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 2023_register executive 2023-10-12 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7975eb4 D09002ee1c797609f 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 revises the emergency exemption rules to narrow the scope of safety regulations from which relief is automatically provided for motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance when an emergency has been declared. This rule ensures that the relief granted through emergency declarations is appropriate and tailored to the specifics of the circumstances and emergencies being addressed. This rule also revises the process for extending automatic emergency regulatory relief where circumstances warrant and allows for potential reporting requirements when FMCSA issues an extension or modification. 88 FR 70897 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13/2023-22538 2023-22538 fr13oc23-6 RIN 2126-AC53 4910-EX-P Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0028 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13/2023-22538 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/html/2023-22538.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/pdf/2023-22538.pdf Highway Safety Intermodal Transportation Motor Carriers Motor Vehicle Safety Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements 13 p. 70897 70909 88 FR 70897 Title 49 Part 390 49 CFR Part 390 RIN 2126-AC53 Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-22538 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2023-12-12 Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0028 4910-EX-P 2023-22538 Final rule.

FMCSA revises the emergency exemption rules to narrow the scope of safety regulations from which relief is automatically provided for motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance when an emergency has been declared. This rule ensures that the relief granted through emergency declarations is appropriate and tailored to the specifics of the circumstances and emergencies being addressed. This rule also revises the process for extending automatic emergency regulatory relief where circumstances warrant and allows for potential reporting requirements when FMCSA issues an extension or modification.

Effective December 12, 2023. Ms. Kathryn Sinniger, Regulatory Law Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 570-8062, Kathryn.sinniger@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing material in the docket, call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826. Highway Safety Intermodal Transportation Motor Carriers Motor Vehicle Safety Reporting Recordkeeping Requirements Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions, FMCSAdeclaration@dot.gov FMCSADeclarations@dot.gov Kathryn.sinniger@dot.gov https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2012/econ/census/transportation-warehousing.html https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/econ/economic-census/naics-sector-48-49.html https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2023/DCB_h.pdf https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2022-0028/document https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/oversight-advocacy/office-national-ombudsman www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain Vol. 88, no. 197 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-10-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 394 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13 P0b002ee1c178ee92 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13oc23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-10-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/pdf/FR-2023-10-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-13/xml/FR-2023-10-13.xml fdlp 70885 71271 DGPO 2023-10-12 2024-05-28 FR-2023-10-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-10-13 88 197