<searchTitle>Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>2024-24446</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</agency>
<agency order="2">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</agency>
<effectiveDate>2024-04-15</effectiveDate>
<departmentDoc>Docket No. FMCSA-2017-0319</departmentDoc>
<billingCode>4910-EX-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>2024-24446</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice of final disposition; grant of application for exemption.</action>
<summary>FMCSA announces its decision to renew an exemption requested by the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of American Trucking Associations (ATA), which will allow certain alternative methods for the securement of agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes and bins and large fiberglass tubs, as well as hay, straw, and cotton bales that are grouped together into large singular units. FMCSA concludes that renewing the exemption, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, is likely to achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be achieved absent the exemption.</summary>
<dates>This renewed exemption is effective April 15, 2024, through April 15, 2029.</dates>
<contact>Mr. David Sutula, Chief, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-9209; MCPSV@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dockets Operations at (202) 366-9826.</contact>
<tocSubject1>Exemption Renewal</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, </tocDoc>
<emailRef>MCPSD@dot.gov</emailRef>
<emailRef>MCPSV@dot.gov</emailRef>
<urlRef>https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2017-0319/document</urlRef>