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Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties: Applicability to the Exception for Certain Military Personnel

Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

FMCSA proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations (FMCSRs) to allow dual-status military technicians to qualify for the exception for certain military personnel from commercial driver license (CDL) standards. This rulemaking responds to a petition for rulemaking submitted by James D. Welch.

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