Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Grote Industries, LLC
| Published date | 12 May 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-10116 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 92 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28136-28137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10116]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0122]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
for an Exemption From Grote Industries, LLC
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
requests public comment on an application for exemption from Grote
Industries, LLC (Grote) to allow motor carriers operating trailers and
van body trucks to install brake-activated pulsating warning lamps on
the rear of those vehicles in addition to the steady-burning brake
lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2020-0122 using any of the
following methods:
Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket
site.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery of Courier: Bring comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday-Friday, except Federal
holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202)
366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the
``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the ``Privacy Act''
heading for further information.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140, U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202)
366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov website is
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the
``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov website as well as
the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov website. If you would like
notification that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting comments online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luke Loy, Vehicle and Roadside
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Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC-
PSV, (202) 366-0676, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2020-0122), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comments online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ``FMCSA-2020-0122'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period and may grant or not grant this application
based on your comments.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b) to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the
Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the
public an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the
application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted.
The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the
request. The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments
and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason
for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice
must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and
the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is
granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption
(up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption.
The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).
III. Grote's Application for Exemption
The FMCSRs require all exterior lamps (both required lamps and any
additional lamps) to be steady-burning, except for turn signal
lamps, hazard warning signal lamps, school bus warning lamps, amber
warning lamps or flashing warning lamps on tow trucks and commercial
motor vehicles transporting oversized loads, and warning lamps on
emergency and service vehicles authorized by State or local
authorities. Grote has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.25(e)
to allow motor carriers operating trailers and van body trucks to
install brake-activated pulsating warning lamps on the rear of those
vehicles in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR). A copy of the
application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of
this notice.
V. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on Grote's application for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.25(e). All comments received before the close
of business on the comment closing date indicated at the beginning of
this notice will be considered and will be available for examination in
the docket at the location listed under the Addresses section of this
notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed
in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.
In addition to late comments, FMCSA will also continue to file, in the
public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the
comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-10116 Filed 5-11-20; 8:45 am]
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