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Article Index: First Quarter 2023

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: January · February · March
JanuaryTitleDetails
Tuesday, 3 January 2023
3 January 2023Readout: Secretary Walsh meets with truckers, companies, Teamsters union, officials at Port of Los Angeles
The discussion included truck drivers Jorge Mayorga and Todd Ellis; representatives of Universal Trucking, Sea-Logix, TTSI/Heavy Load Transfer and Pacific 9 Trucking; members and officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Local 848; and Port of Los Angeles officials.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Egan Reich
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topic: International Brotherhood of Teamsters
3 January 2023The Sought-After Midsize Sedan - 2023 Hyundai Sonata Now Arrives at Coastal Hyundai
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
Topic: Hyundai Sonata
Thursday, 5 January 2023
5 January 2023Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility
The agency proposes regulations in five separate areas: Assets readily available; immediate suspension of broker/freight forwarder operating authority; surety or trust responsibilities in cases of broker/freight forwarder financial failure or insolvency; enforcement authority; and entities eligible to provide trust funds for form BMC-85 trust fund filings.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
5 January 2023France to be first nation to donate Western armored vehicles to Ukraine
Under this agreement, France will deliver an as-of-yet unspecified amount of AMX-10 RC tanks, which it has been deprecating in favor of the EBRC Jaguar model.
News Article (text)
Publisher: Wikinews
Topic: AMX-10 RC
5 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 28 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
5 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for seven individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
5 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt nine individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
5 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 25 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Friday, 6 January 2023
6 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Material Safety Permits
The HM Safety Permit regulations require initial or first time HM Safety Permit carriers to file the Unified Registration System, Form MCSA-1.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
10 January 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida
These actions relate to the proposed project along the Venetian Causeway which is approximately 2.5 miles long, and is primarily a two-lane undivided facility that provides a major link between the cities of Miami and Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Karen M. Brunelle
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
11 January 2023National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners: 10-Year Refresher Training and Recertification Testing Requirements
The required 10-year refresher training will be delivered by private sector training organizations in the same manner as the initial National Registry medical examiner training.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
11 January 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Industry Advisory Subcommittee will conduct a meeting to continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Thursday, 12 January 2023
12 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Older Driver Rearview Video Systems
NHTSA is seeking approval to reinstate an information collection to recruit 120 older licensed drivers, 60 between ages 60 and 69 and 60 age 70 and older, for a one-time voluntary research study to assess whether training on the use of Rear Video Systems improves the ability of older drivers to back safely.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
12 January 2023Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering auto parts seller, logistics company to pay $5.6M to 1,398 misclassified drivers
Parts Authority, Diligent Delivery Systems treated workers as independent contractors.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Michael Petersen & Jose Carnevali
Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona
Topics: Parts Authority,
Diligent Delivery Systems
12 January 2023Entry-Level Driver Training: National Ground Water Association; Application for Exemption
NGWA sought an exemption from the entry-level driver training regulations “for individuals operating class B ground water well drilling rigs.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
12 January 2023Entry Level Driver Training: Railsback HazMat Safety Professionals, LLC; Application for Exemption
The exemption will allow Mr. Railsback to conduct theory (i.e., classroom) training for driver trainees seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver's license.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
12 January 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael T. Leary
12 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for six individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
12 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 15 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
12 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for five individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
12 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for nine individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
12 January 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
Proposed Agenda.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Friday, 13 January 2023
13 January 2023Certain Rotating 3-D LiDAR Devices, Components Thereof, and Sensing Systems Containing the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of Investigation
The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain rotating 3-D LiDAR devices, components thereof, and sensing systems containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,969,558 and U.S. Patent No. 9,983,297.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Katherine Hiner
Topic: Velodyne
13 January 2023The Henry Ford to showcase 1966 Volkswagen Micro Bus as part of the Hagerty Drivers Foundation's National Historic Vehicle Register
On January 14, the next vehicle to be featured is a 1966 Volkswagen Deluxe Station Wagon “Micro Bus,” the primary means of transportation for a couple at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: The Henry Ford via PRWeb
Byline: Wendy Metros
Dateline: Dearborn, Michigan
Topics: Volkswagen Type 2, Hagerty
Saturday, 14 January 2023
14 January 2023Drivers Can Buy a Pre-Owned 2022 Chevrolet Blazer in Duncansville, Pennsylvania
The pre-owned 2022 Chevrolet Blazer RS is available at a selling price of $44,998 at this dealership.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Blue Knob Auto Sales via PRWeb
Byline: Aaron Hobaugh
Dateline: Duncansville, Pennsylvania
Topic: Chevrolet Blazer
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
17 January 2023Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Mack Trucks has determined that certain model year 2015-2023 Mack GU/GR Class 8 trucks and truck-tractors do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Mack Granite
17 January 2023Nissan North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Nissan North America has determined that certain model year 2022 Nissan Altima motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Nissan Altima/td>
17 January 2023Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Porsche Cars North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Porsche Panamera motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles, No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems, FMVSS No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Porsche Panamera
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
18 January 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Bridge in City of Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, OR 34: Van Buren Bridge Project, over the Willamette River, in City of Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Keith Lynch
Thursday, 19 January 2023
19 January 2023Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Ronnie Brown III
The applicant states that the HOS regulations create “safety concerns” because they do not always coincide with his natural sleep patterns and are a “one size fits all set of rules.” He further adds that he “can safely drive . . . no matter the amount of sleep [he] get[s] or the length of drive time.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Ronnie Brown III
Friday, 20 January 2023
20 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus and Bus Facilities Program
The Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes federal resources available to states, designated recipients, and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low- or no- emission vehicles or facilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
20 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities & Nonurbanized Area Formula Program
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program provides formula funding to states and designated recipients to meet the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities when the transportation service provided is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate to meeting these needs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
20 January 2023Coastal Hyundai Offers 2.9% APR for 48 Months on the Purchase of 2023 Hyundai Elantra in Melbourne, Florida
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
Topic: Hyundai Elantra
20 January 2023US Department of Labor, ElDorado National reach conciliation agreement to resolve alleged hiring discrimination in Riverside, California, location
Manufacturer of public transit vehicles agreed to pay back wages, review hiring practices.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Byline: Michael Petersen
Dateline: Riverside, California
Topic: ElDorado National
Monday, 23 January 2023
23 January 2023Notice of Recent Statutory Changes and Change of Date for the Annual Index for Inflation of the Monetary Thresholds for the Limited Federal Financial Assistance Categorical Exclusions
This notice also announces an amendment to the timeframe that FHWA and FTA will use for the annual index for inflation of the monetary thresholds for those CEs, from January (calendar year) to October (fiscal year) of each year.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: FHWA & FTA
Byline: Stephanie Pollack & Nuria Fernandez
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
24 January 2023Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a program to further reduce air pollution, including ozone and particulate matter, from heavy-duty engines and vehicles across the United States.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
24 January 2023Foreign-Trade Zone 78--Nashville, Tennessee; Application for Expansion of Subzone 78A, Nissan North America, Inc., Smyrna, Tennessee
The application requests authority to expand Site 1 of Subzone 78A by an additional 9 acres.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Nissan
24 January 2023Hall Volkswagen Now Adds the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan to its Showroom
The Tiguan is a versatile and stylish SUV that's perfect for families or anyone who needs a little extra space.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
Topic: Volkswagen Tiguan
24 January 2023Investigation into 41-year-old driver's death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama
In the summer of 2022, onlookers noticed a delivery truck stopped at about 8:15 a.m. one Wednesday morning on the University of Birmingham campus near what would have been the driver's first drop-off.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero
Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama
Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage
24 January 2023La investigación sobre la muerte del conductor de 41 años encuentra que dos empresas de servicios de entrega no protegieron a los trabajadores que transportaban hielo seco en Alabama
En el verano de 2022, los espectadores notaron que un camión de reparto se detuvo alrededor de las 8:15 a. m. un miércoles por la mañana en el campus de la Universidad de Birmingham cerca de lo que habría sido la primera entrega del conductor.
Press Release (text)
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero
Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama
Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage
24 January 2023Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles
Specifically, Daimler Truck North America and The Lubrizol Corporation have been added as parties to this venture.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Justice
Byline: Suzanne Morris
24 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for nine individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
24 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 15 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
24 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 10 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
24 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 24 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
25 January 2023Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Cooperative Research Group on Hedge V
Specifically, Robert Bosch LLC, Farmington Hills, MI, has withdrawn as a party to this venture.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Justice
Byline: Suzanne Morris
Topic: Bosch
Thursday, 26 January 2023
26 January 2023Brylon Holder Joins Legendary Father With SCSN 18 Victory
A new season's on the drag racing horizon, but for Brylon Holder, last year's finale continues to take up real estate in his mind.
Press Release (text & photo)
Publisher: HighSide Media
Byline: Brandon W. Mudd
Dateline: Las Vegas, Nevada
Topic: Brylon Holder
26 January 2023Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; General Motors, LLC
This document grants in full the General Motors petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard for its Buick Envista line beginning in model year 2024.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Buick Envista
Friday, 27 January 2023
27 January 2023FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program
As required by Federal public transportation law, Low or No Emission Grant Program funds will be awarded competitively for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations, including related equipment or facilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
27 January 2023Notice of Final State Agency Actions on Sunset Road: I-10 to River Road Pima County, Arizona
The actions relate to the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed project Sunset Road: I-10 to River Road, Pima County, Arizona.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Karla S. Petty
Topic: Interstate Highway System
27 January 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Encore Building Products
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles, equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop, which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: Intellistop
27 January 2023Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Ford Motor Company
This document grants in full the Ford Motor Company petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard for its Mustang Mach-E vehicle line beginning in model year 2024.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Ford Mustang Mach-E
27 January 2023Ricon Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ricon Corporation has determined that certain Ricon Baylift Series wheelchair lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Ricon
Monday, 30 January 2023
30 January 2023Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation, specifically: a limited exclusion order against certain replacement automotive lamps of TYC Brother Industrial, Genera Corporation, LKQ Corporation, and Keystone Automotive.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Katherine Hiner
30 January 2023Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
This document denies a petition for rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, to remove the certification label requirement in S5.3 of the standard.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
30 January 2023Foreign-Trade Zone 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Application for Production Authority, Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. (Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber), Opening of Comment Period on Submission Containing New Evidence
Specifically, the amended application requests removal of the restriction requiring the reexport of foreign status 24,000 filament tow polyacrylonitrile fiber used to produce carbon fiber.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Teijin
30 January 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee; Authorization of Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Volkswagen
30 January 2023US Department of Labor, Trade Representative again request Mexico review alleged labor rights denial at Piedras Negras auto parts plant
The request follows the ILC’s receipt of a new petition filed under the USMCA that claims the auto parts manufacturer continues to deny workers the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Christine Feroli
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: VU Manufacturing
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
31 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 15 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
31 January 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 20 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
31 January 2023Renewal Package From the State of Alaska to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State
This Program allows for FHWA to assign, and States to assume, responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and all or part of FHWA's responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, or other actions required under any Federal environmental law with respect to one or more Federal highway projects within the State.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Andrew Rogers
FebruaryTitleDetails
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc.
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Brent Higgins Trucking, Intellistop
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From DJS Fundraising, Inc.
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: Intellistop
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Gemini Motor Transport
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Gemini Motor Transport, Intellistop
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From JM Bozeman Enterprises, Inc.
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Intellistop, JM Bozeman Enterprises
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Meiborg Brothers, Inc.
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Intellistop, Meiborg Brothers
1 February 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Polytech Plastic Molding, Inc
The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: Intellistop
1 February 2023Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs)
FMCSA previously published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on May 28, 2019, seeking comments on FMCSRs that may need to be amended, revised, or eliminated to facilitate the safe introduction of ADS-equipped CMVs onto the Nation's roadways.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Thursday, 2 February 2023
2 February 2023Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST Food Service Trailers Are Eligible for Importation
Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming MY 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST food service trailers are eligible for importation into the United States.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Henan
2 February 2023Request for Comment; Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition
The Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria provides States a guideline for describing crashes involving motor vehicles in-transport to generate the information necessary to improve traffic safety.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou Lin Chen
2 February 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Friday, 3 February 2023
3 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form
This Information Collection is voluntary and may be utilized by Medical Examiners (MEs) responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates to commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
3 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Highway Routing
The information reported by States and Indian Tribes is necessary to identify designated/restricted routes and restrictions or limitations affecting how motor carriers may transport certain hazardous materials on highways.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
3 February 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 148--Knoxville, Tennessee;Notification of Proposed Production Activity;CoLinx, LLC(Wheel Hub-Bearing Assemblies);Crossville, Tennessee
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification and subsequently authorized by the Board.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
3 February 2023Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects
Our priority at DOT and FHWA is to make our transportation system safe for all people. Right now, we face a crisis on our roadways. In 2021, an estimated 42,915 people across the Nation--117 people per day--lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Gloria M. Shepherd
Monday, 6 February 2023
6 February 2023Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps II; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that on January 24, 2023, the presiding administrative law judge issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Katherine Hiner
6 February 2023Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs
We face a crisis on our roadways. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Ann Carlson
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
7 February 2023Air Plan Approval; NC; Transportation Conformity
Examples of transportation activities include federally-supported highway projects, transit projects, transportation plans, and transportation improvement projects.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Daniel Blackman
7 February 2023Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Columbus Trading-Partners USA has determined that certain Cybex child restraint systems distributed by CTP do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Cybex
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
8 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for New Information Collection
Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Statement of Work Template.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Michael Howell
8 February 2023Approval of Expansion of Subzone 18G, Tesla, Inc., Oakland, California
The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Tesla
8 February 2023Automaker Stellantis agrees to add lactation rooms, amend its break policy for nursing mothers at Sterling Heights plant, following investigation
Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division responded to an allegation that a plant employee was expressing breast milk on the factory floor after being denied access to the assembly plant’s lactation rooms.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke
Dateline: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Topic: Stellantis
8 February 2023Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. anuncia acuerdo entre Mercedes-Benz USA y Job Corps para entrenar a estudiantes en carreras de auto mecánica
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. anunció hoy un acuerdo con Mercedes-Benz USA para empezar a entrenar a estudiantes de Job Corps en centros de Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nueva Jersey y Utah y ayudar con ello a satisfacer la necesidad de técnicos automotrices en la creciente industria de vehículos eléctricos.
Press Release (text)
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Monica Vereen
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: Mercedes-Benz
8 February 2023US Department of Labor announces Mercedes-Benz USA, Job Corps partnership to train students for auto technician careers
To help meet the need for auto technicians in the growing electric vehicle industry, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced a national partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA to train Job Corps students initially at centers in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Utah for automotive industry careers.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Monica Vereen
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: Mercedes-Benz
Thursday, 9 February 2023
9 February 2023All Traffic Solutions Awarded Sourcewell Contract #090122-ATS
While the contract is in the law enforcement category, other government agencies and educational institutions are also able to utilize the contract.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
9 February 2023Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Gasoline Dispensing, Stage I, Stage II and Transport Vehicles
The SIP revision consists of amendments to regulations in New York's Codes, Rules and Regulations applicable to gasoline dispensing sites and transport vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Lisa Garcia
Friday, 10 February 2023
10 February 2023All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Lehigh Township Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Lehigh Township Police Department in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
10 February 2023Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Altimax RT 43 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Continental Automotive
10 February 2023Van Pool Transportation LLC--Acquisition of Control--Local Motion, Inc.
On January 13, 2023, Van Pool Transportation LLC, a noncarrier, filed an application for Van Pool to acquire control of an interstate passenger motor carrier, Local Motion, Inc., by acquiring all of the outstanding equity shares of the shareholders of Local Motion.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Byline: Jeffrey Herzig
Topics: Local Motion of Boston,
Van Pool Transportation
Monday, 13 February 2023
13 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from four individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against operation of a commercial motor vehicle by persons with a current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive heart failure.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
13 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 10 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
13 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 25 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
13 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for seven individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
13 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from six individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
14 February 2023Hall Volkswagen Now Offers Brake Replacement Services in Brookfield, Wisconsin
The dealership in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is known to provide top-quality maintenance and service for its customers' vehicles.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
14 February 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Project in Georgia, the Rome-Cartersville Development Corridor Project, Bartow County, Georgia
The FHWA's Finding of No Significant Impact provides details on the Selected Alternative for the proposed improvements.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Sabrina S. David
14 February 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Education and Training Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
15 February 2023EV Drivers Can Now Purchase the New 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Limited at Coastal Hyundai
Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 dons an attractive design and is packed with next-gen features.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
Topic: Hyundai Ioniq 5
15 February 2023FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Standards and Major Progress for a Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers
Made in America Policies and New Technical Standards Support the Future of the Electric Vehicle Charging Industry.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
15 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for seven individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
15 February 2023Revised Carrier Safety Measurement System
The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences recommended on June 27, 2017, that FMCSA develop and test a new statistical model.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Thursday, 16 February 2023
16 February 2023Air Plan Approval; California; Innovative Clean Transit Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to approve a revision to the California State Implementation Plan consisting of State rules intended to reduce particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from public transit buses.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves
16 February 2023US Department of Labor recovers $139K in back wages for 28 drivers after Florida motor carrier misapplied exemption, denied overtime
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that the employer – which provides clean-up or dirt delivery to residential or construction sites in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties – failed to pay the correct overtime to employees after misapplying a motor carrier exemption.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: Department of Labor
Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman
Friday, 21 February 2023
17 February 2023Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA have determined that certain model year (MY) 2020-2021 VS20 Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris
Monday, 20 February 2023
20 February 2023Bulgarian police arrest four over eighteen dead migrants in abandoned truck
The truck was carrying timber with migrants in concealed compartments, according to the Ministry of Interior.
News Article (text)
Publisher: Wikinews
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
21 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Effectiveness of Third-Party Testing and Minimum Standards for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge and Skills Tests
The CDL program was enacted through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 in response to jurisdiction concerns about avoidable commercial motor vehicle crashes and commercial driver qualifications.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
21 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
The Agency's final rule, published December 5, 2016, established the regulatory requirements for the Clearinghouse.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
21 February 2023Motor Coach Industries, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Motor Coach Industries has determined that certain model year 1988-2022 MCI coaches do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: Motor Coach Industries
21 February 2023Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain portable battery jump starters and components thereof.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Lisa Barton
Topic: Noco
21 February 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 28 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
21 February 2023Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
The Federal Highway Administration is establishing a temporary public interest waiver to waive Buy America requirements for steel, iron, manufactured products, and construction materials in electric vehicle chargers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
22 February 2023Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC--Acquisition of Control--Wynne Transportation, LLC
The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing this transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Byline: Aretha Laws-Byrum
Topics: Avalon Motor Coaches, Wynne Transportation
22 February 2023Hours of Service: Exemption Application From Flat Top Transport, LLC
Flat Top Transport requested a four-month exemption for “immediate and emergency delivery of dry and bulk food grade products to locations that supply stores and distribution centers nationally.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Flat Top Transport
22 February 2023John C. Walczak
After battling many years of health issues, John Christopher Walczak passed away peacefully at the home he shared with Shelly, his wife of nearly fifty years, on February 22, 2023.
Obituary (text & photo)
Publication:
Byline: Laurie Barth Walczak
Dateline: Woodstock, Illinois
Topic: John Walczak
22 February 2023Transfer of Federally Assisted Facility
Accordingly, FTA is issuing this Notice to advise Federal agencies that Pace Suburban Bus intends to transfer the land and building located at 9 Osgood Street, Joliet, Illinois to Will County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Kelley Brookins
Topic: Pace
Thursday, 23 February 2023
23 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information
Pursuant to title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 573 and 577, manufacturers are required to notify NHTSA, as well as motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment owners, dealers, and distributors, that a determination has been made to remedy a defect through the issuance of a safety recall.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Stephen Ridella
23 February 2023Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer
FMCSA announces that Matthew Killmer has requested an exemption from the hours-of-service regulations to allow him to split his sleeper-berth time into two 5-hour periods.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: Matthew Killmer
23 February 2023Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr.
Mr. Moore states that he would like the ability to split off-duty time into periods that are more conducive to proper rest and sleep without having to comply with the HOS regulations. He also states that he has the ability to decide whether he is sufficiently rested to drive.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Wayne Moore Jr.
23 February 2023Commercial Driver's License: Pitt Ohio Express, LLC; Application for Exemption
Pitt Ohio is requesting to use drivers under the age 21 that have a Commercial Learner's Permit to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to participate in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: Pitt Ohio Express
Monday, 27 February 2023
27 February 2023All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Kinsman Township Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Kinsman Township Police Department in Trumbull County, Ohio through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Meagan Conley
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
27 February 2023Baby Trend, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Baby Trend has determined that certain BT Hybrid 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat child restraint systems do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Baby Trend
27 February 2023Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems And Components Thereof (III) Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on behalf of Extang Corporation, Laurmark Enterprises, and UnderCover, Inc.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Lisa Barton
27 February 2023Fictional Story Based on True Life Experiences of a Truck Driver with a Cat On Board
Frantz takes readers on a fictional journey of cross country adventures with truck driver Tory and “Miss Kitty”, her feline driving companion. Life on the road is not all fun and games for this adventurous duo, as they are each met with challenges of their own.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Xulon Press via PRWeb
Byline: Stacy Frantz, Salem Author Services
Dateline: Delta, Colorado
Topic: The Misadventures of Me and Miss Kitty
27 February 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Enforcement Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
28 February 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding
NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a survey of 1,500 licensed drivers in Washington State age 18 and older regarding speeding.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
28 February 2023Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition; Extension of Comment Period
The comment period for the RFC notice was scheduled to end on April 3, 2023. NHTSA is extending the comment period for the February 2, 2023 RFC notice by 30 days.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Chou Lin Chen
28 February 2023National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Standards and Requirements
This final rule establishes regulations setting minimum standards and requirements for projects funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and projects for the construction of publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers under certain statutory authorities.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt
28 February 2023National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting
NEMSAC is authorized under section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4 as a Federal Advisory Committee.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
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Wednesday, 1 March 2023
1 March 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina
The proposed foreign-status component is an aluminum instantaneous water heater (duty-free).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Commerce
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: BMW
1 March 2023Foreign-Trade Zone 38; Application for Production Authority; Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc.; (Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber); Extension of Comment Period on Submission Containing New Evidence
Rebuttal comments may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period, until May 15, 2023.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Commerce
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Teijin
1 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for six individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
1 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 28 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Thursday, 2 March 2023
2 March 2023National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications
The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan
Friday, 3 March 2023
3 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles
This ICR relates to Agency requirements for drivers to be certified to operate longer combination vehicles and associated recordkeeping requirements that motor carriers must satisfy before permitting their drivers to operate LCVs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
3 March 2023Certain Semiconductors and Devices and Products Containing the Same, Including Printed Circuit Boards, Automotive Parts, and Automobiles; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation in Its Entirety Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's initial determination, granting complainant's motion to terminate the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint as to all respondents.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Katherine M. Hiner
3 March 2023Clean Air Plans; 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; Clean Fuels for Fleets; California
The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan concerning the provisions for Clean Fuels for Fleets for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards in the Riverside County, Sacramento Metro, San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles, Ventura County, and San Bernardino Counties nonattainment areas.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves
3 March 2023Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption
The applicant requests a permanent exemption for himself and believes that his safe driving record and experience demonstrate an equivalent level of safety.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topic: John Olier
3 March 2023National Transit Database: Reporting Changes and Clarifications
The updates to NTD reporting requirements implement changes to Federal transportation law made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and are informed by input from the transit industry.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
3 March 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc.
The exemption sought would allow Waymo and Aurora to operate CMVs operated by a Level 4 automated driving system equipped with warning beacons mounted on the truck cab in lieu of traditional warning devices placed around a stopped autonomous CMV, as required by current regulations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo
3 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for eight individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
3 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 10 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
3 March 2023Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission of Review in Part, and Intent To Rescind in Part; 2021
According to the CBP import data on the record, there are three companies, Bridgestone (Shenyang) Tire Co., Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., and Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., subject to this review that did not have reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Commerce
Byline: Abdelali Elouaradia
Sunday, 5 March 2023
5 March 2023Masterflux, a Tecumseh brand, exhibits its 850V DC Electric Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Compressor for Commercial EV Applications at NTEA Work Truck Week 2023
Since 2007, Masterflux, a Tecumseh brand, has been providing direct DC-powered compressors and systems for both mobile refrigeration and cooling applications for the commercial vehicle industry.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Masterflux by Tecumseh via PRWeb
Byline: Hiroshi Saito & Joshua Barnett
Dateline: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Monday, 6 March 2023
6 March 2023Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver
Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act, governors of eight states submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch Reid vapor pressure waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10 percent ethanol (E10).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Michael S. Regan
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
7 March 2023All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Maple Park Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Maple Park Police Department in Kane County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Meagan Conley
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
7 March 2023BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
BMW of North America has determined that certain model year 2018 BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 convertible motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Topic: BMW M4
7 March 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, on State Route 99 from post mile 21.2 to 24.4 in the County of Fresno, State of California.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Antonio Johnson
7 March 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 69683 Highway Investigative Report--Multivehicle Collision Involving a Milk Tank Combination Vehicle and Stopped Traffic Queue, Phoenix, Arizona, June 9, 2021.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board
Byline: LaSean R. McCray
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
8 March 2023Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility
FMCSA is extending the comment period for its January 5, 2023, NPRM proposing rules to regulate broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility in five separate areas.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutchinson
8 March 2023Definitions of Broker and Bona Fide Agents
FMCSA is reopening the comment period for its interim guidance, Definitions of Broker and Bona Fide Agents.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutchinson
8 March 2023Property Broker Listening Session; Public Meeting
Specifically, the Agency would like to hear from members of the public on two matters relating to the regulation of property brokers: a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to regulate five separate areas of broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility and the interim guidance regarding FMCSA's interpretation of the definitions of broker and bona fide agents as it relates to all brokers of transportation by motor vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutchinson
Thursday, 9 March 2023
9 March 2023Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program; Diesel Opacity Cutpoints
This final rule will maintain consistency between the State adopted rules and the federally approved New Jersey SIP.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Lisa Garcia
9 March 2023Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS)
The information collected will be used to produce national statistics on the characteristics and uses of BEVs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Transportation
Byline: Cha-Chi Fan
9 March 2023Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc.
FMCSA clarifies its March 3, 2023, notice announcing an application from Waymo and Aurora Operations for a 5-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo
Friday, 10 March 2023
10 March 2023Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
This document grants in full the Toyota Motor North America's petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard for its Crown vehicle line beginning in model year 2024.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Raymond R. Posten
Topic: Toyota Crown
Monday, 13 March 2023
13 March 2023Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area
This revision to the State Implementation Plan included 2020 summer day VOC and NOX Budgets associated with the SIP's reasonable further progress demonstration.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Lisa Garcia
13 March 2023All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Cottage Grove Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Cottage Grove Police Department in Dane County, Wisconsin through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Meagan Conley
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
13 March 2023All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Phoenix Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Phoenix Police Department in Cook County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Meagan Conley
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
13 March 2023Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Correction
EPA is making two corrections for inadvertent errors in the amendatory instructions for the final rule.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Joseph Goffman
13 March 2023Passenger Vehicle Light Truck Tires (PVLT) From China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review on September 8, 2022, in the Federal Register, and invited interested parties to comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
14 March 2023Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2020-2021
The Department of Commerce determines that the exporters of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China (China) listed in the “Final Results of Review,” sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review, August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Administration
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
14 March 2023Federal Travel Regulation; Alternative Fuel Vehicle Usage During Relocations
Consistent with the Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, GSA is proposing to amend the Federal Travel Regulation to allow agencies greater flexibility for authorizing shipment of a relocating employee's alternative fuel-based privately-owned vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: General Services Administration
Byline: Krystal J. Brumfield
14 March 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 126; Authorization of Production Activity; Tesla, Inc.; (Battery Products, Electric Motors, and Energy Storage Products); McCarren and Sparks, Nevada
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (87 FR 71298, November 22, 2022).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Tesla
Thursday, 16 March 2023
16 March 2023Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
The fees for the 2024 registration year would be reduced below the fees for 2023 by approximately 9 percent overall, with varying reductions between $4 and $3,453 per entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Robin Hutcheson
Topic: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Friday, 17 March 2023
17 March 2023Notice and Request for Comment on FHWA's Review of its General Applicability Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products
Following review and consideration of comments, FHWA will publish a determination on whether to continue, discontinue, or otherwise modify the waiver and will consider other actions related to the implementation of Buy America requirements for manufactured products.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administrationbr>Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt
Monday, 20 March 2023
20 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection Request: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates
This ICR applies to new registrants seeking initial operating authority from FMCSA. New registrants seeking operating authority must use online Form MCSA-1, accessible via the Unified Registration System.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
20 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted
FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
20 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study
Adults aged 18 and older will participate in an on-road study after giving informed consent. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
20 March 2023Coastal Hyundai Offers 0% APR Financing with a New Purchase of the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe
As one of the most popular SUVs on the market, the Hyundai Santa Fe offers a comfortable and spacious interior, advanced safety features and an impressive array of technology.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb
Byline: TJ Watson
Dateline: Melbourne, Florida
Topic: Hyundai Santa Fe
20 March 2023Sunshine Act Meetings
The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Finance Subcommittee will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Unified Carrier Registration Plan
Byline: Alex B. Leath
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
21 March 2023New Tiguan SUV: The Latest 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan SE R-Line Black is Now Available for Purchase at Hall Volkswagen
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Hall Volkswagen via PRWeb
Byline: Charlie Hall
Dateline: Brookfield, Wisconsin
Topic: Volkswagen Tiguan
21 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 15 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
21 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for nine individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers have “no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
22 March 2023Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Freightliner Cascadia motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Anne L. Collins
Topic: Freightliner Cascadia
22 March 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 125; Authorization of Production Activity; REV Recreation Group, Inc. d/b/a Midwest Automotive Designs; (Passenger Vehicles); Elkhart, Indiana
On March 17, 2023, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board's decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Midwest Automotive Designs
22 March 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, on State Route 37 between postmiles 2.9-6.2 in Sonoma County, postmiles 0.0-R7.4 in Solano County, and postmiles 0.0-0.2 in Napa County, State of California.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Antonio Johnson
22 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle to drive in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
22 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 10 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
22 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 10 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Friday, 24 March 2023
24 March 2023Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
On March 20 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, State of Maryland, and State of Nevada v. ABF Freight System, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-02039-PKH.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Justice
Byline: Thomas Carroll
Topic: ABF Freight System
24 March 2023Statement from President Joe Biden on LG Energy in Queen Creek, Arizona
For far too long, we outsourced jobs and manufacturing, and imported goods, while the future was made elsewhere.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topic: LG
Monday, 27 March 2023
27 March 2023Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On March 21, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Settlement Agreement entered into with Betteroads Asphalt in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico in In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Justice
Byline: Henry Friedman
Topic: Betteroads Asphalt
27 March 2023Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles
Specifically, Emery Oleochemicals LLC, Cincinnati, OH, has been added as a party to this venture.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Department: Department of Justice
Byline: Suzanne Morris
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
28 March 2023Certain Automated Retractable Vehicle Steps and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that the ITC has determined not to review an initial determination (Order No. 14) of the presiding administrative law judge, granting an unopposed motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add Anhui Wollin International Co., Ltd. and Wuhu Wow-good Auto-tech Co. Ltd. as named respondents.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: International Trade Commission
Byline: Lisa R. Barton
28 March 2023FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program
The FTA announces the opportunity to apply for $8,935,753 in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
29 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines and On-Highway Heavy Duty Engines (Renewal)
Title II of the Clean Air Act charges the EPA with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines and vehicles that comply with applicable emission requirements. The emission values achieved during certification testing may also be used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Courtney Kerwin
29 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (Renewal)
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Rubber Tire Manufacturing were proposed on January 20, 1983; promulgated on September 15, 1987; and amended on both September 19, 1989, and October 17, 2000.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Courtney Kerwin
29 March 2023Zark Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran Todd Katler to CEO
“I am very excited to begin my next adventure at Zark, where I will continue to provide meaningful ways to improve the experience of living in rental housing,” Katler said.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Zark via PRWeb
Byline: Peter Jakel
Dateline: Scottsdale, Arizona
Topic: Todd Katler
Thursday, 30 March 2023
30 March 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
If approved, this renewal will allow FMCSA to continue to collect information on registered training providers and entry-level driver training certification information until 2026.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Thomas P. Keane
30 March 2023Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Larry W. Minor
Friday, 31 March 2023
31 March 2023Ford Motor Company--Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal
A copy of Ford's petition can be found in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: K. John Donaldson
Topic: Ford Motor Company
31 March 2023Notice of Final Agency Actions on the Proposed I-526 Lowcountry Corridor West Project, Charleston County, South Carolina
The purpose of the I-526 LCC West project is to increase capacity at the I-26/I-526 interchange and along the I-526 mainline from Paul Cantrell Boulevard to Virginia Avenue.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Shundreka R. Givan
Topic: Interstate Highway System




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