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Entry-Level Driver Training: National Ground Water Association; Application for Exemption

Notice of final disposition; denial of application for exemption.

FMCSA announces its decision to deny the exemption request from the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). NGWA sought an exemption from the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations "for individuals operating class B ground water well drilling rigs." FMCSA analyzed the exemption application and public comments and determined that the exemption would not achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.

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