Transcript Part One: Definitions

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
2012 Legislative Briefing – MAP 21
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Housekeeping
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Session Overview
 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21)
Summary
 MAP21 & CVSA’s Reauthorization Policy
Recommendations
 Next Steps
 Discussion
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MAP21 Summary
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27 months – through FY 2014
(Essentially) Level Funding
Division C – Title II / Title IV
HR 4348 – www.thomas.gov
CVSA Summary – www.cvsa.org/news/2012_legislative.php
Themes:
 Motorcoach Safety
 Reincarnated carriers
 Higher Fines
 Better Data
 Training
 Safety & Technology
 Study & Report!
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MAP21 Funding Levels
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FY 2013
MCSAP Grants - $215 mil
 BASIC - $168 mil
 High Priority - $15 mil
 New Entrant - $32 mil
CDL - $30 mil
Border - $32 mil
PRISM - $5 mill
CVISN - $25 mil
Safety Data - $3 mil
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FY 2014
MCSAP Grants - $218 mil
 BASIC - $171 mil
 High Priority - $15 mil
 New Entrant - $32 mil
CDL - $30 mil
Border - $32 mil
PRISM - $5 mil
CVISN - $25 mil
Safety Data - $3 mil
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CVSA Reauthorization Priorities
 Themes
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Improve Flexibility &Efficiency to Enhance Performance
Be More Methodical and Surgical in deploying the 3 E’s
Improve Accountability for all Links in the Safety Chain
Stimulate Innovation by Government and Industry
 12 Priority Policy Issues
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CVSA Reauthorization Policy Positions
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Grant Flexibility
Compliance Reviews
Exemptions
Inter/Intra State
Reciprocity
5. MOE
6. New Entrants
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One Stop Shop
Drug & Alcohol Testing
Outreach
Motorcoach Safety
Onboard Safety Systems
Truck Size & Weight
CVSA Position Papers Available At:
http://www.cvsa.org/reauthorization/index.php
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Grant Flexibility
CVSA Recommendations:
Congress should consolidate and reconfigure the
existing takedowns of the MCSAP, which would
provide states with addition flexibility to better
address individual needs.
MAP21
 Study to reduce administrative burden
 CDL expenses
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Compliance Reviews
CVSA Recommendations
Congress should streamline the Compliance Review
process, while strengthening enforcement and penalties.
MAP21
 Targets reincarnated carriers
 Strengthens enforcement
 Increases to penalties for non-compliance
 Removes ability-to-pay provision
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Safety Exemptions
CVSA Recommendations
Congress should eliminate existing exemptions in code,
require that entities reapply, and strive for uniformity when
exemptions are granted.
MAP21
 Establishes a handful of new exemptions
 Covered Farm Vehicles
 HOS 150 air-mile exemption
 HOS Exemption during National Emergency
 Exemption study
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Inter/Intrastate reciprocity
CVSA Recommendations
Congress should requires that interstate regulations
also apply to INTRAstate operations.
MAP21
 N/A
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Maintenance of Effort
CVSA Recommendations
MOE should be reconfigured along functional and
performance-based lines. It also should be returned
to a fixed MOE period rather than a rolling one.
MAP21
 Set time frame – 2004/2005
 Excludes some expenditures
 Hardship waivers
 LEAD Agency
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New Entrants
CVSA Recommendations
Establish a fee to fund program; maintain 100% funding;
expand eligible expenses to include education/training.
MAP21
 Safety review deadline:
– Property Carriers – 12 months
– Passenger Carriers – 120 days
 Proficiency exam requirement
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One-Stop-Shop
CVSA Recommendations
Establish web-based portal within FMCSA that
combines the common data elements of a number of
programs.
MAP21
 Directs Secretary to make funds available for
improved data collection
 Requires more frequent update of carrier data
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Drug & Alcohol Testing
CVSA Recommendations
Provide FMCSA authority to establish a national drug &
alcohol testing clearinghouse as well as authority to
close down fraudulent drug testing laboratories.
Provide adequate funding.
MAP21
 Directs the Secretary to establish clearinghouse
 Provides for privacy safeguards / strict access controls
 Permits Secretary to collect a fee to fund initiative
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Outreach
CVSA Recommendation
Congress should ensure that funding for education
and outreach remains at 100% and make more
funding available for state initiatives.
MAP21
 Funding is increased
 Funding remains 100%
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Bus and Motorcoach Safety
CVSA Recommendations
CVSA had a number of recommendations regarding
Bus & Motorcoach safety.
 Require EOBRs; State Vehicle Inspections; Safety
Belts; Occupant Protection Standards
 Strengthen carrier requirements on new entrants
MAP21
 Requires EOBRs; Safety Belts; Occupant Protection
Standards
 Investigate Annual Inspections
 Tighter registration requirements, additional oversight
of carriers & drivers
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Onboard Safety Systems
CVSA Recommendation
CVSA supports legislation that encourages accelerated
adoption of advanced safety systems for commercial
vehicles, specifically: electronic brake stroke monitoring
systems; vehicle stability systems; lane departure
warning systems; and collision warning systems.
MAP21
 N/A
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Truck Size & Weight
CVSA Recommendation
Congress should direct DOT to investigate impacts of
increased weights to safety, environment, infrastructure,
etc.
MAP21
 Includes Truck Size & Weight Study, specifically
identifying impacts to safety as item to be researched
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Miscellaneous
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Jason’s Law – provides for truck parking facilities
Incentives for Graduated Drivers License Programs
Analysis of CMV crashworthiness standards
Canadian Safety Rating Reciprocity
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
Minimum entry-level training requirements for CDL
Wetlines Study
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Questions?
Adrienne Gildea
Director, Policy & Government Affairs
301-830-6157 – office
202-213-5890 – cell
[email protected]
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