Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration January 28, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Subcommittee: Public Meeting
Document Number: 2014-01518
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-28
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will meet on February 10-11, 2014, to provide ideas that Agency should consider for reauthorization of the surface transportation legislation. On February 12, 2014, MCSAC's Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) subcommittee will convene. Meetings are open to the public for their entirety and there will be a period of time at the end of each day for the public to submit oral comments. Times and Dates: The meeting will be held Monday-Tuesday, February 10-11, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 in the Washington and Jefferson Rooms on the 2nd floor. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, the CSA subcommittee will meet at that same location from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Copies of the MCSAC Task Statement and an agenda for the entire meeting will be made available in advance of the meeting at https://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2014-01320
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-01-28
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 41 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
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