility of
fire from the auxiliary equipment.’’
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
CMW’s application for an exemption
from the requirements of 49 CFR
393.65(d). All comments received before
the close of business on the comment
closing date indicated at the beginning
of this notice will be considered and
will be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Comments received after the comment
closing date will be filed in the public
docket and will be considered to the
extent practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Issued on: March 21, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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an exemption from the hours-of-service
electronic logging device rule. Due to an
error, the name of the first applicant
listed in that publication was twice
misstated. This notice makes it clear
that the name of the first applicant is
Power & Communication Contractors
Association.
DATES: Applicable on December 7, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning this notice,
contact Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA
Driver and Carrier Operations Division;
Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards; Telephone: (202) 366–
4225. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, contact Docket
Services, telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of December 7,
2018, correct page 63194 as follows: In
the first column, correct the name of the
first applicant listed in the Summary
second sentence to read ‘‘Power &
Communication Contractors
Association.’’ In the third column,
correct the subheading to read, ‘‘Power
& Communication Contractors
Association.’’
Issued on: March 20, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Narcolepsy
[Dockets No. FMCSA–2017–0243, FMCSA–
2017–0296, FMCSA–2017–0337, FMCSA–
2017–0340, FMCSA–2017–0342, FMCSA–
2017–0356, FMCSA–2017–0361, FMCSA–
2017–0373, FMCSA–2018–0003, FMCSA–
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AGENCY:
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers;
Applications for Exemption From the
Electronic Logging Device Rule
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition:
Denial of applications for exemption;
correction.
AGENCY:
The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration published its
decision in the Federal Register of
December 7, 2018, to deny 10 applicants
SUMMARY:
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denial.
FMCSA announces its
decision to deny the application from
one individual who requested an
exemption from the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)
prohibiting operation of a commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate
commerce by persons with either a
clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any
other condition that is likely to cause a
loss of consciousness or any loss of
ability to control a CMV, or a mental,
nervous, organic, or functional disease
or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere
with his/her ability to drive a
commercial motor vehicle safely.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Dockets No. FMCSA-2017-0243, FMCSA-2017-0296, FMCSA-2017-0337, FMCSA-
2017-0340, FMCSA-2017-0342, FMCSA-2017-0356, FMCSA-2017-0361, FMCSA-
2017-0373, FMCSA-2018-0003, FMCSA-2017-0336]
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Applications for Exemption
From the Electronic Logging Device Rule
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition: Denial of applications for
exemption; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published its
decision in the Federal Register of December 7, 2018, to deny 10
applicants an exemption from the hours-of-service electronic logging
device rule. Due to an error, the name of the first applicant listed in
that publication was twice misstated. This notice makes it clear that
the name of the first applicant is Power & Communication Contractors
Association.
DATES: Applicable on December 7, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning this
notice, contact Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and Carrier
Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; Telephone: (202) 366-4225. Email: [email protected]. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact
Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of December 7, 2018, correct page 63194 as
follows: In the first column, correct the name of the first applicant
listed in the Summary second sentence to read ``Power & Communication
Contractors Association.'' In the third column, correct the subheading
to read, ``Power & Communication Contractors Association.''
Issued on: March 20, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-05951 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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