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§ 382.119 Stand-down waiver provision.

Current wording, effective September 29, 2022.

eCFR as of June 13, 2024 ↗
49 CFR § 382.119 — Stand-down waiver provision.. Text in force on June 13, 2024. This wording effective September 29, 2022 to present. Source: eCFR as of June 13, 2024, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2024-06-13/title-49/section-382.119. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.119?asof=2024-06-13, 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 Safety Programs (MC-SS), 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007; 87 FR 59035, Sept. 29, 2022]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2001
  1. Sept. 29, 2022 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [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. previous
    [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.