Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration February 13, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Hours of Service of Drivers: Correction
Document Number: 2012-3305
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-02-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA corrects the hours of service (HOS) final rule published on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81143). This correction notice corrects the amendatory language or guidance to legal editors of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) on the proper codification of the December 27, 2011 rule. This notice does not change, in any manner, the regulatory text.
Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service Supporting Documents
Document Number: 2012-3265
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-02-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its intent to move forward with the Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service Supporting Documents rulemaking (EOBR 2) by preparing a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM). To augment the Agency's efforts to obtain comprehensive data to support this SNPRM, FMCSA plans to do the following: hold listening sessions on the issue of driver harassment; task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) to assist in developing material to support this rulemaking, including technical specifications for EOBRs and their potential to be used to harass drivers; and conduct research by surveying drivers, carriers, and vendors regarding harassment issues.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2012-3263
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the Federal vision requirement.
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