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FMCSA rule feed: what the agency published lately
FMCSA published 25 documents in the Federal Register between Sep 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026: 24 notices, 1 rule. Each row below links to the official text.
SnapshotFederal Register, FMCSA documentsData period: Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026 publication datesRetrieved Oct 9, 2026, 17:30 UTCretrieved Oct 9, 2026
Open data, retrieved Oct 9, 2026
Publishing pace
Documents per week among the latest 25. The Federal Register lists 5,204 FMCSA documents in all.
The latest documents
Summaries are the first sentence of each document's official abstract, not our interpretation. Click a heading to sort.
| Published | Type | Title (link to source) | Summary (first sentence of the official abstract) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Notice | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Aurora Operations, Inc (USDOT #341156) | FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited five-year exemption to Aurora Operations, Inc. (Aurora) and other motor carriers operating Level 4 automated driving system (ADS)-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), with prior notice... Effective Oct 7, 2026. |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Application for Exemption | FMCSA announces its decision to renew provisionally for one year an exemption to allow drivers with a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by the State of Alaska, and their employers, to rely on a... Effective Oct 12, 2026. |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Notice | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time | In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget... Comments close Dec 7, 2026. |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Notice | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers: Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Pause Their 14-Hour Driving Window | In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public... Comments close Dec 7, 2026. |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Rule | Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration | FMCSA amends its emergency declaration regulations to revise from 14 days to 30 days the length of the relief automatically triggered subsequent to a regional declaration of emergency by a Governor of a State, the Governor's authorized... Effective Oct 5, 2026. |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Notice | Hours of Service of Drivers; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC | FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew and consolidate two exemptions previously granted to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC (Cliffs), formerly ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, LLC, from certain hours-of-service (HOS) and parts and... Comments close Oct 30, 2026. Effective Sep 23, 2026. |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Notice | Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Agri-Tech Aviation | FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from Agri-Tech Aviation requesting an exemption to allow its commercial learner's permit (CLP) holders who have passed the commercial driver's license (CDL) skills test but not yet... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Notice | Electronic Logging Device Requirements: Application for Exemption; Federation of Professional Truckers | FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from the Federation of Professional Truckers (FOPT) requesting an exemption from the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements. |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 20 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Comments close Oct 28, 2026. |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 18 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Comments close Oct 28, 2026. |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from nine individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. Comments close Oct 28, 2026. |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. Comments close Oct 28, 2026. |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Comments close Oct 26, 2026. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Notice | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form | In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments close Oct 15, 2026. |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for nine individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history... Comments close Oct 13, 2026. |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from seven individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that... Comments close Oct 13, 2026. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for five individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 12 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 18 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is... Comments close Oct 9, 2026. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for five individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 14 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements | In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public... Comments close Nov 9, 2026. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 21 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is... Comments close Oct 9, 2026. |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Notice | Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders | FMCSA announces receipt of applications from four individuals for an exemption from the prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that... Comments close Oct 8, 2026. |
A notice is not a new rule. Read the linked document before you act on any row.
What this number means
- In this window the agency published 24 notices, 1 rule. Notices cover things like exemption decisions and information collections; they inform you, they do not by themselves change your obligations.
- The earliest comment deadline still open is Oct 9, 2026.
- Only a final rule changes what you must do, and it has an effective date in its text.
What to do about it
- Skim the titles for the words that touch your operation: hours of service, driver qualification, insurance, safety fitness, electronic logs.
- Open the source link for any row that touches you and check the effective date before you change a process.
- If a comment period is open and a change would hit your costs, a short comment on the docket is how a small carrier gets heard.
Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a reading aid. The linked Federal Register text is the official version.
Why is a row missing?
The list shows the newest documents the API returned at retrieval time. Older documents are on the Federal Register site.
Where do the summaries come from?
They are the first sentence of the abstract the agency supplied. When a document has no abstract, the row says so.
Where the numbers come from
Related: authority and insurance records.
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