Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Revision of Exemption; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA)

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

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