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This article is reprinted from the USDA's July 29 Grain Transportation Report.

On July 26, OMB received a draft notice of proposed rulemaking regarding drivers’ hours of service, for a 90-day review.

The OMB review is part of the October 26, 2009 settlement agreement between Public Citizen and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

The agreement delays judicial review of the current hours of service rule, pending publication of a new notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register in late October 2010.

Public Citizen objects to an 11th hour of driving during a 14-hour maximum on duty period.

They also object to the ability of drivers to restart a 7 or 8 consecutive day period of 60 or 70 hours maximum on-duty time after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty.

For more information, call Surajudeen (Deen) Olowolayemo, USDA, at 202-694-3050.

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• USDA Grain Transportation Report

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