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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to overhaul hours of service rules for truck drivers, but retains an exemption �������ϲʿ���Ԥ�� successfully advocated for in 1995. The proposal was released on Wednesday December 29, 2010, with the comment period ending February 28, 2011. �������ϲʿ���Ԥ�� will submit comments in support of retaining the construction exemption. The  exemption allows drivers transporting construction materials and equipment to or from an active construction site within a 50-air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location of the driver to restart the on-duty counting period following any off-duty period of 24 or more successive hours. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for drivers not included within the transporting of construction material provision would: • Retain a portion of the “34-hour restart” provision allowing drivers to restart their weekly clock by taking at least 34 consecutive hours off-duty. However, the restart provision would be revised by requiring that it include two consecutive off-duty periods from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Drivers would be allowed to use this restart only once during a 7-day period, essentially creating a mandatory “weekend.” • Decrease daily “on-duty” time from a maximum 14 to 13 hours. Drivers would continue to be allowed to drive   either 10 or 11 hours within a 14-hour “window.” • Require a minimum 30-minute break after a maximum of 7 hours driving or working in order for a driver to continue driving. • Permit the standard 14-hour window to be extended to 16 hours twice a week. (However, this does not mean an increase in on-duty or driving time, only that the driver would have more time to complete tasks.) • Seek public comment on whether daily driving time should be reduced from the current 11 hours to 10 hours. (However, FMCSA says it now favors a 10-hour limit.)