Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA)National Registry Auditing Support Services 

This contract provides comprehensive support services for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Federal Hearing Exemption Program, an initiative authorized under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The program allows individuals who do not meet the federal hearing standard to obtain exemptions and operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, provided the level of safety remains equivalent to or greater than the current regulations.

Established under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, this program allows individuals with seizure disorders to obtain exemptions from federal physical qualification standards to operate commercial motor vehicles, provided they maintain stable treatment and remain seizure-free. New Editions assists the FMCSA in managing approximately 455 active exempted drivers and processing an anticipated 85 new and 160 renewal applications annually, as the Agency lacks the internal resources to execute these functions independently.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses medical examiners (MEs) to conduct examinations and certify that the 6.1 million active interstate and intrastate commercial motor vehicle drivers meet the physical requirements for safety. The National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) allows qualified medical providers to become certified to serve as MEs in support of these efforts. Currently, FMCSA has certified over 69,000 MEs.

New Editions provided operational and management support to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for their Vision Exemption Program (VEP) initiative. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) provides the legislative umbrella for establishing and operating the VEP, which provides exemptions for interstate drivers meeting the programs’ guidelines. Through this program, drivers are offered the opportunity to fully participate in their careers.