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Hours of Service of Drivers; Northern Clearing, Inc.'s Application for Exemption

Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.

FMCSA requests public comment on Northern Clearing Inc.'s (Northern Clearing) application for an exemption from the hours-of- service (HOS) maximum driving time limits for drivers of property- carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The requested exemption would allow Northern Clearing to provide continued restoration, clean up, and re-construction services in North Carolina, under the same conditions set out in the FMCSA Regional Emergency Declaration and Extension of Emergency Declarations Number 2024-008, which was in effect from October 4 through December 26, 2024.

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