Hours of Service of Drivers; Parts and Accessories: Application for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC., 47708-47710 [2021-18330]

Download as PDF 47708 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Notices Table 1: Roadway Attributes for PHFS Consideration for Data Submission Option 1 Attribute Attribute Definition Attribute Type Integer Type of Changes Proposed to Roadway SFIP Integer Included in State Freight Investment Plan MILES Start Point End Point Geometric Mileage Crossing Roadway Name at Starting Point Countv Route Id BEGMP ENDMP SIGNl Real Number Character Character Integer Integer Character Real Number Real Number Character SIGNTl Character Route Designation (I, U or S) LNAME Character alternate road name when SIGNl is missing State Remarks Attribute code 1= Modify 2=Add 3= Delete Proposed Type Data Type Required l=Yes Identify if proposed road is included in current State Freie:ht Investment 2=No Crossing Roadway Name at Terminus Point State Fips Code County Fips Code Location reference ID for Beginning Milepost of a Given Segment Ending Milepost to a Given Segment Route Sign Number Refer HPMS Manual Refer HPMS Manual Refer HPMS Manual Refer HPMS Manual !=Interstate; U= US Route; S = State Route Required Required ReQuired Reauired Reauired Reauired ReQuired Reauired Reauired Reauired Required Required 1 = Interstate 2 = Principal Arterial - F_SYSTEM Integer Other Freeways and Expressways 3 = Principal Arterial - HPMS Functional System Other 4 = Minor Arterial (HPMS Manual) Refer HPMS data document Required https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinfo rmation/hpms/fieldmanual/ 5 = Major Collector 6 = Minor Collector 7 = Local 1= One-Way Roadway. 2=Two-Way Roadway. Facility_Type HPMS Facility Type Integer 4=Ramp. S=Non-Mainline. 6=Non-lnventory Direction. Refer HPMS Manual Required Table 2: Roadway Attributes for PHFS Consideration for Data Submission Option 2 lnteger{l) SFIP Attribute Code Type of Changes Proposed to Roadway Remarks Data Type Identify type of proposed changes Required 1= Modify 2=Add 3= Delete 1 =Yes 2 = No Included in State Freight Investment Plan :::haracter (120) Location reference ID for Route_ld jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES lnteger{l) Attribute Definition Not Applicable Identify if proposed road is included in current State Freight Investment Pian. Up to 120 alpha-numeric digits that identify the route. This ID must be unique within the State. Required Required Begin_Point Decimal{8,3) Beginning Milepoint Not Applicable Decimal value in thousandths of a mile. Required End_Point Decimal{8,3) Ending Milepoint Not Applicable Decimal value in thousandths of a mile. Required Respondents are requested to provide a narrative description of how the proposed changes support goods movement by addressing applicable redesignation factors as found in of 23 U.S.C. 167(d)(2)(E). Other entities wishing to provide comment are encouraged to engage with a State Freight Advisory Committee. Comments submitted by entities separate from the input of a State Freight Advisory Committee will be considered for general input into the process. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 25, 2021 Jkt 253001 Authority: 23 U.S.C. 167(d). DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stephanie Pollack, Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FR Doc. 2021–18350 Filed 8–25–21; 8:45 am] [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0050] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P PO 00000 Hours of Service of Drivers; Parts and Accessories: Application for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments. AGENCY: Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1 EN26AU21.023</GPH> ProposedType Attribute Type EN26AU21.022</GPH> Attribute Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Notices FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption submitted by ClevelandCliffs Steel, LLC (Cliffs), formerly known as ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, LLC, to allow its employee-drivers with commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) who transport scrap metal on two trucks between their production and shipping locations on public roads to work up to 16 hours per day and to return to work with less than the mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty. The exemption is similar to the exemption that allows Cliffs’ drivers transporting steel coils to work the same hours of services (HOS). Unlike the steel coil exemption, the scrap metal trucks would comply with the heavy hauler trailer definition, height of rear side marker lights restrictions, tire loading restrictions, and the coil securement requirements in the FMCSRs. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 2016–0050 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Docket Operations, 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: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jose´ R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, (202) 366–5541, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations at (202) 366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Public Participation and Request for Comments FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and related materials. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 25, 2021 Jkt 253001 Submitting Comments If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice (FMCSA 2016–0050), indicate the specific section of this document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050, click on the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your comment into the text box on 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, self-addressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Viewing Comments and Documents To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050 and choose the document to review. If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting Dockets Operations in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. Privacy Act DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its regulatory process, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c). 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 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47709 14—Federal Docket Management System), which can be reviewed at www.transportation.gov/privacy. II. Legal Basis FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b) to grant exemptions from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 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 the safety analyses and the public comments 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)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). Background Under 49 CFR 381.315(a), FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register. The Agency must provide the public with 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 the safety analyses and the public comments 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)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1 47710 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Notices is granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). III. Cliff’s Application for Exemption Cliffs, formerly known as ArcelorMittal, requests an exemption to allow its employee-drivers with CDLs who transport scrap metal on two trucks between their production and shipping locations to work up to 16 hours per day and return to work with less than the mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty. The request is similar to the exemption previously granted that allows Cliffs’ drivers transporting steel coils to work the same HOS, and travel the same distances and routes between their production and shipping locations. Unlike the steel coil exemption, the scrap trucks would comply with the definition of a ‘‘heavy hauler trailer’’ in 49 CFR 393.5; the required ‘‘height of rear side marker lights restrictions’’ in 49 CFR 393.11 Table1—Footnote 4; the ‘‘tire loading restrictions’’ in 49 CFR 393.75(f); and the ‘‘coil securement requirements’’ in 49 CFR 393.120. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES IV. Request for Comments In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on Cliffs’ exemption request. The request was submitted as part of Cliffs’ exemption renewal application mentioned above. As a new request, however, it is subject to the separate notice and comment provided by this document. 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. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2021–18330 Filed 8–25–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 25, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA– 2000–7165; FMCSA–2001–9561; FMCSA– 2003–14504; FMCSA–2003–15892; FMCSA– 2004–18885; FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA– 2005–20560; FMCSA–2005–21254; FMCSA– 2005–21711; FMCSA–2006–24783; FMCSA– 2006–25246; FMCSA–2006–26066; FMCSA– 2007–27333; FMCSA–2007–27515; FMCSA– 2007–27897; FMCSA–2007–28695; FMCSA– 2008–0021; FMCSA–2008–0398; FMCSA– 2009–0086; FMCSA–2009–0121; FMCSA– 2010–0082; FMCSA–2010–0161; FMCSA– 2010–0187; FMCSA–2010–0201; FMCSA– 2010–0327; FMCSA–2010–0372; FMCSA– 2010–0385; FMCSA–2011–0010; FMCSA– 2011–0057; FMCSA–2011–0092; FMCSA– 2011–0102; FMCSA–2011–0141; FMCSA– 2011–0142; FMCSA–2011–0189; FMCSA– 2012–0040; FMCSA–2012–0279; FMCSA– 2012–0280; FMCSA–2013–0021; FMCSA– 2013–0025; FMCSA–2013–0027; FMCSA– 2013–0029; FMCSA–2013–0030; FMCSA– 2013–0165; FMCSA–2014–0010; FMCSA– 2014–0300; FMCSA–2014–0304; FMCSA– 2014–0305; FMCSA–2015–0048; FMCSA– 2015–0049; FMCSA–2015–0052; FMCSA– 2015–0053; FMCSA–2015–0350; FMCSA– 2016–0028; FMCSA–2016–0033; FMCSA– 2016–0210; FMCSA–2016–0213; FMCSA– 2016–0214; FMCSA–2017–0016; FMCSA– 2017–0018; FMCSA–2017–0019; FMCSA– 2017–0022; FMCSA–2017–0023; FMCSA– 2019–0006; FMCSA–2019–0008; FMCSA– 2019–0011; FMCSA–2019–0013] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemptions; request for comments. AGENCY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 102 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision requirements in one eye. DATES: Each group of renewed exemptions were applicable on the dates stated in the discussions below and will expire on the dates stated in the discussions below. Comments must be received on or before September 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334, Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7165, Docket No. FMCSA–2001–9561, Docket No. FMCSA–2003–14504, Docket No. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FMCSA–2003–15892, Docket No. FMCSA–2004–18885, Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20027, Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20560, Docket No. FMCSA–2005–21254, Docket No. FMCSA–2005–21711, Docket No. FMCSA–2006–24783, Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25246, Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26066, Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27333, Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27515, Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27897, Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28695, Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0021, Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0398, Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0086, Docket No. FMCSA–2009–0121, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0082, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0161, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0187, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0201, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0327, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0372, Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0385, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0010, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0057, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0092, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0102, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0141, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0142, Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0189, Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0040, Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0279, Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0280, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0021, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0025, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0027, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0029, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0030, Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0165, Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0010, Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0300, Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0304, Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0305, Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0048, Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0049, Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0052, Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0053, Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0350, Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0028, Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0033, Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0210, Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0213, Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0214, Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0016, Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0018, Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0019, Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0022, Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0023, Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0006, Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0008, Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0011, or Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0013 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket number, FMCSA–1998–4334, FMCSA– 2000–7165, FMCSA–2001–9561, E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0050]


Hours of Service of Drivers; Parts and Accessories: Application 
for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC.

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption 
submitted by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC (Cliffs), formerly known as 
ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, LLC, to allow its employee-drivers with 
commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) who transport scrap metal on two 
trucks between their production and shipping locations on public roads 
to work up to 16 hours per day and to return to work with less than the 
mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty. The exemption is similar to 
the exemption that allows Cliffs' drivers transporting steel coils to 
work the same hours of services (HOS). Unlike the steel coil exemption, 
the scrap metal trucks would comply with the heavy hauler trailer 
definition, height of rear side marker lights restrictions, tire 
loading restrictions, and the coil securement requirements in the 
FMCSRs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2016-0050 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Operations, 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: Dockets Operations, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure 
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jos[eacute] R. Cestero, Vehicle 
and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and 
Vehicle Safety, MC-PSV, (202) 366-5541, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, 
call Dockets Operations at (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 2016-0050), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your 
submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050, click on the ``Comment Now!'' button 
and type your comment into the text box on 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.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this 
preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2016-0050 and choose the 
document to review. If you do not have access to the internet, you may 
view the docket online by visiting Dockets Operations in Room W12-140 
on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to 
help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting 
Dockets Operations.

Privacy Act

    DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its 
regulatory process, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c). 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--Federal Docket Management System), which 
can be reviewed at www.transportation.gov/privacy.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b) to grant exemptions 
from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
(FMCSRs). 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 the safety analyses and the public comments 
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)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason 
for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice 
must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and 
the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is 
granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption 
(up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. 
The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).

Background

    Under 49 CFR 381.315(a), FMCSA must publish a notice of each 
exemption request in the Federal Register. The Agency must provide the 
public with 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 the safety analyses and the public comments 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)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason 
for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice 
must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and 
the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption

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is granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the 
exemption (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the 
exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 
381.300(b)).

III. Cliff's Application for Exemption

    Cliffs, formerly known as ArcelorMittal, requests an exemption to 
allow its employee-drivers with CDLs who transport scrap metal on two 
trucks between their production and shipping locations to work up to 16 
hours per day and return to work with less than the mandatory 10 
consecutive hours off duty. The request is similar to the exemption 
previously granted that allows Cliffs' drivers transporting steel coils 
to work the same HOS, and travel the same distances and routes between 
their production and shipping locations. Unlike the steel coil 
exemption, the scrap trucks would comply with the definition of a 
``heavy hauler trailer'' in 49 CFR 393.5; the required ``height of rear 
side marker lights restrictions'' in 49 CFR 393.11 Table1--Footnote 4; 
the ``tire loading restrictions'' in 49 CFR 393.75(f); and the ``coil 
securement requirements'' in 49 CFR 393.120.

IV. Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public 
comment from all interested persons on Cliffs' exemption request. The 
request was submitted as part of Cliffs' exemption renewal application 
mentioned above. As a new request, however, it is subject to the 
separate notice and comment provided by this document. 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.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-18330 Filed 8-25-21; 8:45 am]
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