🚢Nomination Call for Inland Waterways Users Board
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board ("Board"), sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army and the Congress. The Secretary of the Army recommends its 11 (eleven) representative organizations to the Secretary of Defense for approval. This notice is to solicit nominations for eleven (11) appointments for terms that will begin by January 30, 2026. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Exemption Notice for Drivers with Epilepsy
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 35 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to drive in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Denies ICD Exemptions for Commercial Drivers
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the applications of two individuals treated with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) who requested an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) prohibiting operation of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce by persons with a current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope (transient loss of consciousness), dyspnea (shortness of breath), collapse, or congestive heart failure.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Renews Hearing Requirement Exemptions for CMV Drivers
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 17 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these hard of hearing and deaf individuals to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Learn More🚚Renewal of Driver Exemptions for Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for six individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV." The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Renews Driver Exemptions for Epilepsy and Seizures
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 17 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV." The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Learn More🚛Notice of Meeting for Transportation Equipment Advisory Committee
The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee (TRANSTAC) advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal officials on matters related to export control policies; the TRANSTAC will meet to review and discuss these matters. The meeting will be partially closed to the public pursuant to the exemptions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Learn More🚚Enforcing English Proficiency for Commercial Truck Drivers
Executive Order 14286 mandates the enforcement of English-language proficiency for commercial drivers to enhance safety on American roadways. It rescinds prior guidance, establishes new compliance measures, and aims to improve working conditions for truck drivers while reinforcing the importance of communication in transportation activities.
Learn More🚧Final Agency Actions on Michigan Highway Project Announced
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, I-94, Ann Arbor Saline Road in Ann Arbor to M-10/Lodge Expressway in Detroit, in Washtenaw and Wayne Counties, State of Michigan. The actions issue a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision relating to the I-94 Connected and Automated Vehicle Corridor Project.
Learn More📊Federal Highway Administration Information Collection Notice
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement of an information collection previously approved. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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