Letters, Petitions and Comments

CVSA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s interim final rule (IFR) on the production of hemp.

CVSA submitted comments to the FMCSA in opposition to an exemption request from Harris Companies Inc. for exemption from the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA requesting the amendment of the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as Defined in 49 CFR Part 173.403” to reference the April 1, 2020, edition.

CVSA submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the use of rear-visibility cameras.

CVSA submitted a petition to FMCSA to publish guidance on how “yard moves” apply to the hours-of-service regulations and conduct a rulemaking to define the terms “yard move” and “yard”.

CVSA submitted comments to NHTSA on an application of inconsequential noncompliance related to rear impact guards from Great Dane.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA in opposition to an exemption request from the Small Business in Transportation Coalition for exemption from the ELD requirement.

CVSA submitted comments to an exemption request from Matrix Medical Network seeking an exemption to allow its mobile team lead drivers to operate in a 16-hour on-duty window.

CVSA submitted comments to an exemption request from PTS Worldwide Inc. seeking additional flexibility for splitting sleeper berth time.

CVSA submitted comments to NHTSA’s ICR to study the use of rear visibility cameras.

CVSA submitted comments to an exemption request from Vision Systems North America Inc. (VSNA) seeking to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with the company’s SmartVision camera monitor system as an alternative to two rear-vision mirrors.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA supporting the amendment of the hazardous materials safety permit regulations to update the incorporation by reference of CVSA’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria and Level VI Inspection Procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as Defined in 49 CFR Part 173.403.”

CVSA submitted comments to the FMCSA hours-of-service notice of proposed rulemaking.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s NPRM on updates to Part 350 and the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) allocation formula.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s notice on the agency’s intent to permanently operate a crash preventability determination program.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the definition of an agricultural commodity.

CVSA submitted comments to FMCSA’s NPRM that would amend the regulations to incorporate by reference CVSA’s “Operational Policy 4: Inspector Training and Certification,” which outlines the required training and certification of those conducting driver or vehicle roadside inspections.

CVSA submitted a request to extend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Part 350 NPRM comment period by 45 days.

CVSA submitted a request to extend the hours-of-service NPRM comment period by 45 days.

CVSA sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations encouraging the committee to provide FMCSA with funding to update the large truck and bus crash causation study.