[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR381.315]



[Page 156]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 381_WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart C_Procedures for Applying for Exemptions

 

Sec. 381.315  What will the FMCSA do after the agency receives my 

application for an exemption?



    (a) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will review your 

application and prepare, for the Administrator's signature, a Federal 

Register notice requesting public comment on your application for an 

exemption. The notice will give the public an opportunity to review your 

request and your safety assessment or analysis (required by Sec. 

381.310) and any other relevant information known to the agency.

    (b) After a review of the comments received in response to the 

Federal Register notice described in paragraph (a) of this section, the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will make a 

recommendation(s) to the Administrator to either to grant or deny the 

exemption. Notice of the Administrator's decision will be published in 

the Federal Register.

    (c)(1) If the exemption is granted, the notice will identify the 

provisions of the FMCSRs from which you will be exempt, the effective 

period, and all terms and conditions of the exemption.

    (2) If the exemption is denied, the notice will explain the reason 

for the denial.

    (d) A copy of your application for an exemption and all comments 

received in response to the Federal Register notice will be included in 

a public docket and be available for review by interested parties.

    (1) Interested parties may view the information contained in the 

docket by visiting the Department of Transportation, U.S. DOT Dockets, 

Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC. All information in 

the exemption docket will be available for examination at this address 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays.

    (2) Internet users can access all information received by the U.S. 

DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resources locator 

(URL): http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. Please follow the instructions online for more information 

and help.