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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0188]
Hours of Service of Drivers: Palmetto
State Armory; Application for
Exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces that it has
received an application from Palmetto
State Armory (PSA) requesting an
exemption to increase the 100 air-mile
radius in ‘‘short-haul operations,’’ to
150 air-miles for its drivers. PSA
requests the exemption to permit two of
its commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers to record hours of servie on time
records instead of record of duty status
(RODS) when operating between 100
and 150 air miles. FMCSA requests
public comment on PSA’s application
for exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System Number FMCSA–
2019–0188 by 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 Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
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140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket number for
this notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
any time or visit Room W12–140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The on-line FDMS is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; Telephone: (202) 366–4325;
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:
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate
by submitting comments and related
materials.
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Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2019–0188), indicate
the specific section of this document to
which the comment applies, and
provide a reason for suggestions or
recommendations. You may submit
your comments and material online or
by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include
your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the
body of your document so the Agency
can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
www.regulations.gov and put the docket
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number, ‘‘FMCSA–2019–0188’’ in the
‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
When the new screen appears, click on
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your
comment into the text box in the
following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an
individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations. FMCSA must
publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). The Agency must provide
the public an opportunity to inspect the
information relevant to the application,
including any safety analyses that have
been conducted. The Agency must also
provide an opportunity for public
comment on the request.
The Agency reviews safety analyses
and public comments submitted, and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for
denying or granting the application and,
if granted, the name of the person or
class of persons receiving the
exemption, and the regulatory provision
from which the exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the
effective period (up to 5 years) and
explain the terms and conditions of the
exemption. The exemption may be
renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).
III. Request for Exemption
Drivers qualifying for the HOS shorthaul exception in 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) do
not have to maintain a record of duty
status (RODS), provided that (among
other things) they operate within a 100
air-mile radius of their normal work
reporting location and return to that
location and are relased from work
within 12 hours after coming on duty.
A driver who exceeds the 100 air-mile
radius or the 12-hour limit loses the
short-haul exception and must
immediately prepare RODS for the
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entire day, or use an electronic logging
device (ELD) if the driver is required to
prepare RODS for more than eight days
in a thirty day period, per 49 CFR
395.8(a)(1)(i).
PSA is requesting an exemption to
increase the 100 air-mile radius in 49
CFR 395.1(e)(1) to 150 air-miles for its
drivers. This proposed exemption
would enable the drivers not exceeding
the 150 air-mile radius to utilize time
records instead of a RODS for that day.
PSA reported in its application that
drivers pick up and deliver products
between manufacturing facilities, many
of whom are sister companies. Drivers
also drive to PSA retail stores. They
drive for short periods of time, usually
less than two hours between stops.
These stops or deliveries allow the
driver to remain alert. All drivers
operate property-carrying CMVs within
150 air-miles and return to their work
reporting location at the end of each
day.
PSA wrote that current operations
include trips between 103 and 109 airmiles. PSA contends that the use of
ELDs or maintaining driver logs adds
substantial costs to its operation and
does not increase the level of safety.
PSA requests that the exemption cover
the maximum allowable duration of 5
years.
IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or
Greater Level of Safety
To ensure an equivalent level of safety
PSA offers monitoring CSA safety
management scores, managing hours of
service, requiring both pre-trip and posttrip vehicle inspection, as well as
training in defensive driving. PSA
reports that its CSA safety management
scores are zero in all seven categories;
with no recordable accidents during the
past 24 months. A copy of the
application for exemption is available
for review in the docket for this notice.
Issued on: November 6, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0188]
Hours of Service of Drivers: Palmetto State Armory; Application
for Exemption
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has received an application from
Palmetto State Armory (PSA) requesting an exemption to increase the 100
air-mile radius in ``short-haul operations,'' to 150 air-miles for its
drivers. PSA requests the exemption to permit two of its commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to record hours of servie on time records
instead of record of duty status (RODS) when operating between 100 and
150 air miles. FMCSA requests public comment on PSA's application for
exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System Number FMCSA-2019-0188 by 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 Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-
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140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without
change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or visit Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The on-line FDMS is available 24 hours each
day, 365 days each year.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards; Telephone: (202) 366-4325; Email: [email protected]. If
you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2019-0188), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ``FMCSA-2019-0188'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 to grant
exemptions from certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register
(49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public an opportunity
to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any
safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide
an opportunity for public comment on the request.
The Agency reviews safety analyses and public comments submitted,
and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)) with the reasons for denying or granting the application
and, if granted, the name of the person or class of persons receiving
the exemption, and the regulatory provision from which the exemption is
granted. The notice must also specify the effective period (up to 5
years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).
III. Request for Exemption
Drivers qualifying for the HOS short-haul exception in 49 CFR
395.1(e)(1) do not have to maintain a record of duty status (RODS),
provided that (among other things) they operate within a 100 air-mile
radius of their normal work reporting location and return to that
location and are relased from work within 12 hours after coming on
duty. A driver who exceeds the 100 air-mile radius or the 12-hour limit
loses the short-haul exception and must immediately prepare RODS for
the entire day, or use an electronic logging device (ELD) if the driver
is required to prepare RODS for more than eight days in a thirty day
period, per 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(i).
PSA is requesting an exemption to increase the 100 air-mile radius
in 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) to 150 air-miles for its drivers. This proposed
exemption would enable the drivers not exceeding the 150 air-mile
radius to utilize time records instead of a RODS for that day.
PSA reported in its application that drivers pick up and deliver
products between manufacturing facilities, many of whom are sister
companies. Drivers also drive to PSA retail stores. They drive for
short periods of time, usually less than two hours between stops. These
stops or deliveries allow the driver to remain alert. All drivers
operate property-carrying CMVs within 150 air-miles and return to their
work reporting location at the end of each day.
PSA wrote that current operations include trips between 103 and 109
air-miles. PSA contends that the use of ELDs or maintaining driver logs
adds substantial costs to its operation and does not increase the level
of safety. PSA requests that the exemption cover the maximum allowable
duration of 5 years.
IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or Greater Level of Safety
To ensure an equivalent level of safety PSA offers monitoring CSA
safety management scores, managing hours of service, requiring both
pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection, as well as training in
defensive driving. PSA reports that its CSA safety management scores
are zero in all seven categories; with no recordable accidents during
the past 24 months. A copy of the application for exemption is
available for review in the docket for this notice.
Issued on: November 6, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-24722 Filed 11-13-19; 8:45 am]
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