Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16/12/2019

FMCSA Requests Public Comments on Proposed Rule to Rescind Hearing Requirement for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public input on the National Association of the Deaf's (NAD) petition to repeal the requirement that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers must be able to hear, as well as amend the requirement that drivers must be able to speak and the rule prohibiting the use of interpreters during the CDL skills test, citing outdated stereotypes about deaf and hard of hearing individuals.