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DAR File No. 42494 (Rule R909-1), 2018-4 Utah Bull. (02/15/2018)
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DAR File No. 42494
DAR File No.: 42494
Filed: 01/23/2018 04:28:19 PM
Before the Department of Transportation (Department) may enforce the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, Level VI Inspection Procedures, and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as defined in 49 CFR part 173.403, as federal law requires, it must adopt 49 CFR Part 385.4. Adoption of this section of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the primary purpose of this amendment. This amendment also makes several technical and grammatical corrections.
This amendment adopts 49 CFR Part 385.4 by reference, and makes several technical and grammatical corrections.
Section 72-9-303
Section 72-9-703
Section 72-9-701
49 CFR Part 385.4
49 CFR Part 387-399
Section 72-9-103
Section 72-9-101
Section 72-9-104
Adds 49 CFR Part 385.4, published by U.S. Government Publishing Office, 10/01/2014
No cost or savings are anticipated with this rule change. This rule change does not create any new requirements or change present practices, so the state's budget will not be impacted by this amendment.
No cost or savings are anticipated with this rule change. This rule change does not create any new requirements or change present practices for local governments, so local governments will not be impacted by this amendment.
The Department anticipates that motor carriers that are small businesses will be affected by this rule change. The Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) and Hours of Service Supporting Documents, 80 FR 78292-01, states: In the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took a very conservative approach to the cost of an ELD. It analyzed the Mobile Computing Platform 50, a higher-end Functional Movement System (FMS), and included installation, hardware costs, and monthly fees. However, by relying on performance standards and prescribing minimal requirements, FMCSA allowed for the use of a basic ELD that would satisfy the rule. The SNPRM estimated an average cost of $495 per Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on an annualized basis where the range is from $165 to $832. In the SNPRM, FMCSA analyzed a range of devices, the most expensive one being $1,675 and the least expensive provided for free as part of a monthly service agreement.
No cost or savings are anticipated with this rule change. No new requirements are created by this rule change that will impact the budgets of persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities.
The ELDs and Hours of Service Supporting Documents, 80 FR 78292-01 states: In the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took a very conservative approach to the cost of an ELD. It analyzed the Mobile Computing Platform 50, a higher-end FMS, and included installation, hardware costs, and monthly fees. However, by relying on performance standards and prescribing minimal requirements, FMCSA allowed for the use of a basic ELD that would satisfy the rule. The SNPRM estimated an average cost of $495 per Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on an annualized basis where the range is from $165 to $832. In the SNPRM, FMCSA analyzed a range of devices, the most expensive one being $1,675 and the least expensive provided for free as part of a monthly service agreement. The Department of Workforce Services lists 75 motor carriers with offices in Utah that employ 50 or more persons, and 1,613 motor carriers within the NCAIS categories 4841, 4842, and 4885, with offices in Utah that employ fewer than 50 persons.
This rule change will have a fiscal impact on businesses. However, the fiscal cost should be less than the fiscal benefit that will result for the industry due to this amendment to the federal regulation, which this change to Rule R909-1 incorporates by reference. In its Summary of Annualized Costs and Benefits included in SNPRM, the FMCSA estimates the total annualized cost to the motor carrier industry nationwide at $1,836,000,000. However, the SNPRM estimates the total annualized benefit to the industry will be $3,010,000,000. The difference is an annualized net benefit to the industry of $1,174,000,000.
$495 per vehicle
Estimated Total Fiscal Costs for industry in Utah:
$174,420,000.00
Total Fiscal Benefits to the state, including the industry:
$291,669,000
$297,502,380
$111,530,000
$291,669,000**
$297,502,380**
**Figures are increased by 2% to account for estimated inflation.
The change in federal regulations that is the catalyst for this rule change requires firms in the motor carrier industry to install ELDs in each truck, and this is a fiscal cost for the firms. However, once the firms install the ELDs, the only costs that will continue in subsequent years will be for maintenance, which are impossible to quantify with accuracy. Once the ELDs are installed, society, including the industry and state and local governments will gain benefits due in part to increased safety. The industry will also experience fiscal benefits due to increased efficiency. The benefits will continue.
Federal law requires the state of Utah to enforce the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, Level VI Inspection Procedures, and Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranics and Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials as defined in 49 CFR part 173.403. Continued enforcement of these regulations requires the Department to adopt 49 CFR Part 385.4. Adoption of this section of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the primary purpose of this amendment. This amendment also makes several technical and grammatical corrections.
The Electronic Logging Devices ELDs and Hours of Service Supporting Documents, 80 FR 78292-01 states: In the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took a very conservative approach to the cost of an ELD. It analyzed the Mobile Computing Platform 50, a higher-end FMS, and included installation, hardware costs, and monthly fees. However, by relying on performance standards and prescribing minimal requirements, FMCSA allowed for use of a basic ELD that would satisfy the rule. The SNPRM estimated an average cost of $495 per Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on an annualized basis where the range is from $165 to $832. In the SNPRM, FMCSA analyzed a range of devices, the most expensive one being $1,675 and the least expensive provided for free as part of a monthly service agreement. The Department of Workforce Services lists 75 motor carriers with offices in Utah that employ 50 or more persons, and 1,613 motor carriers with offices in Utah that employ fewer than 50 persons in NAICS categories 4841, 4842, and 4885.
This rule change will have a fiscal impact on all businesses in the industry. However, the fiscal cost should be less than the fiscal benefit that will result for the industry and the state due to this amendment to the federal regulation, which this change to Rule R909-1 adopts by reference. In its Summary of Annualized Costs and Benefits included in SNPRM, the FMCSA estimates the total annualized cost to the motor carrier industry nationwide at $1,836,000,000. However, the SNPRM estimates the total annualized benefit to the state and the industry will be $3,010,000,000. The difference is an annualized net benefit to the industry of $1,174,000,000.
The U.S Census Bureau estimates that 0.95% of the U.S. population resides in Utah. If Utah accounts for 0.95% of the motor carrier industry, the estimated annualized cost to the industry in Utah is $174,420,000, and the estimated annualized cost to the industry in Utah is $285,950,000. Therefore, this rule change will result in a net benefit to the state of Utah, including the motor carrier industry, of $111,530,000.
It is unlikely that state and local governments will experience any negative fiscal impacts due to this rule change. The state is already regulating this industry and its logging requirements, and local governments do not regulate this industry. If there are any fiscal impacts to state and local governments, they are too remote and notional to measure. However, the state, local governments, and the industry will participate in the benefits.
Carlos E. Braceras, Executive Director of the Department of Transportation, has reviewed and approved this fiscal analysis.
(1) Safety Regulations for Motor Carriers, 49 CFR Parts 350 through 384, Part 385.4, Parts 387 through 399, and Part 40,(October 1, 2014), as amended by the Federal Register through [April 23, 2015]December 16, 2015, are incorporated by reference, except for 49 CFR Parts 391.11(b)(1) and 391.49 as [it applies]they apply to intrastate drivers only. These requirements apply to all motor carrier(s) as defined in 49 CFR Part 390.5, excluding commercial motor vehicles which are designed or used to transport more than 8 and less than 15 passengers (including the driver) for compensation and Utah Code Section 72-9-102(2) engaged in intrastate commerce.
"Implements of Husbandry" is defined in Section 41-1a-102(23) and must [be in compliance]comply with all provisions of Chapter 6, Title 41, Utah Code Annotated. Vehicles meeting this definition are exempt from 49 CFR Part 393 - Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations.
KEY: trucks, transportation safety, implements of husbandry
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [August 24, 2015]2018
Notice of Continuation: August 30, 2016
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-9-103; 72-9-104; 72-9-101; 72-9-301; 72-9-303; 72-9-701; 72-9-703