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                Archive of Emergency Declarations 2019
    

    
    
          Federal Emergency Declarations by FMCSA

**Description:**Notice of Enforcement Discretion - Emergency Declaration 2019-005 - Tropical Storm Dorian - 08-29-2019**Effective:** 08/29/2019 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-005, including any future amendments and extensions.

**Description:**Notice of Enforcement Discretion - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-004 - MO River Failing Levees - 08-22-2019**Effective:** 08/22/2019 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Declaration of Emergency 2019-004, including any future amendments and extensions.

**Description:**Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination - Emergency Declaration 2019-003 - 07-11-2019**Effective:** 07/11/2019 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-003, including any future amendments and extensions.

**Description:**NEDD - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-002 - 03-19-2019**Effective:** 03/19/2019 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-002, including any future amendments and extensions.

**Description:**WSC - CA - Notice of Enforcement Discretion - CA Wildfilres - FMCSA-2018-009**Effective:** 11/15/2018 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Declaration of Emergency 2018-009, including any future amendments and extensions.

**Description:**WSC - 11-30-2018 Alaska Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination 2018-010**Effective:** 11/30/2018 | **Expires on:** This Notice will expire upon the termination or expiration of Regional Declaration of Emergency 2018-010, including any future amendments and extensions.

Federal Emergency Declarations by FMCSA Service Centers

Eastern, Midwestern, Southern and Western Service Centers

**Description:**MWS-SSC-ESC-WSC - Emergency Declaration No. 2019-002 - Extension 06-28-2019**Effective:** 06/28/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), August 16, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2019-002 Under 49 CFR § 390.25**Effective:** 05/23/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), July 2, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2019-002 Under 49 CFR § 390.25**Effective:** 04/09/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), June 3, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-002 - flooding - 03-19-2019**Effective:** 03/19/2019 | **Expires on:** In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.23, this declaration is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), April 18, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**ESC-MSC-SSC-WSC - Amended Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-001 - Winter Storms - 02-08-2019**Effective:** 02/08/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/17/2019, whichever is less.

Eastern, Midwestern and Southern Service Centers

**Description:**ESC-MSC-SSC - Amended Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-001 - Winter Storms - 01-31-2019**Effective:** 01/31/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/17/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**Amended Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-001 - Winter Storms - 01-26-2019**Effective:** 01/26/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/02/2019, whichever is less.

Eastern and Midwestern Service Centers

**Description:**ESC-MSC - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-001 - 01-18-2019**Effective:** 01/18/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/02/2019, whichever is less.

Eastern and Southern Service Centers

**Description:**SSC-ESC - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-005 - Tropical Storm Dorian - 08-29-2019**Effective:** 08/29/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), September 28, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**NC-SC-VA - Extension to Emergency Declaration 2018-007 - ESC-SSC**Effective:** 01/14/2019 | **Expires on:** 03/19/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**NC - SC - VA - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-007 - December 2018**Effective:** 12/07/2018 | **Expires on:** 01/18/2019, whichever is less.

Midwestern Service Center

**Description:**MSC - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-004 -MO River Failing Levees - 08-22-2019**Effective:** 08/22/2019 | **Expires on:** shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), September 21, 2019, whichever is less.

Southern Service Center

**Description:**SSC - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-008 - Florida - 07-11-2019**Effective:** 07/11/2019 | **Expires on:** In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.25, this extension to Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2018-008 is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11:59 P.M. (ET), August 30, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**SSC - FL - Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration 2018-008 - 05-13-2019**Effective:** 05/13/2019 | **Expires on:** In accordance with 49 CPR§ 390.25, this extension to Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2018-008 is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), July 17, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**FL - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-008-03-18-2019**Effective:** 03/18/2019 | **Expires on:** 05/17/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**AL-FL-GA - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-008 - SSC**Effective:** 01/14/2019 | **Expires on:** Effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency.

**Description:**AL - FL - GA- Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-008 - Hurricane Michael - December 2018**Effective:** 12/07/2018 | **Expires on:** 01/18/2019, whichever is less.

Southern, Midwestern, Western Service Centers

**Description:**SSC-MSC-WSC - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-003 - Tropical Cyclone 2 - 07-11-2019**Effective:** 07/11/2019 | **Expires on:** In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.23, this declaration is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), August 10, 2019, whichever is less.

Western Service Center

**Description:**WSC - CA - Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration 2018-009 - Wildfires - 05-13-2019**Effective:** 05/13/2019 | **Expires on:** In accordance with 49 CFR § 390.25, this extension to Regional Emergency Declaration No. 2018-009 is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency (as defined in 49 CFR § 390.5) or until 11 :59 P.M. (ET), July 17, 2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**CA - Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration 2018-009 - Wildfires- 03-18-2019**Effective:** 03/18/2019 | **Expires on:** 05/17/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**CA - Extension of Regional Emergency Decoaration 2018-009 - WSD**Effective:** 01/14/2019 | **Expires on:** 03/19/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**AK - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-010 - 12-20-2018**Effective:** 12/20/2018 | **Expires on:** 01/31/2019, whichever is less.

**Description:**WSC - CA - Extension of Regional Emergency Declaration 2018-009 - Wildfires - December 2018**Effective:** 12/07/2018 | **Expires on:** 01/18/2019, whichever is less.

State Emergency Declarations by State

Alabama

**Description:**2019-03-04_Severe Weather Supplemental State of Emergency**Effective:** 03/03/2019 | **Expires on:** 05/02/2019

**Description:**Alabama State of Emergency 022319**Effective:** 02/23/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

Iowa

**Description:**Iowa Proclamation of Disaster Emergency**Effective:** 03/13/2019 | **Expires on:** 04/13/2019

Kentucky

**Description:**HOS Waiver - Hurricane Dorian - 8-30-19**Effective:** 08/30/2019 | **Expires on:** This Executive Order shall expire sixty days from this date unlesThis declaration of emergency shall remain in effect until 12:01 AM EDT, September 29, 2019.s extended.

Louisiana

**Description:**Louisiana Proclamation Number 111 JBE 2019 - State of Emergency - Invest 911**Effective:** 07/10/2019 | **Expires on:** 08/08/2019

Minnesota

**Description:**Minnesota Department 0f Transportation Extending Emergency Executive Order 19-33**Effective:** 08/02/2019 | **Expires on:** 09/01/2019

**Description:**Minnesota 2019-07-03**Effective:** 07/03/2019 | **Expires on:** 08/02/2019

**Description:**Declaring an Emergency and Providing for Relief from Regulations to Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating in the State of Minnesota**Effective:** 05/10/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

**Description:**Minnesota Spring Load Restriction Exemption Emergency Executive Order 19-08**Effective:** 03/22/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

**Description:**Minnesota–Extending Emergency Executive Order 19-04**Effective:** 03/10/2019 | **Expires on:** 03/25/2019

**Description:**Minnesota EO 19-04 Exemption from Hours-of-Service**Effective:** 02/22/2019 | **Expires on:** 03/09/2019

Missouri

**Description:**Missouri - Executive Order 19-08**Effective:** 05/21/2019 | **Expires on:** This order shall terminate on June 21, 2019, unless extended in whole or in part.

Montana

**Description:**Montana Energy Emergency, EO #10-2019**Effective:** 07/28/2019 | **Expires on:** 08/26/2019

**Description:**Montana EO 03-2019 Fertilizer Emergency Declaration**Effective:** 04/08/2019 | **Expires on:** At midnight on June 6, 2019

**Description:**Montana EO-01-2019 Energy Emergency Declaration**Effective:** 02/26/2019 | **Expires on:** 03/28/2019

Nebraska

**Description:**Nebraska Executive Order No. 19-07**Effective:** 04/10/2019 | **Expires on:** 05/15/2019

**Description:**Nebraska Executive Order No. 19-04**Effective:** 03/20/2019 | **Expires on:** 04/15/2019

**Description:**Nebraska Executive Order No. 19-02**Effective:** 03/15/2019 | **Expires on:** 04/15/2019

New Hampshire

**Description:**NH 2019-01-17 Emergency Exemption Waiver**Effective:** 01/20/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/04/2019

New Jersey

**Description:**New Jersey Executive Order 57**Effective:** 02/20/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

**Description:**NJ - EO-50 (Major Storm)**Effective:** 01/19/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

North Carolina

**Description:**NC-CooperEO100 - SOE  Transportation Waivers Hurricane Dorian**Effective:** 08/30/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall remain in effect for thirty (30) days or the duration of the emergency, whichever is less.

**Description:**NC EO86 - SOE Transportation Waivers Winter Storm**Effective:** 01/13/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/12/2019

North Dakota

**Description:**Executive Order 2019-04 waiver hours of service spring planting**Effective:** 04/23/2019 | **Expires on:** May 31, 2019

**Description:**Executive Order 2019-01.2 hours of service extension propane diesel fuel and gasoline**Effective:** 02/15/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/28/2019

**Description:**North Dakota Executive Order 2019-01.1**Effective:** 02/15/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/28/2019

Oklahoma

**Description:**Oklahoma - Amended Executive Order 2019-23**Effective:** 05/28/2019 | **Expires on:** June 27, 2019

Pennsylvania

**Description:**PA 2019.1.18-TWW-Disaster-Proclamation-Winter-Storm**Effective:** 01/18/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

South Carolina

**Description:**2019-08-31 Executive OrderNo 2019-26 Declaring State of Emergency Due to Hurricane Dorian**Effective:** 08/31/2019 | **Expires on:** This State of Emergency shall remain in effect for a period of fifteen (15) days unless otherwise amended or rescinded by subsequent Order.

South Dakota

**Description:**South Dakota Executive Order 2019-06**Effective:** 03/19/2019 | **Expires on:**This executive order shall expire upon conclusion of the emergency, but no later than midnight, April 30, 2019

**Description:**South Dakota Office of the Governor Executive Order 2019-02**Effective:** 02/25/2019 | **Expires on:**Shall expire upon conclusion of the emergency, but no later than midnight, March 22, 2019.

Tennessee

**Description:**State of Tennessee Executive Order No. 9 - Hurricane Dorian**Effective:** 08/30/2019 | **Expires on:** This Order shall remain in effect through 11 :59 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on September 30,2019, at which time the suspension of any state laws and rules shall cease and be of no further force or effect.

Virginia

**Description:**EO-28-Declaration-Of-A-S01 12 19 State-Of-Emergency-for-The-Commonwealth-Of-Virginia-Due-To-Winter-Weather**Effective:** 01/12/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/12/2019

Washington

**Description:**Washington State 19-03 State of Emergency (amended 2-9-19)**Effective:** 02/09/2019 | **Expires on:** 02/15/2019

**Wisconsin**

**Description:**Wisconsin EO 012- Relating to Energy Emergency**Effective:** 02/21/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

**Description:**Wisconsin EO 012 - Relating to Energy Emergency Errata**Effective:** 02/21/2019 | **Expires on:** TBD

Wyoming

**Description:**State of Wyoming Executive Order 2019-2**Effective:** 07/22/2019 | **Expires on:** This Executive Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until such time it is rescinded.

**Description:**Wyoming Executive Order-Propone 2019-0311**Effective:** 03/11/2019 | **Expires on:** Shall expire upon the conclusion of the emergency, but no later than midnight, 03/31/2019.
      
    
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