FMCSA TO HOLD A FIFTH LISTENING SESSION ON HOURS OF SERVICE
The FMCSA will hold another Hours of Service (HOS) public listening session at the
Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS)in Louisville, KY. This will be the fifth such session the agency has held in preparation for revisions to the current HOS rule. The session will take place on Friday, March 26, from 10am until 6pm, and will allow for public comment.
Pre-registration for the fifth HOS listening session is not required. Participants will register at MATS, but once inside, there is no registration required for the listening session. Participants will need to indicate at the registration desk whether or not they will be making a 10-minute presentation. There will be no advantage in the speaking schedule by arriving early for registration. The contractor coordinating the listening sessions will decide the order of presentations. Each session will continue until all participants have been given the opportunity to speak. For registration and attendee information for MATS, please click here.
FMCSA personnel will present the typical opening comments. There will not be a Q & A session directed at FMCSA personnel. The agency will listen to what the participants have to say. The questions raised in the Federal Register notice will not be specifically addressed. The participants can choose to respond to these questions or not.
The FMCSA aims to complete a draft rewrite of the HOS rule by the middle of July. The draft will go to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for vetting, and then be published as a proposed rule (NPRM) and opened to public comment. For more detailed information on the five listening sessions, visit the FMCSA's HOS page by clicking here.