82574 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 244 / Friday, December 18, 2020 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0144] 

Hours of Service of Drivers: Mountain 

Blade Runner Helicopters, LLC; 

Application for Exemption 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public 

comment on Mountain Blade Runner 

Helicopters, LLC’s (MBR Helicopters) 

application for an exemption from two 

provisions of the hours-of-service (HOS) 

regulations for its ground support 

equipment operators. MBR Helicopters 

requested relief from the 14-hour rule 

and the requirement that drivers have 

10 consecutive hours off duty at the end 

of the work shift. The exemption would 

allow MBR Helicopters’ ground support 

equipment operators a 16-hour window 

within which to complete all driving 

and enable these operators to use an 8- 

consecutive hour off-duty break, 

combined with at least 2 other off-duty 

hours during the 16-hour window 

within which driving would be 

completed, in lieu of taking 10 

consecutive hours off duty. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 19, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System Number FMCSA– 

2020–0144 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Send comments to Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to Dockets Operations, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number for 

this notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Dockets Operations, 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Docket Operations. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning this notice, 

contact Mr. Richard Clemente, FMCSA 

Driver and Carrier Operations Division; 

Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle 

Safety Standards; Telephone: (202) 366– 

4225. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2020–0144), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. You may submit 

your comments and material online or 

by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 

please use only one of these means. 

FMCSA recommends that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an 

email address, or a phone number in the 

body of your document so the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov and put the docket 

number, ‘‘FMCSA–2020–0144’’ in the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your 

comment into the text box in the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. If you submit your 

comments by mail or hand delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit comments by mail and would 

like to know that they reached the 

facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including any safety analyses that have 

been conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted, and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the exemption 

and the regulatory provision from which 

the exemption is granted. The notice 

must also specify the effective period 

and explain the terms and conditions of 

the exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

III. Background 

Under 49 CFR 395.3(a)(1), a driver 

may not drive without first taking 10 

consecutive hours off duty, and 49 CFR 

395.3 (a)(2) provides that a driver may 

drive only during a period of 14 

consecutive hours after coming on duty 

following 10 consecutive hours off duty. 

The driver may not drive after the end 

of the 14-consecutive-hour period, 

without first taking 10 consecutive 

hours off duty. 

MBR Helicopters requested relief from 

the 14-hour rule and the requirement 

that drivers have 10 consecutive hours 

off duty at the end of the work shift. The 

exemption would allow MBR 

Helicopters’ ground support equipment 

operators a 16-hour window within 

which to complete all driving and 

enable these operators to use an 8- 

consecutive hour off-duty break, 

combined with at least 2 other off-duty 

hours during the 16-hour window 


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within which driving would be 

completed, in lieu of taking 10 

consecutive hours off duty. If granted, 

the exemption would cover MBR 

Helicopters’ commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) operators only when they are 

responding to or returning from an 

active incident as requested by an 

officer of a safety agency or public 

utility commission or service. A copy of 

the application is included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315, 

FMCSA requests public comment from 

all interested persons on MBR’s 

application for an exemption. All 

comments received before the close of 

business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27966 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0173] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Netradyne, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant 

of exemption. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

announces its decision to grant 

Netradyne, Inc’s. (Netradyne) 

application for a limited 5-year 

exemption to allow its Driveri® Dash 

Cam to be mounted lower in the 

windshield on commercial motor 

vehicles (CMV) than is currently 

permitted. The Agency has determined 

that lower placement of the Driveri®

Dash Cam would not have an adverse 

impact on safety and that adherence to 

the terms and conditions of the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level of safety provided by the 

regulation. 

DATES: This exemption is effective 

December 18, 2020. The exemption 

expires December 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jose ́ R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Carrier, 

Driver, and Vehicle Safety, MC–PSV, 

(202) 366–5541, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590– 

0001. If you have questions regarding 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Docket Operations, (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain parts of the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 

FMCSA must publish a notice of each 

exemption request in the Federal 

Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The 

Agency must provide the public an 

opportunity to inspect the information 

relevant to the application, including 

any safety analyses that have been 

conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. The Agency 

reviews safety analyses and public 

comments submitted, and determines 

whether granting the exemption would 

likely achieve a level of safety 

equivalent to, or greater than, the level 

that would be achieved by the current 

regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

Netradyne’s Application for Exemption 

Netradyne applied for an exemption 

from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow its 

Driveri® Dash Cam to be mounted lower 

in the windshield than is currently 

permitted by the Agency’s regulations to 

utilize a mounting location that allows 

optimal functionality of the advance 

safety system supported by the device. 

A copy of the application is included in 

the docket referenced at the beginning 

of this notice. Section 393.60(e)(1)(i) of 

the FMCSRs prohibits obstruction of the 

driver’s field of view by devices 

mounted at the top of the windshield. 

Antennas and similar devices must not 

be mounted more than 152 mm (6 

inches) below the upper edge of the 

windshield, and must be outside the 

driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. However, 

§ 393.60(e)(1)(i) does not apply to 

vehicle safety technologies, as defined 

in § 390.5, that include ‘‘a fleet related 

incident management system, 

performance or behavior management 

system, speed management system, 

forward collision warning or mitigation 

system, active cruise control system, 

and transponder.’’ 

Section 393.60(e)(1)(ii) requires 

devices with vehicle safety technologies 

to be mounted (1) not more than 100 

mm (4 inches) below the upper edge of 

the area swept by the windshield 

wipers, or (2) not more than 175 mm (7 

inches) above the lower edge of the area 

swept by the windshield wipers, and (3) 

outside the driver’s sight lines to the 

road and highway signs and signals. 

Netradyne states that the functionality 

of its Driveri® Dash Cam includes the 

ability to capture and analyze distracted 

driving events along with providing incab audio alerts, following distance 

management, and detection of stop signs 

and traffic signals. Netradyne states that 

the proposed exemption will increase 

safety by providing these advance safety 

features on its customers’ CMVs. 

Netradyne notes that it conducted pilot 

tests of the devices’ functionality and 

found that there was no noticeable 

obstruction to the driver’s normal 

sightlines to the road ahead, highway 

signs and, signals, or any mirrors. 

The Driveri® Dash Cam, four-camera 

version housing, is approximately 190 

mm (7.4 inches) wide by 118 mm (4.6 

inches) tall and the two-camera version 

housing is 126 mm (4.9 inches) wide by 

71 mm (2.8 inches) tall. The devices 

will be mounted in the approximate 

center of the top of the windshield such 

that the bottom edge of the camera 

housing is approximately 204 mm (8 

inches) below the upper edge of the 

windshield wipers, outside of the 

driver’s and passenger’s normal sight 

lines to the road ahead, highway signs 

and signals, and all mirrors. This 

location will allow for optimal 

functionality of the advanced safety 

systems supported by the device. 

Without the proposed exemption, 

Netradyne states that its customers will 

not be able to install these devices in an 

optimal location on the windshield to 


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