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GAO-09-222R 1 (2008-12-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwvz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA0 LV.W3L11 1= Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-317508 December 3, 2008 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable James L. Oberstar Chairman The Honorable John L. Mica Ranking Minority Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Hours of Service of Drivers Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), entitled Hours of Service of Drivers (RIN: 2126- AB14). We received the rule on November 19, 2008. It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on November 19, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 69,567. The final rule adopts as final provisions of an interim final rule concerning hours of service for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The final rule allows drivers to continue to drive up to 11 hours within a 14-hour, non-extendable window from the start of the workday, following at least 10 consecutive hours off duty. The final rule also allows drivers to restart calculation of the weekly on-duty limits after a driver has at least 34 consecutive hours off duty. The final rule also contains a new regulatory impact analysis responding to comments received on the interim final rule, as required by a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. v. Federal Motor Carrier SafetAdministration, 494 F. 3d 118 (D.C. Cir. 2007) Enclosed is our assessment of the FMCSA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that FMCSA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-09-222R

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