83 FR 6306 - Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From TowMate, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 30 (February 13, 2018)

Page Range		6306-6307
FR Document		2018-02890

FMCSA announces its decision to renew for a period of 5 years TowMate, LLC's (TowMate's) current exemption allowing motor carriers to operate rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing operations. Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), all required lamps, with the exception of battery-powered lamps used on projecting loads, must be powered by the electrical system of the motor vehicle. The Agency has concluded that granting this exemption renewal would not have an adverse impact on safety, and that use of rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing operations would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety provided by the regulation. However, the Agency requests comments and information on the exemption, especially from anyone who believes this standard will not be maintained.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0238]


Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application 
for an Exemption From TowMate, LLC

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to renew for a period of 5 years 
TowMate, LLC's (TowMate's) current exemption allowing motor carriers to 
operate rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting 
systems during temporary towing operations. Under the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), all required lamps, with the 
exception of battery-powered lamps used on projecting loads, must be 
powered by the electrical system of the motor vehicle. The Agency has 
concluded that granting this exemption renewal would not have an 
adverse impact on safety, and that use of rechargeable wireless 
temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing 
operations would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or 
greater than the level of safety provided by the regulation. However, 
the Agency requests comments and information on the exemption, 
especially from anyone who believes this standard will not be 
maintained.

DATES: This decision takes effect February 9, 2018. Comments must be 
received on or before February 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2015-0238 using any of the 
following methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket 
site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
e.t., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting 
comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the 
``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided. Please see the ``Privacy Act'' 
heading for further information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to Room W12-140, 
DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov website is 
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You may find 
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the 
``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov website as well as 
the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov website. If you would like 
notification that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment 
page that appears after submitting comments online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amina Dines, Vehicle and Roadside 
Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC-
PSV, (202) 366-2782, [email protected], Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e) to grant 
exemptions from certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
(FMCSRs). This authority is codified in 49 CFR part 381. Under this 
rule, FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the 
Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the 
public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the 
application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted. 
The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the 
request.
    The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments and 
determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level 
of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be 
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305(a)).
    The decision of the Agency must be published in the Federal 
Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must 
state the reason for doing so. If the decision is to grant the 
exemption, the notice must specify the person or class of persons 
receiving the exemption and the regulatory provision or provisions from 
which an exemption is granted. The notice must specify the effective 
period of the exemption (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and 
conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 
381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).

TowMate's Application for Exemption

    TowMate applied for an exemption from 49 CFR 393.23 to allow motor 
carriers to operate rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and 
tail lighting systems during temporary towing operations. A copy of the 
application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of 
this notice.
    Section 393.23, ``Power Supply for Lamps,'' provides that ``All 
required lamps must be powered by the electrical system of the motor 
vehicle with the exception of battery powered lamps used on projecting 
loads.''
    The application stated:

    TowMate is making this request because the use of conventional 
hard wired temporary stop, turn, and tail lights has many drawbacks 
that wireless tow lights solve. These include broken connections, 
frayed wires, burnt out incandescent bulbs, and the potential to be 
snagged or pulled from the tow light receptacle due to improper 
running of wires, and road hazards, along with the safety hazard of 
increasing the amount of time spent on the roadside or the scene of 
an accident by stringing wired lighting systems between vehicles and 
securing the wires. With the advent of LED technology coupled with 
advancements in battery technologies, wireless tow lights are more 
reliable and better equipped for the rigors of daily temporary use.
    Temporary wireless stop, turn, tail lighting systems can operate 
for 10+ hours of

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continuous use on a full charge, and in-cab wire-less monitoring 
systems give the driver constant information on the functioning of 
the system, displaying state of charge of the battery inside the 
unit, displaying the functioning of the system during operation, and 
warning the driver if the unit is no longer functioning. In this 
sense, wireless tow lights provide a level of safety and redundancy 
that is not currently required on wired temporary lighting systems. 
In an emergency situation with a drained battery, power can be 
directly connected to the temporary wireless stop, turn, and tail 
lighting system from a standard 4 pin or 7 pin electrical 
connection.
    Without the proposed temporary exemption, tow and haul away 
operators will be forced to continue to use cumbersome wired 
temporary towing light systems, placing an unnecessary burden on 
their daily operations. The current temporary lighting requirements 
for stop, tail, and turn lamps require that the lamps receive their 
power from a direct wired connection to the towing vehicle with no 
ascertainable benefit from doing such. Wireless tow lights afford 
benefits that wired systems are unable to, such as redundancies like 
monitoring the status of the unit in real time, thus assuring their 
proper operation at all times.

    On August 6, 2015, FMCSA published notice of the TowMate 
application and requested public comment (80 FR 47031). The Agency 
received twenty comments, all in support of TowMate's application. 
FMCSA granted the exemption on February 9, 2016 (81 FR 6927). The 
Agency concluded that permitting the use of rechargeable wireless 
temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing 
operations will reduce the time tow operators spend at the side of the 
road connecting wired lighting systems between vehicles, thereby 
reducing their risk of injury and increasing safety. The Agency 
determined that use of the rechargeable wireless lighting systems will 
maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 
level of safety achieved without the exemption. In towing operations 
during the exemption period, motor carriers are allowed to use 
rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems 
that do not meet the lighting power supply requirements of 49 CFR 
393.23, provided the requirements of 49 CFR 393.17(b)(2) are met. The 
decision to grant the temporary exemption was also consistent with an 
amendment made in an August 15, 2005 final rule allowing battery 
powered lamps on the rear of projecting loads.

TowMate's Request To Renew the Exemption

    At the time the exemption was granted, the term of temporary 
exemptions was limited by statute to a maximum of 2 years. However, the 
Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, signed on December 
4, 2015, now allows an exemption to be granted for a period of up to 5 
years (49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(2)) if FMCSA finds ``such exemption would 
likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 
than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption'' (Sec.  
31315(b)(1)). TowMate has requested a 5-year extension of the current 
exemption.

Basis for Renewing Exemption

    FMCSA is not aware of any evidence showing that the operation of 
rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems 
during temporary towing operations during the current exemption has 
resulted in any degradation of safety. The Agency believes that 
extending the exemption for a period of 5 years will likely achieve a 
level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of 
safety achieved without the exemption.
    The renewal outlined in this notice extends the exemption from 
February 9, 2018, through February 9, 2023, and requests public 
comment. During that period, motor carriers will be allowed to use 
rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems 
that do not meet the lighting power supply requirements of 49 CFR 
393.23 during temporary towing operations, provided the requirements of 
49 CFR 393.17(b)(2) are met. The exemption will be valid for 5 years 
unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be rescinded if: 
(1) Motor carriers and/or commercial motor vehicles fail to comply with 
the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 
resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained before it was 
granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent 
with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315.

Preemption

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 
381.600, during the period this exemption is in effect, no State shall 
enforce any law or regulation applicable to interstate commerce that 
conflicts with or is inconsistent with this exemption with respect to a 
firm or person operating under the exemption. States may, but are not 
required to, adopt the same exemption with respect to operations in 
intrastate commerce.

Request for Comments

    FMCSA requests comments from parties with data concerning the 
safety record of motor carriers using rechargeable wireless temporary 
stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing 
operations in accordance with the conditions of the exemption. The 
Agency will evaluate adverse evidence submitted during the comment 
period and at any time during the 5-year period of the exemption. If 
safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption would 
not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 
and 31315(b)(1), FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the 
exemption.

    Issued on: February 6, 2018.
Cathy F. Gautreaux,
Deputy Administrator.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). This
2018. 0001. authority is codified in 49 CFR part 381.
Mohannad Dawoud, • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room Under this rule, FMCSA must publish a
Management & Program Analyst, Partnership W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New notice of each exemption request in the
Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen, Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)).
Procurement Services Division, Federal between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday- The Agency must provide the public
Aviation Administration. Friday, except Federal holidays. with an opportunity to inspect the
[FR Doc. 2018–02832 Filed 2–12–18; 8:45 am] Instructions: All submissions must information relevant to the application,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P include the Agency name and docket including any safety analyses that have
number for this notice. For detailed been conducted. The Agency must also
instructions on submitting comments provide an opportunity for public
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and additional information on the comment on the request.
exemption process, see the ‘‘Public The Agency reviews the safety
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Participation’’ heading below. Note that analyses and the public comments and
Administration all comments received will be posted determines whether granting the
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0238] without change to http:// exemption would likely achieve a level
www.regulations.gov, including any of safety equivalent to or greater than
Parts and Accessories Necessary for personal information provided. Please the level that would be achieved by the
Safe Operation; Application for an see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading for current regulation (49 CFR 381.305(a)).
Exemption From TowMate, LLC further information. The decision of the Agency must be
Docket: For access to the docket to published in the Federal Register (49
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety CFR 381.315(b)). If the Agency denies
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. read background documents or
comments received, go to http:// the request, it must state the reason for
ACTION: Notice of renewal of exemption; doing so. If the decision is to grant the
www.regulations.gov or to Room W12–
request for comments. exemption, the notice must specify the
140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 person or class of persons receiving the
decision to renew for a period of 5 years a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through exemption and the regulatory provision
TowMate, LLC’s (TowMate’s) current Friday, except Federal holidays. or provisions from which an exemption
exemption allowing motor carriers to Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 is granted. The notice must specify the
operate rechargeable wireless temporary U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments effective period of the exemption (up to
stop, turn, and tail lighting systems from the public to better inform its 5 years) and explain the terms and
during temporary towing operations. rulemaking process. DOT posts these conditions of the exemption. The
Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety comments, without edit, including any exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
Regulations (FMCSRs), all required personal information the commenter 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).
lamps, with the exception of battery- provides, to www.regulations.gov, as TowMate’s Application for Exemption
powered lamps used on projecting described in the system of records
TowMate applied for an exemption
loads, must be powered by the electrical notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
from 49 CFR 393.23 to allow motor
system of the motor vehicle. The be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public participation: The http:// carriers to operate rechargeable wireless
Agency has concluded that granting this temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting
exemption renewal would not have an www.regulations.gov website is
generally available 24 hours each day, systems during temporary towing
adverse impact on safety, and that use operations. A copy of the application is
of rechargeable wireless temporary stop, 365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help included in the docket referenced at the
turn, and tail lighting systems during beginning of this notice.
temporary towing operations would and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section
Section 393.23, ‘‘Power Supply for
likely achieve a level of safety of the http://www.regulations.gov
Lamps,’’ provides that ‘‘All required
equivalent to or greater than the level of website as well as the DOT’s http://
lamps must be powered by the electrical
safety provided by the regulation. docketsinfo.dot.gov website. If you
system of the motor vehicle with the
However, the Agency requests would like notification that we received
exception of battery powered lamps
comments and information on the your comments, please include a self-
used on projecting loads.’’
exemption, especially from anyone who addressed, stamped envelope or The application stated:
believes this standard will not be postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting TowMate is making this request because
maintained. the use of conventional hard wired
comments online. temporary stop, turn, and tail lights has many
DATES: This decision takes effect
February 9, 2018. Comments must be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. drawbacks that wireless tow lights solve.
received on or before February 20, 2018. Amina Dines, Vehicle and Roadside These include broken connections, frayed
Operations Division, Office of Carrier, wires, burnt out incandescent bulbs, and the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments potential to be snagged or pulled from the
Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV,
bearing the Federal Docket Management tow light receptacle due to improper running
(202) 366–2782, Amina.Dines@dot.gov,
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– of wires, and road hazards, along with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
2015–0238 using any of the following safety hazard of increasing the amount of
Administration, 1200 New Jersey time spent on the roadside or the scene of an
methods:
• Website: http:// Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
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accident by stringing wired lighting systems
www.regulations.gov. Follow the 0001. between vehicles and securing the wires.
With the advent of LED technology coupled
instructions for submitting comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
with advancements in battery technologies,
on the Federal electronic docket site. wireless tow lights are more reliable and
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Background
better equipped for the rigors of daily
• Mail: Docket Management Facility, FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. temporary use.
U.S. Department of Transportation, 31315 and 31136(e) to grant exemptions Temporary wireless stop, turn, tail lighting
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey from certain Federal Motor Carrier systems can operate for 10+ hours of

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continuous use on a full charge, and in-cab maximum of 2 years. However, the Request for Comments
wire-less monitoring systems give the driver Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
constant information on the functioning of
FMCSA requests comments from
(FAST) Act, signed on December 4, parties with data concerning the safety
the system, displaying state of charge of the
battery inside the unit, displaying the
2015, now allows an exemption to be record of motor carriers using
functioning of the system during operation, granted for a period of up to 5 years (49 rechargeable wireless temporary stop,
and warning the driver if the unit is no U.S.C. 31315(b)(2)) if FMCSA finds turn, and tail lighting systems during
longer functioning. In this sense, wireless ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a temporary towing operations in
tow lights provide a level of safety and level of safety that is equivalent to, or accordance with the conditions of the
redundancy that is not currently required on greater than, the level that would be exemption. The Agency will evaluate
wired temporary lighting systems. In an achieved absent such exemption’’ adverse evidence submitted during the
emergency situation with a drained battery,
power can be directly connected to the
(§ 31315(b)(1)). TowMate has requested comment period and at any time during
temporary wireless stop, turn, and tail a 5-year extension of the current the 5-year period of the exemption. If
lighting system from a standard 4 pin or 7 exemption. safety is being compromised or if
pin electrical connection. continuation of the exemption would
Without the proposed temporary Basis for Renewing Exemption not be consistent with the goals and
exemption, tow and haul away operators will objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
be forced to continue to use cumbersome
FMCSA is not aware of any evidence
showing that the operation of 31315(b)(1), FMCSA will take
wired temporary towing light systems, immediate steps to revoke the
placing an unnecessary burden on their daily rechargeable wireless temporary stop,
turn, and tail lighting systems during exemption.
operations. The current temporary lighting
requirements for stop, tail, and turn lamps temporary towing operations during the Issued on: February 6, 2018.
require that the lamps receive their power current exemption has resulted in any Cathy F. Gautreaux,
from a direct wired connection to the towing degradation of safety. The Agency Deputy Administrator.
vehicle with no ascertainable benefit from believes that extending the exemption [FR Doc. 2018–02890 Filed 2–12–18; 8:45 am]
doing such. Wireless tow lights afford
benefits that wired systems are unable to, for a period of 5 years will likely BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
such as redundancies like monitoring the achieve a level of safety that is
status of the unit in real time, thus assuring equivalent to, or greater than, the level
their proper operation at all times. of safety achieved without the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
On August 6, 2015, FMCSA published exemption.
Federal Railroad Administration
notice of the TowMate application and The renewal outlined in this notice
requested public comment (80 FR extends the exemption from February 9, [Docket Number FRA–2017–0118]
47031). The Agency received twenty 2018, through February 9, 2023, and
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
comments, all in support of TowMate’s requests public comment. During that
application. FMCSA granted the period, motor carriers will be allowed to Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
exemption on February 9, 2016 (81 FR use rechargeable wireless temporary Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
6927). The Agency concluded that stop, turn, and tail lighting systems that the public notice that on November 7,
permitting the use of rechargeable do not meet the lighting power supply 2017, Denver’s Regional Transportation
wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail requirements of 49 CFR 393.23 during District (RTDC) petitioned the Federal
lighting systems during temporary temporary towing operations, provided Railroad Administration (FRA) for a
towing operations will reduce the time the requirements of 49 CFR 393.17(b)(2) waiver of compliance from certain
tow operators spend at the side of the are met. The exemption will be valid for provisions of the Federal railroad safety
road connecting wired lighting systems 5 years unless rescinded earlier by regulations contained at 49 CFR 236.
between vehicles, thereby reducing their FMCSA. The exemption will be FRA assigned the petition Docket
risk of injury and increasing safety. The rescinded if: (1) Motor carriers and/or Number FRA–2017–0118.
Agency determined that use of the commercial motor vehicles fail to In accordance with 49 CFR 236.588,
rechargeable wireless lighting systems comply with the terms and conditions RTDC is requesting approval to perform
will maintain a level of safety that is of the exemption; (2) the exemption has periodic testing of the Automatic Train
equivalent to, or greater than, the level resulted in a lower level of safety than Control system (ATC) at an interval of
of safety achieved without the was maintained before it was granted; or 92 days for the RTDC fleet of electric
exemption. In towing operations during (3) continuation of the exemption would multiple unit equipment (EMUs),
the exemption period, motor carriers are not be consistent with the goals and numbered RTDC 4001 through RTDC
allowed to use rechargeable wireless objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 4066. Currently RTDC is performing
temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting ATC periodic testing at an interval of 60
31315.
systems that do not meet the lighting days as required by 49 CFR 236.588. In
power supply requirements of 49 CFR Preemption support of this request, RTDC states that
393.23, provided the requirements of 49 the original equipment manufacturer
CFR 393.17(b)(2) are met. The decision In accordance with 49 U.S.C. (OEM) Siemens Rail Automation
to grant the temporary exemption was 31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR (formerly PHW, Inc.) has developed the
also consistent with an amendment 381.600, during the period this maintenance and testing program for
made in an August 15, 2005 final rule exemption is in effect, no State shall these vehicles based on a 92-day
enforce any law or regulation applicable interval. RTDC has included relevant
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allowing battery powered lamps on the
rear of projecting loads. to interstate commerce that conflicts portions of this program with its
with or is inconsistent with this petition. RTDC further states that to
TowMate’s Request To Renew the exemption with respect to a firm or date, there have been no issues with the
Exemption person operating under the exemption. ATC system found during periodic
At the time the exemption was States may, but are not required to, testing that would be impacted by
granted, the term of temporary adopt the same exemption with respect increasing the testing interval to 92
exemptions was limited by statute to a to operations in intrastate commerce. days. RTDC adds that granting the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of renewal of exemption; request for comments.
Dates		This decision takes effect February 9, 2018. Comments must be received on or before February 20, 2018.
Contact		Ms. Amina Dines, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC- PSV, (202) 366-2782, [email protected], Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
FR Citation		83 FR 6306

83 FR 6306 - Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From TowMate, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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