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(ii) A process for employees to report, 

without fear of retaliation, activity 

inconsistent with the zero-tolerance policy. 

(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only 

permits the use of recruitment companies 

with trained employees, prohibits charging 

recruitment fees to the employee, and 

ensures that wages meet applicable hostcountry legal requirements or explains any 

variance. 

(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or 

subcontractor intends to provide or arrange 

housing, that ensures that the housing meets 

host-country housing and safety standards or 

explains any variance. 

(v) Procedures to prevent agents and 

subcontractors at any tier and at any dollar 

value from engaging in trafficking in persons 

(including activities in paragraph (b)) and to 

monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, 

subcontracts, or subcontractor employees 

that have engaged in such activities. 

(4) Posting. (i) The Contractor shall post 

the relevant contents of the compliance plan, 

no later than the initiation of contract 

performance, at the workplace and on the 

Contractor’s Web site (if one is maintained). 

(ii) The Contractor shall provide the 

compliance plan to the Contracting Officer 

upon request. 

(5) Certification. Annually after receiving 

an award, the Contractor shall submit a 

certification to the Contracting Officer that— 

(i) It has implemented a compliance plan 

to prevent any prohibited activities identified 

at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, 

detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract 

or subcontractor employee engaging in 

prohibited activities; and 

(ii) After having conducted due diligence, 

either— 

(A) To the best of the Contractor’s 

knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of 

its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is 

engaged in any such activities; or 

(B) If abuses have been found, the 

Contractor or subcontractor has taken the 

appropriate remedial and referral actions. 

(i) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor shall 

include the substance of this clause, 

including this paragraph (i), in all 

subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. 

The requirements in paragraph (h) apply only 

to the portion of the subcontract that is 

required to be performed outside the United 

States, for which the estimated value exceeds 

$500,000 and is for supplies acquired, other 

than commercially available off-the-shelf 

items or services performed, outside the 

United States. 

(2) If applicable, the Contractor shall 

require subcontractors to submit a 

subcontract compliance plan and 

certification to the prime Contractor prior to 

the award of the subcontract and annually 

thereafter. The certification shall cover the 

items in paragraph (h)(5). 

(End of clause) 

Alternate I (DATE). As prescribed in 

22.1705(a)(2), substitute the following 

paragraph in place of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of 

the basic clause: 

* * * * * 

■ 15. Add section 52.222–XX to read as 

follows: 

52.222–XX Certification Regarding 

Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan. 

As prescribed in 22.1705(b), insert the 

following provision: 

CERTIFICATION REGARDING 

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COMPLIANCE 

PLAN (DATE) 

The apparent successful offeror shall 

submit, prior to award, for the portion of the 

contract where the estimated value of the 

supplies to be acquired, or services required 

to be performed, outside the United States 

exceeds $500,000, a certification that— 

(a) It has implemented a compliance plan 

to prevent any prohibited activities and to 

monitor, detect, and terminate the contract 

with a subcontractor engaging in prohibited 

activities identified at paragraph (b) of the 

clause at 52.222–50, Combating Trafficking 

in Persons; and 

(b) After having conducted due diligence, 

either— 

(1) To the best of the Contractor’s 

knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of 

its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is 

engaged in any such activities; or 

(2) If abuses have been found, the 

Contractor or subcontractor has taken the 

appropriate remedial and referral actions. 

(End of Provision) 

■ 16. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the provision 

and paragraph (c)(1)(viii) to read as 

follows: 

52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Items. 

* * * * * 

SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL 

ITEMS (DATE) 

* * * * * 

(c)(1) * * * 

(viii) 52.222–50, Combating Trafficking in 

Persons (DATE) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and 

Executive Order 13627) (use with its 

Alternate I, if used in the prime contract). 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 203, 204, 212, 222, and 

252 

[DFARS Case 2013–D007] 

RIN 0750–AH93 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Further 

Implementation of Trafficking in 

Persons Policy 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

further implement DoD trafficking in 

persons policy and to supplement 

Governmentwide changes proposed in 

connection with the Executive Order 

entitled Strengthening Protections 

Against Trafficking in Persons in 

Federal Contracts, to improve 

awareness, compliance, and 

enforcement. 

DATES: Comment Date: Comments on 

the proposed rule should be submitted 

in writing to the address shown below 

on or before November 25, 2013, to be 

considered in the formation of a final 

rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2013–D007, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

inserting ‘‘DFARS Case 2013–D007’’ 

under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or 

ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2013– 

D007.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2013– 

D007’’ on your attached document. 

Æ Email: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2013–D007 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 571–372–6094. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Meredith 

Murphy, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B855, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meredith Murphy, telephone 571–372– 

6098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The United States Government has a 

longstanding zero-tolerance policy 

against human trafficking in Federal 

supply chains, codified in 

Governmentwide acquisition 

regulations at Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) subpart 22.17. DFARS 

Procedures, Guidance, and Information 

222.1703 (referencing DoD Instruction 


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2200.01) supplements the policy, and 

DFARS 242.302 imposes additional 

monitoring requirements upon 

contractors. Despite these protections, 

recent reports on Federal contracting— 

including findings from the Commission 

on Wartime Contracting and agency 

Inspector General offices—and 

testimony presented at congressional 

hearings indicated that the Government 

needs to strengthen its policies and 

practices to ensure that no taxpayer 

resources are used to support such 

egregious labor violations. 

On September 25, 2012, President 

Obama signed Executive Order 13627, 

Strengthening Protections Against 

Trafficking in Persons in Federal 

Contracts, to address these needs and 

reinforced the Government’s 

commitment to a zero-tolerance. On 

January 2, 2013, the Congress passed its 

own measure in Title VXII of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112–239), 

known as the End Trafficking in 

Government Contracting Act. Both 

authorities create a stronger framework 

for agency prevention of trafficking by, 

among other things, (i) Clarifying what 

constitutes trafficking or traffickingrelated activities in the Federal supply 

chain, (ii) requiring contractors in 

certain circumstances to maintain 

compliance plans to help ensure their 

employees do not engage in, or become 

complicit to, human trafficking in their 

supply chain, and (iii) establishing 

requirements for training the Federal 

acquisition workforce. 

In addition to working with members 

of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 

Council to implement the Executive 

Order and the statute in the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation, DoD has 

identified a number of important 

supplementary actions to help eradicate 

trafficking in its own supply chain. 

Accordingly, DoD is proposing changes 

to the DFARS coverage on trafficking to 

supplement the proposed new FAR 

coverage. The DFARS coverage would 

include ensuring that employees of DoD 

contractors are fully aware of their labor 

rights and that they have a means of 

reporting suspected labor violations 

directly to the DoD Inspector General’s 

office. These added protections will 

further improve stability, productivity, 

and certainty in the contingency 

operations that DoD supports, and they 

will ensure that DoD contractors do not 

benefit from the use of coerced labor. 

II. Discussion and Analysis 

This DFARS case proposes to amend 

DFARS parts 203, 204, 212, 222, and 

252 of title 48, to increase contractor 

and employee awareness of trafficking 

in persons and improve compliance and 

enforcement by the Government, 

contractors, and subcontractors. 

Significant changes are as follows: 

• Revise the title of DFARS clause 

252.203–7004, now titled ‘‘Display of 

Fraud Hotline Poster(s),’’ to ‘‘Display of 

Hotline Poster(s)’’ and add the 

requirements for posting of additional 

types of hotline posters (regarding 

trafficking in persons and 

whistleblowing). The revised clause 

would retain the $5 million threshold 

and the exclusion for commercial items, 

but require contractors to post these 

new posters when performing either 

inside or outside the United States. If a 

substantial portion of the workforce 

does not speak English, then contractors 

must also post the posters in the 

language(s) spoken by a substantial 

portion of the workforce. 

• Add a new representation that the 

offerors’ hiring practices address 

Combating Trafficking in Persons and 

that their companies are complying with 

these requirements (252.222–70XX). 

This representation would be applicable 

to all solicitations that exceed the 

simplified acquisition threshold, 

including contracts for acquisition of 

commercial items. This representation 

would also add requirements to notify 

employees and subcontractors regarding 

their obligation to report trafficking in 

persons violations and that they will be 

afforded whistleblower protection (see 

the clause at DFARS 252.203–7002, 

Requirement to Inform Employees of 

Whistleblower Rights). 

• Integrate a contractor employee bill 

of rights (developed in 2009 by the 

Army Air Force Exchange Service as a 

Concessionaire Bill of Rights) into 

DFARS clause 252.225–7040, Contractor 

Personnel Authorized to Accompany 

the U.S. Armed Forces outside the 

United States, with a requirement that 

contractor employees be made aware of 

it, that their employers enforce it, and 

that it is posted in employee workspaces 

in English and any foreign languages 

spoken by a significant portion of the 

workforce. 

III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD does not expect this rule to have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. 

However, an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis has been performed and is 

summarized as follows: 

This rule proposes to amend the 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement to improve awareness, 

compliance, and enforcement of DoD 

policies on combating trafficking in 

persons. This rule proposes the display 

of hotline posters on combating 

trafficking in persons and whistleblower 

protection for contracts that exceed $5 

million (for performance both inside 

and outside the United States), display 

of a contractor employee bill of rights 

when the contract includes the DFARS 

clause 252.225–7040, Contractor 

Personnel Authorized to Accompany 

the U.S. Armed Forces Deployed 

Outside the United States, and a 

representation with regard to hiring 

policies that goes in all DoD 

solicitations and contracts that exceed 

the simplified acquisition threshold. 

The legal basis for the rule is 41 

U.S.C. 1303. 

In total, there are about 57,760 small 

entities that do business with DoD. The 

mandatory disclosure requirements and 

the hotline poster requirements only 

apply to small business concerns with 

DoD contracts or subcontracts that 

exceed $5 million (except for 

commercial items). The representation 

regarding hiring practices applies to all 

small business concerns that respond to 

solicitations with an estimated value 

exceeding the simplified acquisition 

threshold. The requirement to display 

the contractor employee bill of rights 

only applies to contracts that authorize 

contractor personnel to accompany the 

U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the 

United States in contingency operations, 

humanitarian or peacekeeping 

operations, or other military operations 

or exercises, when designated by the 

combatant commander. None of these 

requirements is expected to impose a 

significant economic burden on small 

business concerns. 

There are no requirements in this 

proposed rule that represent an 

information collection requirement. 


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The rule does not duplicate, overlap, 

or conflict with any other Federal rules. 

There were no alternatives to be 

adopted that could further decrease the 

impact on small entities. 

DoD invites comments from small 

business concerns and other interested 

parties on the expected impact of this 

rule on small entities. 

DoD will also consider comments 

from small entities concerning the 

existing regulations in subparts affected 

by this rule in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

610. Interested parties must submit such 

comments separately and should cite 5 

U.S.C 610 (DFARS Case 2013–D007), in 

correspondence. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The rule does not contain information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C chapter 35.) 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 203, 

204, 212, 222, and 252 

Government procurement. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 203, 204, 212, 

222, and 252 are proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

■ 1. The authority citation for parts 203, 

204, 212, 222, and 252 continues to read 

as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 203—IMPROPER BUSINESS 

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 

■ 2. In section 203.1004, paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii) is revised to read as follows: 

203.1004 Contact clauses. 

(a) * * * 

(b)(2)(ii) Unless the contract is for the 

acquisition of a commercial item, if the 

contract exceeds $5 million, use the 

clause at 252.203–7004, Display of 

Hotline Poster(s), in lieu of the clause at 

FAR 52.203–14, Display of Hotline 

Poster(s). If the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) provides 

disaster relief funds for the contract, 

DHS will provide information on how to 

obtain and display the DHS fraud 

hotline poster (see FAR 3.1003). 

PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE 

MATTERS 

■ 3. In section 204.1202, paragraph (2) 

is amended by redesignating paragraphs 

(2)(v) through (xiii) as (2)(vi) through 

(xiv) and adding a new paragraph (2)(v) 

as follows: 

204.1202 Solicitation provision. 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

(v) 252.222–7007, Representation 

with Regard to Combating Trafficking in 

Persons. 

* * * * * 

PART 212—ACQUISITION OF 

COMMERCIAL ITEMS 

■ 4. In section 212.301, paragraph (f) is 

amended by redesignating paragraphs 

(f)(xiv) through (lxii) as (f)(xv) through 

(lxiii) and adding a new paragraph 

(f)(xiv) as follows: 

212.301 Solicitation provisions and 

contract clauses for the acquisition of 

commercial items. 

(f) * * * 

(xiv) Use the provision at 252.222– 

7007, Representation with Regard to 

Combating Trafficking in Persons, as 

prescribed in 222.1771. 

* * * * * 

PART 222—APPLICATION OF LABOR 

LAWS TO GOVERNMENT 

ACQUISITIONS 

■ 5. Subpart 222.17 is amended by 

adding sections 222.1770 and 222.1771 

as follows: 

222.1770 Procedures. 

For a sample checklist for auditing 

compliance with Combating Trafficking 

in Persons policy, see the Defense 

Contract Management Agency checklist, 

Afghanistan Universal Examination 

Record Combating Trafficking in 

Persons, available at DFARS Procedures 

Guidance and Information 222.17 under 

the Supplemental Information tab. 

222.1771 Solicitation provision. 

Unless the solicitation includes the 

provision at 252.204–7007, use the 

provision at 252.222–70XX, 

Representation with Regard to 

Combating Trafficking in Persons, in all 

solicitations and contracts that exceed 

the simplified acquisition threshold, 

including solicitations and contracts 

using FAR part 12 procedures for the 

acquisition of commercial items. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 6. Section 252.203–7004 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Fraud’’ from 

the section heading; 

■ b. Removing the word ‘‘Fraud’’ from 

the clause title; 

■ c. Removing the clause date ‘‘(DEC 

2012)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(DATE)’’; 

■ d. Redesignating paragraph (c) as 

paragraph (e) and adding new 

paragraphs (c) and (d); and 

■ e. Revising newly designated 

paragraph (e). 

The additions and revision read as 

follows: 

252.203–7004 Display of Hotline Poster(s) 

* * * * * 

(c) Display of Combating Trafficking in 

Persons and Whistleblower Protection hotline 

posters. The Contractor shall display 

prominently in common work areas within 

business segments performing work under 

DoD contracts DoD Combating Trafficking in 

Persons and Whistleblower Protection 

hotline posters prepared by the DoD Office of 

the Inspector General. 

(d)(1) These DoD hotline posters may be 

obtained from: Defense Hotline, The 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1900, or 

are also available online at http://

www.dodig.mil/hotline/hotline_posters.htm. 

(2) If a significant portion of the employee 

workforce does not speak English, then the 

posters are to be displayed in the foreign 

languages that a significant portion of the 

employees speak. Contact the DoD Inspector 

General at the address provided in paragraph 

(d)(1) of this clause if there is a requirement 

for employees to be notified of this clause 

and assistance with translation is required. 

(3) Additionally, if the Contractor 

maintains a company Web site as a method 

of providing information to employees, the 

Contractor shall display an electronic version 

of these poster(s) at the Web site. 

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall 

include the substance of this clause, 

including this paragraph (e), in all 

subcontracts that exceed $5 million except 

when the subcontract is for the acquisition of 

a commercial item. 

(End of clause) 

■ 7. Section 252.204–7007 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing the provision date 

‘‘(MAY 2013)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(DATE)’’; and 

■ b. Amending paragraph (d)(1) by 

redesignating paragraphs (d)(1)(iv) 

through (vii) as (d)(1)(v) through (viii) 

and adding new paragraph (d)(1)(iv) to 

read as follows: 

252.204–7007 Alternate A, Annual 

Representations and Certifications. 

* * * * * 

(d)(1) * * * 

(iv) 252.222–7007, Representation 

with Regard to Combating Trafficking in 

Persons, as prescribed in 222.1771. 

Applies to solicitations with a value 

expected to exceed the simplified 

acquisition threshold. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Section 252.222–70XX is added as 

follows: 


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252.222–70XX Representation with Regard 

to Combating Trafficking in Persons. 

As prescribed in 222.1771, use the 

following provision: 

REPRESENTATION WITH REGARD TO 

COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 

(DATE) 

By submission of its offer, the Offeror 

represents that it— 

(a) Will not engage in any trafficking in 

persons or related activities, including but 

not limited to the use forced labor, in the 

performance of this contract; 

(b) Has hiring and subcontracting policies 

to protect the rights of its employees and the 

rights of subcontractor employees and will 

comply with those policies in the 

performance of this contract; 

(c) Has notified its employees and 

subcontractors of— 

(1) The responsibility to report trafficking 

in persons violations by the Contractor or 

subcontractor employees, at any tier; and 

(2) Employee protection under 10 U.S.C. 

2409, as implemented in FAR subpart 3.9, 

from retribution for whistleblowing on 

trafficking in persons violations. 

(End of provision) 

■ 9. Section 252.225–7040 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(FEB 

2013)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(DATE)’’; and 

■ b. Adding paragraph (d)(8) to read as 

follows: 

252.225–7040 Contractor Personnel 

Authorized To Accompany U.S. Armed 

Forces Deployed Outside the United States. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(8)(i) The Contractor shall ensure that 

Contractor employees accompanying the 

U.S. Armed Forces are aware of their 

rights to— 

(A) Hold their own identity or 

immigration documents, such as 

passport or driver’s license; 

(B) Receive agreed upon wages on 

time; 

(C) Take lunch and work-breaks; 

(D) Elect to terminate employment at 

any time; 

(E) Identify grievances without fear of 

reprisal; 

(F) Have a copy of their employment 

contract in a language they understand; 

(G) Receive wages that are not below 

the legal in-country minimum wage; 

(H) Be notified of their rights, wages, 

and prohibited activities prior to signing 

their employment contract; and 

(I) If housing is provided, live in 

housing that meets host-country 

housing and safety standards. 

(ii) The Contractor shall post these 

rights in employee work spaces in 

English and in any foreign language(s) 

spoken by a significant portion of the 

workforce. 

(iii) The Contractor shall enforce the 

rights of Contractor personnel 

accompanying the U.S. Armed Forces. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 383 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0140] 

RIN 2126–AB61 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Definition of Tank Vehicle 

Used for Determining the License 

Endorsement Requirement 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM), request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA proposes to revise its 

definition of ‘‘tank vehicle.’’ 

Commercial driver’s license (CDL) 

holders who operate such vehicles are 

required to obtain a tank vehicle 

endorsement. On May 9, 2011, FMCSA 

published a final rule on ‘‘Commercial 

Driver’s License Testing and 

Commercial Learner’s Permit 

Standards’’ that included a new 

definition of tank vehicle which 

required additional drivers to obtain 

tank vehicle endorsements on their 

commercial learners’ permits (CLPs) and 

CDLs. FMCSA received numerous 

petitions regarding the new definition. 

On May 24, 2012, the Agency published 

guidance in the Federal Register to 

clarify the ‘‘tank vehicle’’ definition. 

This NPRM would revise the definition 

by incorporating the 2012 regulatory 

guidance. FMCSA seeks comment on 

the proposal and information on the 

impact that the revised definition would 

have on the industry. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2013–0140 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

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: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. Comments received after the 

comment closing date will be included 

in the docket, and we will consider late 

comments to the extent practicable. 

FMCSA may, however, issue a final rule 

at any time after the close of the 

comment period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Redmond, Office of Safety 

Programs, Commercial Driver’s License 

Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, by telephone at (202) 366–5014 or 

via email at robert.redmond@dot.gov. 

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. If you have questions 

on viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Docket Operations, 

telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents for Preamble 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

A. Submitting Comments 

B. Viewing Comments and Documents 

C. Privacy Act 

II. Executive Summary 

A. Purpose and Summary of the Major 

Provisions 

B. Benefits and Costs 

III. Abbreviations 

IV. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking 

V. Background 

VI. Section-by-Section Analysis 

VII. Regulatory Analyses 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

in this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

A. Submitting Comments 

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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 


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