State Vermont
Agency of Transportation
Department of Motor Vehicles
Enforcement & Safety Division
120 State Street 
Montpelier, VI' 05603 

Declaration Of Emergency Notice (Title 49 CFR 390.23)
Transportation of Heating Fuels and Bulk Petroleum Products

Pursuant to 49 CFR Section 390.23 and Vermont Title 5 VSA 2101, the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles declares that an emergency exists pertaining to the delivery of heating fuels and bulk petroleum products within the State of Vermont.
The emergency exemption is issued in connection with emergency conditions as a result of below average cold temperatures, continued weather activities and high demands for fuel regionally. It is deemed that an extension of the declaration of emergency is required to ensure the continuation of these essential services within the State.

Because of the emergency conditions, the following Declaration of Emergency is ordered:

1. Relief from the Hours of Service Regulations contained in 49 CFR 395.3 of the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations adopted pursuant to Title 5 VSA 2101, for motor carriers providing delivery of home heating fuels to customers in Vermont. The relief applies to motor carriers engaged in the transportation of home heating fuels from bulk terminal locations and local delivery operations. Relief also applies to transportation of bulk petroleum products.
2. No motor carrier operating under the terms of this declaration shall require or allow a  fatigued or ill driver to operate a motor vehicle. A driver who informs a carrier that he or she needs immediate rest shall be given at least ten consecutive hours' off-duty before the driver is required to return to service.
3. Motor Carriers that have an Out of Service Order in effect cannot take advantage of the relief from regulations that this declaration provides under Title 49 CFR 390.23.
4. Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an exemption from the Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing requirements, Commercial Driver's License requirements, Financial Responsibility requirements, Size and Weight requirements or any other portion of the regulations not specifically identified.
5. Drivers for motor carriers that operate under this Declaration of Emergency Notice must have a copy in their possession.
6. Consistent with Title 49 CFR Part 390.23, the Emergency Declaration extension is effective immediately and will expire on January 20, 2018 at 11:59 P.M.

Upon termination of direct assistance to this emergency relief effort, no motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive nor shall any such driver drive in commerce until the driver has met the requirements of SS 395.3(a), (b) and (c) of this chapter.
Issued at 3:00 P.M. on January 3, 2018.

Wanda Minoli,
Interim Commissioner
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles