United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-03-27 article Notices D09002ee1c7f7c768 D09002ee1c7f7c806 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption to McKee Foods Transportation, LLC (MFT) from certain provisions of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. MFT proposed that its team drivers be granted an exemption from the HOS rules pertaining to use of a sleeper berth (SB). Current HOS rules require that all SB rest regimens include, in part, the use of an SB for at least 8 hours--combined with a separate period of at least 2 hours, either in the SB, off-duty or some combination of both--to gain the equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty. The exemption will allow MFT's team drivers to take the equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off duty by splitting SB time into two periods totaling 10 hours, provided neither of the two periods is less than 3 hours. 80 FR 16503 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-27/2015-07056 2015-07056 fr27mr15-133 4910-EX-P Docket No. FMCSA-2014-0071 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-27/2015-07056 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-27/html/2015-07056.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-27/pdf/2015-07056.pdf 4 p. 16503 16506 80 FR 16503 Hours of Service of Drivers: McKee Foods Transportation, LLC, Application for Exemption; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue NOTICE 2015-07056 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2015-03-27 Docket No. FMCSA-2014-0071 4910-EX-P 2015-07056 Notice of final disposition; grant of application for exemption.

FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption to McKee Foods Transportation, LLC (MFT) from certain provisions of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. MFT proposed that its team drivers be granted an exemption from the HOS rules pertaining to use of a sleeper berth (SB). Current HOS rules require that all SB rest regimens include, in part, the use of an SB for at least 8 hours--combined with a separate period of at least 2 hours, either in the SB, off-duty or some combination of both--to gain the equivalent of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty. The exemption will allow MFT's team drivers to take the equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off duty by splitting SB time into two periods totaling 10 hours, provided neither of the two periods is less than 3 hours.

This exemption is effective March 27, 2015 and expires on March 27, 2016. Mrs. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards; Telephone: 202-366-4325, Email: MCPSD@dot.gov, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications: McKee Foods Transportation, LLC , MCPSD@dot.gov http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/51000/51200/51254/12-003-Split-Sleep_Investigation-of-the-Effects-of-Split-Sleep-Schedules-on-Commercial-Vehicle-Driver-Safety-and-Health-508.pdf www.regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 59 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-03-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 309 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-27 P0b002ee18be249ba 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27mr15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-27/pdf/FR-2015-03-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-27/xml/FR-2015-03-27.xml fdlp 16249 16545 DGPO 2015-03-27 2024-06-02 FR-2015-03-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-03-27 80 59