Hours of Service of Drivers: Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA); Application for Exemption; Final Disposition
motor-carrier · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Published 2016-11-01 · Effective 2016-11-01 · 81 FR 75727
Document
Document number
2016-26333
Federal Register citation
81 FR 75727
CFR reference
49 CFR 395
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of final disposition; partial grant and partial denial of application for exemption.
Category
motor-carrier
Sub-agency
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication date
2016-11-01
Effective date
2016-11-01
DOT docket
Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0096
Abstract
FMCSA announces its decision to grant the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) an exemption from the 30-minute rest break rule of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for certain commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The Agency denies SC&RA's further request for exemption from the 14-hour driving window of the HOS rules. All qualifying motor carriers and drivers operating mobile cranes with a rated lifting capacity of greater than 30 tons are exempt from the 30-minute break provision. FMCSA has analyzed the exemption application and public comments and has determined that the exemption, subject to the terms and conditions imposed, will achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.