Source: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/esc-msc-regional-emergency-declaration-2019-001-01-18-2019
Timestamp: 2020-08-07 13:07:11
Document Index: 327471007

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 390', 'arts 390', 'arts 390', 'art 3', 'art 383', 'art 3', 'arts 100', '§ 390', '§ 390', '§ 390']

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ESC-MSC - Regional Emergency Declaration 2019-001 - 01-18-2019
esc-msc-regional-emergency-declaration-2019-001-01-18-2019.pdf
CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW
HAMPSIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND
In accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR § 390.23, the Regional Field Administrator and the Field Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Midwestern and Eastern Service Centers hereby declare that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Regional Emergency Declaration and an exemption from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), except as otherwise restricted in this Emergency Declaration. Such emergency is in response to significant winter storms and anticipated heating and other fuel shortages in the Affected States. This Declaration addresses the anticipated emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of heating fuels, including propane, natural gas, and heating oil, and other fuel products, including gasoline, into the Affected States and provides necessary relief. Affected States included in this Emergency Declaration are: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
By execution of this extension of the Emergency Declaration, motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance supporting emergency relief efforts transporting heating fuel, including propane, natural gas and heating oil, and other fuel products, including gasoline, into the Affected States are granted emergency relief from Parts 390 through 399 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations except as restricted herein.
Nothing contained in this Emergency Declaration shall be construed as an exemption from the controlled substances and alcohol use and testing requirements ( 49 CFR Part 3 82), the commercial driver's license requirements (49 CFR Part 383), the financial responsibility (insurance) requirements ( 49 CFR Part 3 87), the hazardous material regulations ( 49 CFR Parts 100-180), applicable size and weight requirements, or any other portion of the regulations not specifically authorized pursuant to 49 CFR § 390.23.
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), February 2, 2019, whichever is less.