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# Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration vs Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: FederalRegisterCompliancePulse comparison

**Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (2026-08-10) and Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (2026-10-05) are peer FederalRegisterCompliancePulse records.**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · [Compiled by Zalwin](/research/federalregistercompliancepulse) from Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) Copy citation

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## How does Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration compare to Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?

| Field | Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| Type | Proposed rule | Final rule |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | Final rule. |
| Published | 2026-08-10 | 2026-10-05 |
| Comments close | 2026-10-09 | |
| Significant | No | No |
| CFR parts | 49 CFR 390, 49 CFR 391 | 49 CFR 390 |
| Summary | FMCSA proposes to codify the English language proficiency (ELP) driver qualification requirement as an out-of-service (OOS) violation. The rulemaking would ensure uniform enforcement by aligning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) with the current enforcement tolerances in the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). The rulemaking responds to a petition from CVSA. | FMCSA amends its emergency declaration regulations to revise from 14 days to 30 days the length of the relief automatically triggered subsequent to a regional declaration of emergency by a Governor of a State, the Governor's authorized representative, or FMCSA. This action is in response to several petitions for reconsideration received after publication of a final rule in October 2023. |
| Document number | 2026-16288 | 2026-20325 |
| Effective | | 2026-10-05 |
| Action Urgency Score | 20/100 | 30/100 |
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Official records: [Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16288/english-language-proficiency-out-of-service-criteria) · [Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/05/2026-20325/clarification-to-the-applicability-of-emergency-exemptions-response-to-petitions-for-reconsideration)

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