Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Forward Thinking Systems LLC

Published date14 July 2021
Citation86 FR 37205
Record Number2021-14983
SectionNotices
CourtFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,Transportation Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 37205-37207]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-14983]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
                [Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0099]
                Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
                for an Exemption From Forward Thinking Systems LLC
                AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
                ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
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                SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption
                from Forward Thinking Systems LLC (FTS) to allow its Fleetcam
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                system, which is equipped with cameras, to be mounted lower in the
                windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted.
                DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
                2021-0099 using any of the following methods:
                 Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0099. Follow the online
                instructions for submitting comments.
                 Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
                Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
                Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
                 Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
                Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
                Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, 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 Dockets Operations.
                 Fax: (202) 493-2251.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jos[eacute] R. Cestero, Vehicle
                and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and
                Vehicle Safety, MC-PSV, (202) 366-5541, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
                If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
                call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826.
                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 2021-0099), indicate the specific section of this
                document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for each
                suggestion or recommendation. 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
                submission.
                 To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0099, click on the ``Comment Now!'' button
                and type your comment into the text box on 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.
                Viewing Comments and Documents
                 To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
                preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0099 and choose the
                document to review. If you do not have access to the internet, you may
                view the docket online by visiting Dockets Operations in Room W12-140
                on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
                SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, 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
                Dockets Operations.
                Privacy Act
                 DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its
                regulatory processes, in accordance with statute 49 U.S.C.
                31315(b)(6)(A). 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--Federal Docket
                Management System), which can be reviewed at www.transportation.gov/privacy.
                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)).
                FTS's Application for Exemption
                 The FMCSRs require devices meeting the definition of ``vehicle
                safety technology'' to be mounted (1) not more than 4 inches below the
                upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers, or (2) not more
                than 7 inches above the lower edge of the area swept by the windshield
                wipers, and outside the driver's sight lines to the road and highway
                signs and signals. FTS has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR
                393.60(e)(1) to allow its Fleetcam device system, which is equipped
                with camera(s) and safety technologies, to be mounted lower in the
                windshield than is currently permitted. A copy of the exemption
                application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of
                this notice.
                Request for Comments
                 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
                comment from all interested persons on FTS's application for an
                exemption. 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
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                persons should continue to examine the public docket for new material.
                Larry W. Minor,
                Associate Administrator for Policy.
                [FR Doc. 2021-14983 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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