FMCSA Extends HOS Comment Period
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its public commenting period for its interim hours-of-service rule for 30 days.
The comment period was to close Friday, but in a letter dated Wednesday to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, FMCSA Administrator John Hill said he would keep the docket open through March 17.
In a letter to Jacqueline Gillan, Advocates vice president, Hill said he “agree[d] that allowing additional time for public comments would be appropriate.” Advocates had requested the extension in a letter earlier this month.
In December, FMCSA published its interim HOS rule in order to comply with a court order striking provisions allowing for an 11th hour of driving and for a resetting of a driver’s weekly hour limits provided they took 34 hours off. The interim rule retained those provisions.
Advocates, along with the group Public Citizen, unsuccessfully challenged the interim rule, hoping to force another revision.
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