Action
Notice of final disposition; granting of application for exemption.
Summary
The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the Isuzu Motors America, Inc. request for an exemption from the Federal commercial driver's license (CDL) requirement in 49 CFR 383.23. The exemption is for 31 Japanese engineers and technicians who will be test-driving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) for Isuzu. All of the individuals hold a valid Japanese commercial driver's license and are specially trained in driving CMVs in Japan. They normally work at Isuzu Motors Limited in Japan where their duties involve developing, designing, and/or testing engines for CMVs that will be manufactured, assembled, sold or primarily used in the United States. The FMCSA believes that enforcement of the terms and conditions of the exemption would ensure that the level of safety for the drivers is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be achieved by complying with the Federal regulations. The exemption would preempt inconsistent State requirements applicable to interstate commerce.