[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR381.205]

[Page 164]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 381_WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B_Procedures for Requesting Waivers
 
Sec.  381.205  How do I determine when I may request a waiver?

    (a) You may request a waiver if one or more FMCSR would prevent you 
from using or operating CMVs, or make it unreasonably difficult to do 
so, during a unique, non-emergency event that will take no more than 
three months to complete.
    (b) Before you decide to request a waiver, you should carefully 
review the regulation to determine whether there are any practical 
alternatives already available that would allow your use or operation of 
CMVs during the event. You should also determine whether you need a 
waiver from all of the requirements in one or more parts of the 
regulations, or whether a more limited waiver of certain sections within 
one or more of the parts of the regulations would provide an acceptable 
level of regulatory relief. For example, if you need relief from one of 
the recordkeeping requirements concerning driver qualifications, you 
should not request relief from all of the requirements of part 391.