In an action published in yesterday’s Federal Register, the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extended the comment period on the proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which would establish a new nationwide database for reporting and tracking drug and alcohol related citations and test results for operators of commercial vehicles (CMV) holding Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL).   The proposal was published in the Federal Register under Docket Number FMCSA–2010–0031 on the 20^th of February, 2014 and if implemented will have a significant impact on the freight trucking industry and other transport modes who have employees holding CDL’s. See my blog posting of 21 February for further information and a link to the initial NPRM:

https://blog.labelmaster.com/2014/02/21/new-nprm-focuses-on-creation-of-cdl-driver-test-database-for-fmcsa-required-drug-and-alcohol-testing/#more-973

The request for the extension was made by the Owner-Operator Independent Driver’s Association, Inc (OOIDA). The new deadline is May 21^st, 2014.

Here is a link to the extension notification:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-04-22/pdf/2014-09143.pdf

Here is a link to the OOIDA’s website:

http://www.ooida.com/

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