Decision of the United States Supreme Court Concerning an Agency Interpretation of the Federal Hours of Service Laws; Change in Agency Interpretation; Enforcement Policy Regarding Violations of Laws as Previously Interpreted
motor-carrier · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Published 1996-05-07 · Effective 1996-01-08 · 61 FR 20494
Document
Document number
96-11224
Federal Register citation
61 FR 20494
CFR reference
49 CFR 228
Type
Rule
Action
Statement of agency policy and interpretation.
Category
motor-carrier
Sub-agency
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication date
1996-05-07
Effective date
1996-01-08
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R.R., all time spent awaiting the arrival of a deadhead vehicle for transportation to the point of final release, when no additional services are required of railroad carrier employees, shall be treated by FRA as time neither on nor off duty for purposes of the Federal hours of service laws (``HSL''), throughout the entire nation. FRA is amending its current interpretive statement to reflect this Supreme Court decision.