WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice called: Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements; Driver Qualification Requirements: Waste Management Holdings, Inc.; Application for Exemptions.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 13 by Derek Barrs, Administrator.

Summary: FMCSA announces its decision to grant in part and deny in part the exemption application from Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (WM) for a period of two years. FMCSA grants WM's request for limited relief from certain driver qualification requirements to allow WM to use the exception for a "single-employer driver" when it transfers drivers among affiliates. FMCSA also grants a limited exemption from the requireme...