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DOT/FHWA

RIN: 2125-AD20

Publication ID: Spring 1996

Title: Commercial Driver Physical Fitness as Part of the CDL Process
Abstract: The FHWA is proposing to include the certification of fitness to operate a CMV in the commercial driver's license (CDL) process. Incorporating the commercial driver fitness determination into State administered CDL procedures could allow elimination of the requirement that CMV drivers carry a separate medical certificate. The CDL would be evidence that the CMV driver is physically fit as well as operationally qualified to operate CMVs safely. This action addresses the driver's physical qualifications as they relate to the CDL process; it does not address whether those standards are correct or should be changed. The FHWA has determined that the negotiated rulemaking process will be used to provide a proposed rule. Action is being taken to obtain a convener/facilitator to contact prospective participants to represent affected parties and the convener/facilitator will oversee the process. After the FHWA has secured a contract with a convener/facilitator, a notice of intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee will be published in the Federal Register with time allowed for comments.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 391 49 CFR 383 49 CFR 1.48 49 CFR 391.11 49 CFR 391.45
Legal Authority: 49 USC app 2704(a)(8) 49 USC app 2505 49 USC app 3102

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	07/15/1994	59 FR 36338
ANPRM Comment Period End	11/14/1994
Notice of Intent to Establish Advisory Committee	04/00/1996

Additional Information: The FHWA considers this a significant action due to anticipated substantial public interest. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Teresa Doggett Bus and Truck Standards and Operations Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-4001