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Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. It took effect on October 5, 2026.
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What the agency says
FMCSA amends its emergency declaration regulations to revise from 14 days to 30 days the length of the relief automatically triggered subsequent to a regional declaration of emergency by a Governor of a State, the Governor's authorized representative, or FMCSA. This action is in response to several petitions for reconsideration received after publication of a final rule in October 2023.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20325
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Published
- October 5, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 5, 2026
- Dates
- Effective October 5, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0124
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2126-AC77
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 390
- Topics
- Highway safety; Intermodal transportation; Motor carriers; Motor vehicle safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 5
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