Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration
47. Commercial
Driver's License Standards; Biometric Identifier
48. Qualification
of Drivers; Vision
49. Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; General Transportation of Hazardous
Materials
51. Training
for Entry-Level Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
52. Commercial
Driver Physical Fitness As Part Of The CDL Process
53. Railroad-Highway
Grade Crossing Safety
54. Unified
Registration System
55. Hours
of Service of Drivers; Drivers Rest and Sleep for Safe Operations
56. English
Language Requirement; Qualifications of Drivers
57. Transportation
of Household Goods; Consumer Protection Regulations
60. General
Requirements; Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Intermodal Container Chassis
and Trailers
61. Rules
of Practice for Motor Carrier Proceedings; Investigations; Disqualifications and
Penalties
64. Interstate
School Bus Safety
65. New
Entrant Safety Assurance Process
66. Certification
of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators, and Safety
Inspectors
68. Limitations
on the Issuance of Commercial Driver Licenses with a Hazardous Materials
Endorsement
69. Penalties,
Inspection, and Decal Display Requirements for Mexico-Domiciled Motor
Carriers
70. Hours
of Service of Drivers; Supporting Documents
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Popular Title: CDL - Biometric
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RIN 2126-AA01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stage: NPRM | |||||||||||||||||||||
Previous
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Publication Date 5/15/89; End of Comment Period 7/14/89. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Summary: The Truck and Bus Regulatory
Reform Act of 1988 required the DOT Secretary to issue regulations
establishing minimum uniform standards for a biometric identification
system for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators. In 1989, the agency
(then the Federal Highway Administration) published an ANPRM to request
comments on a pilot demonstration project using biometric identifiers that
included retinal eye scans and fingerprint technologies. After considering
comments to the ANPRM, the FHWA determined that technology had not
progressed to the point where a nationwide identification system could be
cost-effective and provide the benefits for which a system was intended.
In 1991 the FHWA published a Notice of Information summarizing the results
of the pilot study and the comments to demonstrate how the technologies
studied fell short of the demands in the commercial licensing environment
at the time. Section 4011(c) of the TEA-21, 49 USC 31308 amended, requires
each commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by the States after January
1, 2001, to have unique identifiers (which may include biometric
identifiers). The FMCSA established a pilot study to collect over 16,000
sample digital facial images and sets of fingerprints from volunteers in
California, Georgia and West Virginia. California provided the lead for
this study. The pilot study has been completed , and the contractor is
finalizing the study results. The final report is expected in November
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Prompting
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Rulemaking Project
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11/18/1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dates for
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Federal
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NPRM:
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Popular Title: CDL; Vision | |||||||||||||||
RIN 2126-AA05 | |||||||||||||||
Stage: NPRM | |||||||||||||||
Previous
Stage: ANPRM:
Publication Date 2/28/92; End of Comment Period 4/28/92; Request for
Comments: Publication Date 6/05/96; Interim Final Rule: Publication
Date12/08/98; End of Comment Period 2/08/99. | |||||||||||||||
Summary: As part of a review of the
medical qualification standards applicable to interstate CMV drivers, the
agency (then the Federal Highway Administration)requested comments on the
need, if any, to amend its driver qualification requirements relating to
the vision standard. A temporary waiver program was initiated and was
concluded on March 31, 1996, to permit the FHWA to observe and collect
data on the driving experience of a group of vision-deficient drivers who
meet certain preconditions. The agency considered further research to
develop comprehensive performance-based visual standards for all
commercial drivers. Information about the proposed research plan and
public hearing on the subject was published in the Federal Register on
June 5, 1996, at 61 FR 28547. The FMCSA entered into a contract with a
medical center to develop medically-based recommendations for amending the
current Federal vision requirements. Recommendations were delivered in
October 1998. The FMCSA is further evaluating and considering these
recommendations to decide what, if any, further proposals should be made
concerning the vision standard. Based on the findings of the medical
panel, the FMCSA anticipates publishing an NPRM to amend its regulation
governing the visual field requirement in the vision standard. Section
4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21, Public
Law 105-178) enacted effective June 9, 1998, changes the agency's
authority to issue waivers and exemptions. Procedures to implement the new
authority were published on December 8, 1998 (63 FR 67600). FMCSA is now
considering all requests for exemptions from the vision requirements in
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | |||||||||||||||
Effects:
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Prompting
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Rulemaking Project
Initiated:
02/01/1991 | |||||||||||||||
Dates for
NPRM:
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