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 2026_register executive 2026-05-13 article Notices D09002ee1e1a5e9b8 D09002ee1e1a5ea38 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 in part and deny in part the exemption application from Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (WM) for a period of two years. FMCSA grants WM's request for limited relief from certain driver qualification requirements to allow WM to use the exception for a "single-employer driver" when it transfers drivers among affiliates. FMCSA also grants a limited exemption from the requirement for the driver to undergo controlled substances testing when being transferred among affiliates if the driver has participated in a WM random controlled substances testing pool for any WM-affiliated employer for the previous 12 months. Finally, FMCSA grants an exemption to allow WM to conduct a limited, rather than full, Clearinghouse query when transferring drivers among affiliates. FMCSA denies WM's request for broad exemptions from the pre-employment controlled substance testing and Clearinghouse requirements. FMCSA concludes that the exemptions will likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be achieved absent the exemptions. 91 FR 27122 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-05-13/2026-09469 2026-09469 fr13my26-109 4910-EX-P Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0200 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-05-13/2026-09469 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/html/2026-09469.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/pdf/2026-09469.pdf 5 p. 27122 27126 91 FR 27122 Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements; Driver Qualification Requirements: Waste Management Holdings, Inc.; Application for Exemptions; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-09469 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0200 4910-EX-P 2026-09469 Notice of final disposition; grant in part and deny in part application for exemptions.

FMCSA announces its decision to grant in part and deny in part the exemption application from Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (WM) for a period of two years. FMCSA grants WM's request for limited relief from certain driver qualification requirements to allow WM to use the exception for a "single-employer driver" when it transfers drivers among affiliates. FMCSA also grants a limited exemption from the requirement for the driver to undergo controlled substances testing when being transferred among affiliates if the driver has participated in a WM random controlled substances testing pool for any WM-affiliated employer for the previous 12 months. Finally, FMCSA grants an exemption to allow WM to conduct a limited, rather than full, Clearinghouse query when transferring drivers among affiliates. FMCSA denies WM's request for broad exemptions from the pre-employment controlled substance testing and Clearinghouse requirements. FMCSA concludes that the exemptions will likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be achieved absent the exemptions.

This exemption is May 13, 2026 and expires May 13, 2028. Ms. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, FMCSA; 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-4225; pearlie.robinson@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826. Exemption Application Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements; Driver Qualification Requirements; Waste Management Holdings, Inc., pearlie.robinson@dot.gov www.regulations.gov Vol. 91, no. 92 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-05-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 297 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-05-13 P0b002ee1e1a52703 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13my26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-05-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/pdf/FR-2026-05-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/xml/FR-2026-05-13.xml fdlp 26893 27181 DGPO 2026-05-13 2026-05-13 FR-2026-05-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-05-13 91 92