- FMCSA Issues Emergency Declaration for Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an emergency declaration stating that motor carriers and drivers transporting (i) specialized equipment to seal the ruptured well head and to effect other immediate and necessary repairs of the oil well and/or…
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adjacent pipelines, (ii) booms, skimmers, chemical dispersants, flammable liquids and other oil containment equipment, or (iii) other equipment, supplies and materials used to provide direct assistance for emergency relief efforts related to the above oil spill are exempt from 49 CFR Parts 390-399 from 2:00 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2010, until 11:59 p.m. EDT, May 14, 2010. (Declaration, dated 04/30/10, available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/Oil-Spill-Emergency-Declaration.aspx)