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§ 382.119 Stand-down waiver provision.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2007, superseded September 29, 2022.

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(a) Employers are prohibited from standing employees down, except consistent with a waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as required under this section.
(b) An employer subject to this part who seeks a waiver from the prohibition against standing down an employee before the MRO has completed the verification process shall follow the procedures in 49 CFR 40.21. The employer must send a written request, which includes all of the information required by that section to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator (or the Administrator's designee)Administration, U.S.1200 DepartmentNew ofJersey TransportationAve., 400 Seventh Street, SWSE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(c) The final decision whether to grant or deny the application for a waiver will be made by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee.
(d) After a decision is signed by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, the employer will be sent a copy of the decision, which will include the terms and conditions for the waiver or the reason for denying the application for a waiver.
(e) Questions regarding waiver applications should be directed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), Federal1200 MotorNew CarrierJersey Safety AdministrationAve., 400 Seventh Street, SWSE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
[66 TheFR telephone43103, numberAug. is17, (202)2001, 366-5720as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]

49 CFR § 382.119 — Stand-down waiver provision.. Text in force on October 1, 2007. This wording effective October 1, 2007 to September 29, 2022. Source: govinfo, 2007 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2007-title49-vol5/CFR-2007-title49-vol5-sec382-119. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.119?asof=2007-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Employers are prohibited from standing employees down, except consistent with a waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as required under this section.

(b) An employer subject to this part who seeks a waiver from the prohibition against standing down an employee before the MRO has completed the verification process shall follow the procedures in 49 CFR 40.21. The employer must send a written request, which includes all of the information required by that section to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

(c) The final decision whether to grant or deny the application for a waiver will be made by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee.

(d) After a decision is signed by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, the employer will be sent a copy of the decision, which will include the terms and conditions for the waiver or the reason for denying the application for a waiver.

(e) Questions regarding waiver applications should be directed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2001
  1. Sept. 29, 2022 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 87 FR 59035, Sept. 29, 2022]
  2. Oct. 1, 2007 → Sept. 29, 2022annual editions 2007–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]
  3. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2001–2006

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.