[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9233-9234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3073]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 385 and 395

[Docket No. FMCSA-2004-19608]
RIN-2126-AB14


Hours of Service of Drivers

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

ACTION: Interim final rule (IFR); extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the comment period for the Hours of Service of 
Drivers interim final rule published on December 17, 2007, for 30 days. 
The FMCSA received a request to extend the comment period from the 
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on February 7, 2008. The 
extension of the comment period will allow all interested parties 
additional time to submit comments to the interim final rule.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System Number FMCSA-2004-19608 by any of the following 
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket 
site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public 
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 
the ground floor, room W12-140, DOT Building, New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit http://docketsinfo.dot.gov.
    Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can 
obtain electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under 
the ``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov Web site and 
also at the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you want the 
Agency to notify you that your comments were received, please include a 
self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the 
acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments online.
    Comments received after the comment closing date will be included 
in the docket, and we will consider late comments to the extent 
practicable. FMCSA may, however, issue a final rule at any time after 
the close of the comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Driver and Carrier 
Operations; or [email protected]. Telephone (202) 366-4325. Office hours 
are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 7, 2008, the Advocates for 
Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent a request on behalf of 
themselves, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition, and the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters for an extension of the comment 
period in the subject rulemaking proceeding. They stated that the 
complexity of the issues involved, including the new analyses provided 
in the interim final rule, has required serious evaluation that has 
taken up much of its limited staff time. The Advocates requested a 30-
day extension of the comment period which they believe would be in the 
public interest and would not prevent the Agency from issuing a final 
rule in 2008.
    In order to allow petitioners and the general public an opportunity 
to provide comprehensive comments on the new analyses included in the

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interim final rule published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration on December 17, 2007, the Agency has decided to grant 
the petitioner's request to extend the comment period for the 
rulemaking by 30 days. The comment period has been extended and 
comments must be received on or before March 17, 2008.

    Issued: February 13, 2008.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-3073 Filed 2-19-08; 8:45 am]
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