§ 382.119 Stand-down waiver provision.
Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2007, superseded September 29, 2022.
(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- [66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 87 FR 59035, Sept. 29, 2022]
- [66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]
- 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.