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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
FMCSA Announces Hours-of-Service Emergency Declaration Extension Until February 28, 2021 
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced an extension to the Hours-of-Service Emergency Declaration, until February 28, 2021. Read more on the declaration.

This declaration includes:
· Livestock and livestock feed. FMCSA has informed us that the relief is only available to transporters of finished feed. Transporters of feed ingredients are ineligible.
· Medical supplies and equipment related to the testing, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19,
· Vaccines, constituent products, and medical supplies and equipment including ancillary supplies/kits for the administration of vaccines, related to the prevention of COVID-19,
· Supplies and equipment necessary for community safety, sanitation, and prevention of community transmission of COVID-19 such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, soap and disinfectants,
Food, paper products, and other groceries for emergency restocking of distribution centers or stores.

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