Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From EROAD Inc. |
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Topics: EROAD
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Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
14 July 2021
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37210-37211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14984]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0098]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
for an Exemption From EROAD Inc.
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 EROAD Inc. (EROAD) to allow its Dashcam 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-
2021-0098 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2021-0098. 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.
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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 2021-0098), 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-2021-0098, 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-2021-0098 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
Docket 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)).
EROAD'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. EROAD has applied for an exemption from 49 CFR
393.60(e)(1) to allow its Dashcam 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 EROAD'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 persons should continue to examine the public docket
for new material.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-14984 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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