Notices. Notice of revised regulatory exemption
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BILLING CODE 4910-22-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28043] Hours of Service
(HOS)of Drivers; Revision of Exemption; American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA)AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of revised regulatory exemption. SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces a revision to the list of member motor carriers of the American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA)that were granted an exemption from FMCSA's prohibition on driving commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs)after the 14th hour after the driver comes on duty, during the periods of June 28-July 8, inclusive, in 2011 and 2012. The exemption covered renewal of 53 APA-member motor carriers and added 9 new APA-member carriers. It allowed drivers of specified carriers who operate CMVs in conjunction with staging fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour period. These drivers continue to be subject to the 11-hour driving time limit and the 60- and 70-hour weekly on-duty limits. This revision, requested by APA, removes 14 APA-member carriers that have either gone out of business or no longer require the exemption. DATES: This revision to the exemption is effective during the period of June 28, 2012, through July 8, 2012, inclusive. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine Hydock, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, Telephone: 202-366-4325. Email: *MCPSD@dot.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA may grant an exemption from the HOS requirements in 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) for up to 2 years if it finds “such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption” (49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1)). The initial APA application for waiver or exemption relief from the 14-hour rule was submitted in 2004; a copy of the application is in the docket. That application fully describes the nature of the pyrotechnic operations of the CMV drivers employed by APA-member motor carriers during a typical Independence Day period. The CMV drivers are trained pyrotechnicians and hold commercial driver's licenses with hazardous materials endorsements. They transport fireworks and related equipment by CMV on a very demanding schedule, often to remote locations. After they arrive, the APA drivers are responsible for set-up and staging of the fireworks shows. In 2011, FMCSA granted an exemption renewal to 53 APA-member motor carriers and added 9 new APA-member carriers (76 FR 37876 and 76 FR 37880, June 28, 2011) for their Independence Day fireworks displays in 2011 and 2012. APA is currently requesting removal from the 2012 Independence Day exemption of 14 APA-member companies that have either gone out of business or no longer require the exemption. A list of these companies is included as Appendix A and a revised list of the 48 APA-member companies, still covered by the 2012 exemption is included as Appendix B to this notice. The HOS rules prohibit a property-carrying CMV driver from driving after the 14th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty (49 CFR 395.3(a)(2)). During the periods June 28-July 8, 2012, inclusive, the companies named in Appendix B, and CMV drivers employed by them, will be exempt from section 395.3(a)(2) if they are operating in conjunction with the staging of fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day. The exemption permits CMV drivers engaged in these operations to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14-hour on-duty period. These drivers must continue to obtain 10 consecutive hours off duty prior to the 14-hour period, and observe the 11-hour driving time limit, as well as the 60- and 70-hour on-duty limits. The drivers must comply with all other applicable provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 390-399). For a full explanation of the terms and conditions of the exemption, see the **Federal Register** notice published on June 28, 2011 (76 FR 37876-37882). Issued on: June 21, 2012. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. Appendix A to the Notice of Revised Regulatory Exemption for the American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA)[Removal of 14 Motor Carriers for a Limited HOS Exemption during the 2012 Independence Day Celebrations] Motor carrier Address 1 Address 2 DOT No. 1. Arrowhead Fireworks Co., Inc 3625 Normanna Rd Duluth, MN 55803 125673 2. Atlas Pyrovision Productions, Inc 136 Old Sharon Rd Jaffrey, NH 03452 789777 3. Fireworks Productions of Arizona, Ltd 17034 S 54th Street Chandler, AZ 85226 948780 4. Ingram Enterprises dba Fireworks over America 6597 W Independece Drive Springfield, MO 65802 0268419 5. Island Fireworks Company N735 825th St Hager City, WI 54014 414583 6. Jake's Fireworks/Fireworks Spectacular 2311 A West 4th St Pittsburg, KS 66762 449599 7. Johnny Rockets Fireworks Display Co 4410 N. Hamilton Chicago, IL 60625 1263181 8. Montana Display Inc 9480 Inspiration Drive Missoula, MT 59808 1030231 9. Rich Brothers Company 700 S Marion Rd Sioux Falls, SD 57106 001356 10. Wald & Co., Inc PO Box 319 Greenwood, MO 64034-0319 087079 11. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, USA Inc 5700 Maple Road Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 148477 12. Winco Fireworks Int. LLC 1992 NW Hwy 50 Lone Jack, MO 259688 13. Victory Fireworks Inc 579 Vincent Lane Ellsworth, WI 54011 539751 14. Young Explosives Corp P.O. Box 18653 Rochester, NY 450304 Appendix B to the Notice of Revised Regulatory Exemption for the American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA)[For a Limited HOS Exemption for 48 Motor Carriers during the 2012 Independence Day Celebrations] Motor carrier Address 1 Address 2 DOT No. 1. Alonzo Fireworks Display, Inc 12 County Rd 75 Mechanicsville, NY 12118 420639 2. American Fireworks Company 7041 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236 103972 3. AM Pyrotechnics, LLC 2429 East 535th Rd Buffalo, MO 65622 1034961 4. Arthur Rozzi Pyrotechnics 6607 Red Hawk Ct Maineville, OH 45039 2008107 5. Atlas Enterprises Inc 6601 Nine Mile Azle Rd Fort Worth, TX 76135 0116910 6. B.J. Alan Company 555 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd Youngstown, OH 44502-1102 262140 7. Cartwright Fireworks, Inc 1608 Keely Road Franklin, PA 16323 882283 8. Central States Fireworks, Inc 18034 Kincaid Street Athens, IL 62613 1022659 9. Colonial Fireworks Company 5225 Telegraph Road Toledo, OH 43612 177274 10. East Coast Pyrotechnics, Inc 4652 Catawba River Rd Catawba, SC 29704 545033 11. Entertainment Fireworks, Inc P.O. Box 7160 Olympia, WA 98507-7160 680942 12. Falcon Fireworks 3411 Courthouse Road Guyton, GA 31312 1037954 13. Fireworks & Stage FX America P.O. Box 488 Lakeside, CA 92040 908304 14. Fireworks by Grucci, Inc 1 Grucci Lane Brookhaven, NY 11719 324490 15. Fireworks Extravaganza 58 Maple Lane Otisville, NY 10963 2064141 16. Fireworks West Internationale 3200 West 910 North Logan, UT 84321 245423 17. Garden State Fireworks, Inc 383 Carlton Road Millington, NJ 07946 435878 18. Gateway Fireworks Displays P.O. Box 39327 St Louis, MO 63139 1325301 19. Global Pyrotechnics Solutions, Inc 10476 Sunset Drive Dittmer, MO 63023 1183902 20. Great Lakes Fireworks 24805 Marine Eastpointe, MI 48021 1011216 21. Hamburg Fireworks Display Inc 4300 Logan Lancaster Rd Lancaster, OH 395079 22. Hi-Tech FX, LLC 1135 Ave. I Fort Madison, IA 52627 1549055 23. Hollywood Pyrotechnics, Inc 1567 Antler Point Eagan, MN 55122 1061068 24. J&M Displays, Inc 18064 170th Ave Yarmouth, IA 52660 377461 25. Kellner's Fireworks Inc 478 Old Rte 8 Harrisville, PA 481553 26. Lantis Productions dba Lantis Fireworks and Lasers P.O. Box 491 Draper, UT 84202 195428 27. Legion Fireworks Co., Inc 10 Legion Lane Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 554391 28. Mad Bomber/Planet Productions P.O. Box 294 Kingsbury, IN 46345 777176 29. North Central Industries, Inc 1500 E. Washington Muncie, IN 47305 00165755 30. Precocious Pyrotechnics, Inc 4420-278th Ave NW Belgrade, MN 56312 435931 31. Pyro Engineering Inc., dba/Bay Fireworks 110 Route 110, Suite 102 Huntington Station, NY 11746 530262 32. Pyro Shows Inc 701 W. Central Ave LaFollette, TN 37766 456818 33. Pyro Spectacluars, Inc 3196 N Locust Ave Rialto, CA 92376 029329 34. Pyro Spectaculars North, Inc 5301 Lang Avenue McClellan, CA 95652 1671438 35. Pyrotechnic Display, Inc 8450 W. St. Francis Rd Frankfort, IL 60423 1929883 36. Pyrotecnico 302 Wilson Rd New Castle, PA 16105 526749 37. Pyrotecnico of Louisiana, LLC 60 West Ct Mandeville, LA 70471 548303 38. Rainbow Fireworks, Inc 76 Plum Ave Inman, KS 67546 1139643 39. RES Specialty Pyrotechnics 21595 286th St Belle Plaine, MN 56011 523981 40. Rozzi's Famous Fireworks, Inc 11605 North Lebanon Rd Loveland, OH 45140 0483686 41. Skyworks, Ltd 13513 W. Carrier Rd Carrier, OK 73727 1421047 42. Spielbauer Fireworks Co, Inc 220 Roselawn Blvd Green Bay, WI 54301 046479 43. Stonebraker-Rocky Mountain Fireworks Co 5650 Lowell Blvd, Unit E Denver, CO 80221 0029845 44. Vermont Fireworks Co., Inc./Northstar Fireworks Co., Inc 2235 Vermont Route 14 South East Montpelier, VT 05651 310632 45. Western Display Fireworks, Ltd 10946 S. New Era Rd Canby, OR 97013 498941 46. Western Enterprises, Inc P.O. Box 160 Carrier, OK 73727 203517 47. Wolverine Fireworks Display, Inc 205 W Seidlers Kawkawlin, MI 376857 48. Zambelli Fireworks MFG, Co., Inc P.O. Box 1463 New Castle, PA 16103 033167 [FR Doc. 2012-15745 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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