Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy has announced a significant deregulatory initiative involving 52 actions across three key agencies: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). These measures aim to eliminate regulations deemed unnecessary or outdated, without compromising safety.
"Big government has been a big failure. Under President Trump’s leadership, my department is slashing duplicative and outdated regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome, waste taxpayer dollars, and fail to ensure safety," said Secretary Duffy. "These are common sense changes that will help us build a more efficient government that better reflects the needs of the American people."
The initiative targets redundant rules, including those related to construction contracts at FHWA and outdated FMCSA requirements for paper copies of Electronic Logging Device manuals. Additionally, changes in FMCSA regulations will ease requirements for military technicians operating commercial trucks for military purposes.
In NHTSA's domain, proposed amendments include using appropriately sized crash test dummies in car seat side impact tests to aid manufacturers in developing safer products efficiently.
Of the 52 actions, 43 are at the Notice Proposed Rulemaking stage, seven are final rules, and two involve withdrawing rulemaking actions. The Department has reestablished its Regulatory Reform Task Force as part of this agenda.
Sixteen deregulatory actions were taken at FHWA, including rescinding regulations on projects of national significance and requirements regarding bridges on federal dams. Similarly, FMCSA undertook twenty deregulatory actions such as repealing motor carrier routing regulations and amending certification requirements for rear impact protection guards.
NHTSA also contributed with sixteen deregulatory actions like removing obsolete directives from phase-in reporting requirements and amending standards for child restraint systems.
Overall, these deregulatory efforts align with Executive Orders aimed at unleashing prosperity through deregulation and ensuring lawful governance under President Trump's administration.
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