The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received exemption applications from 11 individuals who want to drive commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce without meeting the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The applicants are deaf or hard of hearing. If the agency grants the exemptions, they would be allowed to operate CMVs across state lines.
Key Points
- FMCSA has received exemption applications from 11 individuals.
- The applicants are seeking relief from the hearing requirement in the FMCSRs.
- The applicants are deaf or hard of hearing.
- The exemptions would apply to operating CMVs in interstate commerce.
- The applications have been received, and no exemptions have been granted yet.
Why It Matters
If granted, the exemptions would allow deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to drive CMVs in interstate commerce despite not meeting the FMCSRs' hearing requirement.