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30 documents across 15 days of the archive, 2 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below.

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  1. +7d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Emergency Exemptions Under 49 CFR 390.25 Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  2. +7d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Non-Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus Assessment Form, MCSA-5872 Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  3. +7d Comments close Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  4. +9d Comments close Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  5. +9d Comments close Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  6. +9d Comments close Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  7. +9d Comments close Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  8. +11d Comments close Hours of Service of Drivers; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  9. +21d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  10. +49d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers: Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Pause Their 14-Hour Driving Window Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  11. +49d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time Transportation Department · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

9 October 2026 1 document

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a limited five-year exemption from warning device placement requirements for motor carriers operating Level 4 automated driving system-equipped commercial motor vehicles.

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NoticeTransportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Aurora Operations, Inc (USDOT #341156)

FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited five-year exemption to Aurora Operations, Inc. (Aurora) and other motor carriers operating Level 4 automated driving system (ADS)-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), with prior notice to FMCSA, from compliance with the warning device placement requirements, the steady-burning lamp requirements, and the requirements for the types and number of warning devices. This exemption permits motor carriers to use cab-mounted warning beacons in lieu of traditional warning devices on Level 4 ADS- equipped CMVs. The Agency has determined that granting the exemption would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety provided by the regulation.

  • Takes effect 12 days ago

91 FR 64736FR Doc. 2026-20734official PDFfederalregister.gov

8 October 2026 1 document

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NoticeTransportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Qualification of Drivers; Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Application for Exemption

FMCSA announces its decision to renew provisionally for one year an exemption to allow drivers with a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by the State of Alaska, and their employers, to rely on a paper copy of the medical examiner's certificate (MEC) as proof of the driver's medical certification for up to 60 days after the MEC was issued. Alaska is the only State that has not implemented the Medical Examiner's Certification Integration (NRII) final rule. Drivers licensed in all other States and the District of Columbia, and their employers, may no longer rely on the paper MEC as proof of the driver's medical certification for any period of time as of October 12, 2026. The provisional exemption renewal for the State of Alaska is limited to one year.

  • Takes effect 7 days ago

91 FR 64454FR Doc. 2026-20649official PDFfederalregister.gov

7 October 2026 1 document

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an information collection request for a pilot program allowing commercial drivers to split sleeper berth time.

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NoticeTransportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public comment. This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection titled Hours of Service of Drivers: Pilot Program to Allow Commercial Drivers to Split Sleeper Berth Time. This research study will collect data on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to examine whether more-flexible sleeper berth (FSB) options improve the working conditions and quality of life of America's truck drivers and result in an equivalent or greater level of safety relative to operations under the current regulations. Approximately 256 CMV drivers will provide data in the study. The study will provide FMCSA with data to examine driver fatigue and driving performance while operating under current hours of service (HOS) regulations and while operating under FSB exemptions.

  • Comments close in 49 days

91 FR 64214FR Doc. 2026-20524official PDFfederalregister.gov

6 October 2026 1 document

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NoticeTransportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers: Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Pause Their 14-Hour Driving Window

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public comment. This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection titled Hours of Service of Drivers: Pilot Program to Allow Commercial Drivers to Pause Their 14- Hour Driving Window. This research study will collect data on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to examine if extending the 14- hour "driving window" with up to 3 hours of off duty, sleeper berth, or on-duty/not driving time (provided it is taken at the location of cargo delivery or pickup) improves the working conditions and quality of life of America's truck drivers and result in an equivalent or greater level of safety relative to operations under the current regulations. Approximately 256 CMV drivers will provide data in the study. The study will provide FMCSA with data to examine driver fatigue and driving performance while operating under current hours of service (HOS) regulations and while operating under split duty period (SDP) exemptions.

  • Comments close in 49 days

91 FR 63640FR Doc. 2026-20476official PDFfederalregister.gov

5 October 2026 1 document

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RuleTransportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration

FMCSA amends its emergency declaration regulations to revise from 14 days to 30 days the length of the relief automatically triggered subsequent to a regional declaration of emergency by a Governor of a State, the Governor's authorized representative, or FMCSA. This action is in response to several petitions for reconsideration received after publication of a final rule in October 2023.

  • Takes effect 14 days ago

91 FR 63156FR Doc. 2026-20325official PDFfederalregister.gov

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