Federal Register #FMCSA-2016-0050

FMCSA provisional safety-exemption renewal for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is provisionally renewing and consolidating safety exemptions for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; no office is identified. - Company named: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, formerly ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor LLC. The notice also denies a separate exemption request from Agri-Tech Aviation. - What the exemption covers: CDL-holding Cleveland-Cliffs employee-drivers transporting steel coils or scrap metal between company production and shipping locations. - Drivers may work up to 16 consecutive hours in a duty period and return to work after at least 8 hours off duty when necessary. - Specified vehicle-equipment relief applies only to specialized steel-coil carriers, not scrap trucks. It concerns heavy-hauler trailer classification, rear side-marker lamp height, tire loading, and metal-coil cargo securement. - Operating limits: Covered movements are limited to two public-road crossings near the East Chicago facility: the Riley Road crossing and the Dickey Road/129th Street intersection. Drivers must hold CDLs, and other applicable safety requirements remain in force. - Comments: FMCSA is requesting public comments on the provisional renewal and consolidation.

Description

FMCSA provisionally renews and consolidates two exemptions previously granted to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC from certain hours-of-service and parts and accessories requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The exemptions cover employee-drivers with commercial driver’s licenses transporting steel coils or scrap metal between the company’s production and shipping locations, allowing up to 16 consecutive hours in a duty period and return to work after at least 8 hours off duty when necessary. The renewal also permits specialized coil-carrier vehicles to operate despite specified requirements concerning trailer classification, rear side-marker lamp height, tire loading, and metal-coil cargo securement; these parts-and-accessories exemptions do not apply to scrap trucks. The provisional exemption is effective September 23, 2026, through March 23, 2027, unless revoked earlier, and FMCSA requests comments by October 30, 2026.

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