This statement is filed by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) request for comments on the hours of service (HOS) rules for truck drivers. The regulations were published in April 2003 and were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 16, 2004. Congress subsequently provided that the rules will remain in effect until the effective date of a new final rule addressing the issues raised by the court or September 30, 2005, whichever occurs first.

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