Regulatory Alert
Multi-State Hours of Service Waiver Issued for Gasoline, Diesel and Jet Fuel
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a multistate Hours of Service waiver for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel through March 17, 2023, for the following states due to an unanticipated shutdown of the Suncor refinery in Colorado: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
The emergency declaration applies to all states and jurisdictions listed above. This waiver covers all fuel deliveries in the states and jurisdictions listed because they support the "emergency," which in this case, is maintaining adequate fuel distribution in those areas.
Important: The FMCSA waiver covers interstate shipment of fuel in and out of the states and jurisdictions listed in the waiver letter. The FMCSA waiver does not cover intrastate only shipments (deliveries that stay within the boundaries of a single state). State governors must issue waivers for intrastate shipments within their boundaries. State Governors typically issue such waivers as part of their Emergency Declaration, or when FMCSA waivers are put into effect. Some of these states have already issued intrastate HOS waivers. Click here to read the notice and here for questions regarding the waiver.
The Energy Marketers of America will continue to work closely with the FMCSA, DOE, DHS/FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure emergency preparedness and response waivers and solutions to problems that arise in response to the Suncor refinery outage.
Click here to read the notice and here for questions regarding the waiver.