# Hours of Service of Drivers; Amendment of the 30-Minute Rest Break Requirement
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2013-10-28 · Effective 2013-10-28 · 78 FR 64179
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-25380
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 64179
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 395
- **Publication date:** 2013-10-28
- **Effective date:** 2013-10-28
- **DOT docket:** Docket no. FMCSA-2004-19608
## Abstract

The FMCSA amends its December 27, 2011, final rule entitled "Hours of Service of Drivers" to provide an exception from the 30- minute rest break requirement for short-haul drivers who are not required to prepare records of duty status (RODS). The Agency also removes regulatory text made obsolete by the passing of the July 1, 2013, compliance date for the final rule. This action responds to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Court).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/10/28/2013-25380/hours-of-service-of-drivers-amendment-of-the-30-minute-rest-break-requirement)
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