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Meera Catherine Joshi


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Meera Catherine Joshi
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Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.


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DateArticleAuthor/Source
6 April 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLCFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Catherine Joshi)
22 April 2021Extension of Compliance Dates for Medical Examiner's Certification IntegrationFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
17 June 2021National Hazardous Materials Route RegistryFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
22 June 2021Extension of Compliance Dates for Medical Examiner's Certification IntegrationFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
30 June 2021Extension of Compliance Date for Entry-Level Driver TrainingFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
30 June 2021Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Application for Renewal of American Pyrotechnics Association Exemptions From the 14-Hour Rule and the Electronic Logging Device Rule During Independence Day CelebrationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
6 July 2021Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety PermitsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
6 July 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Authorized Windshield Area for the Installation of Vehicle Safety TechnologyFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
7 July 2021General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
23 July 2021Commercial Driver's License Standards, Requirements and Penalties; Exclusively Electronic Exchange of Driver History Record InformationFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
9 August 2021Request to Medical Examiners on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Regarding Submission of Examination ResultsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
10 August 2021Implementation of Household Goods Working Group RecommendationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
24 August 2021Medical Review Board Task 21-1 Report: FMCSA Proposed Alternative Vision StandardFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
24 August 2021Request for Information Concerning Preservation of RecordsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
27 August 2021Certification for Conducting Driver or Vehicle Inspections, Safety Audits, or InvestigationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Meera Joshi)
7 October 2021Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver's Licensing Agency Non-Issuance/Downgrade of Commercial Driver's License
FMCSA is amending its regulations to establish requirements for State Driver's Licensing Agencies to access and use information obtained through the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, an FMCSA-administered database containing driver-specific controlled substance and alcohol records.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
18 October 2021Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing: FirstGroup plc. Application for Exemption
FirstGroup sought an exemption on behalf of three of its subsidiaries, First Student, First Transit, and First Mile Square, which employ commercial driver's license holders subject to drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: FirstGroup
18 October 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From EROAD, Inc.
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of EROAD, Inc. for a limited five-year exemption to allow its Dashcam device to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: EROAD
18 October 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Forward Thinking Systems LLC
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of Forward Thinking Systems LLC for a limited five-year exemption to allow its FleetCam system, which is equipped with cameras, to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: FleetCam
18 October 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Loomis Armored US, LLC
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the request submitted by Loomis Armored US for a limited 5-year exemption to allow Loomis to weld shut the cab doors and add two new doors behind the cab of its armored vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
8 November 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption from ZF Group's Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of ZF Group's Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division for a limited five-year exemption to allow its advanced driver-assistance systems camera to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: ZF
9 November 2021Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards and Rear Impact Protection
FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to include rear impact guards on the list of items that must be examined as part of the required annual inspection for each commercial motor vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
16 December 2021Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Brokers of Property and Freight Forwarders; Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) Exemption Application
FMCSA denies an application from the SBTC seeking reconsideration of the Agency's denial of the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents' application for an exemption from the $75,000 bond requirement for all property brokers and freight forwarders.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: Small Business in Transportation Coalition
23 December 2021Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated CVSA handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Meera Joshi
Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
14 January 2022Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program To Allow Persons Ages 18, 19, and 20 To Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles in Interstate Commerce
This notice addresses the comments received on the September 10, 2020, notice and provides the details on the establishment of the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program required by the IIJA.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Meera Joshi
Agency: FMCSA
20 January 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Complete Innovations, Inc.
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of Complete Innovations, Inc. for a limited five-year exemption to allow its Vision 2.0 device to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Meera Joshi
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: Fleet Complete
20 January 2022Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Waste Management Inc.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant the limited 5-year exemption requested by Waste Management Inc. to allow all of its operating companies, which currently number 106, to replace the high-mounted brake lights on their owned and operated fleets of heavy-duty refuse and support trucks with red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamps positioned in the upper center position...
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Meera Joshi
Agency: FMCSA
21 January 2022Qualifications of Drivers; Vision Standard
FMCSA amends its regulations to permit individuals who do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the existing distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both, to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce under specified conditions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Meera Joshi
Agency: FMCSA
24 January 2022Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
FMCSA is proposing reductions in the annual registration fees States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement for the 2023 year and subsequent registration years.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Signing Official: Meera Joshi
Agency: FMCSA
Topic: UCR Plan




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