Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-4-3l

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 82-4-3l - Transportation of migrant workers

(a) With the following exceptions, 49 C.F.R. Part 398, as in effect on October 1, 2018, is hereby adopted by reference:

(1) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.1:

(A) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.1(a):

(i) A period shall be placed after the word "agriculture."

(ii) The remainder of the paragraph shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "For the purposes of 49 C.F.R. Part 398 only, the definition of agriculture' shall be the definition found in 29 U.S.C. 203(f), as in effect on January 14, 2019. For the purposes of 49 C.F.R. Part 398 only, the definition of employment in agriculture' shall be the same as the definition of agricultural labor' found in 26 U.S.C. 3121(g), as in effect on January 14, 2019."

(B) In paragraph (b), "person, including any for-hire, non-exempt motor carrier conducting contract carriage operations as defined in 49 U.S.C. 13102(4)(B), but not including any for-hire non-exempt motor carrier subject to other requirements in 49 U.S.C. subtitle IV, part B besides contract carriage operations, who or which transports" shall be deleted and replaced by "motor carrier transporting."

(C) In paragraph (d), the definition of "motor vehicle" shall be deleted.

(2) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.2:

(A) In paragraph (a), the phrase "in interstate commerce, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 390.5 " shall be deleted and replaced by "within the state of Kansas."

(B) In paragraph (b)(2), the phrase "in interstate commerce, must comply with the applicable requirements of 49 CFR parts 385, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, and 396" shall be deleted and replaced by "must comply with the applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 385, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3d, 49 C.F.R. Part 390, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3f, 49 C.F.R. Part 391, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3g, 49 C.F.R. Part 392, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3h, 49 C.F.R. Part 393, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3i, 49 C.F.R. Part 395, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3a, and 49 C.F.R. Part 396, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3j."

(3) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.4:

(A) In paragraph (b), the words "jurisdiction in which it is being operated, unless such laws, ordinances and regulations are at variance with specific regulations of this Administration which impose a greater affirmative obligation or restraint" shall be deleted and replaced by "state of Kansas."

(B) In paragraph (k), the phrase "part 393 of this subchapter" shall be deleted and replaced by "49 C.F.R. Part 393, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3i."

(4) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.5:

(A) In paragraph (b), the phrase "part 393 of this subchapter" shall be deleted and replaced by "49 C.F.R. Part 393, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3i."

(B) In paragraph (c), the phrase "as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3i " shall be inserted after "part 393 of this subchapter."

(5) The following revisions shall be made to 49 C.F.R. 398.8:

(A) In paragraph (a), the phrase "Special Agents of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as detailed in appendix B of chapter III of this title" shall be deleted and replaced by "any authorized representative of the commission, and any member of the Kansas highway patrol or any other law enforcement officer in the state who is certified in the inspection of motor carriers based on the motor carrier safety assistance program standards."

(B) Paragraph (b) shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "(b) Prescribed inspection report. A compliance report form approved by the commission shall be used to record findings from motor vehicles selected for final inspection by any authorized representative of the commission, and any member of the Kansas highway patrol or any other law enforcement officer in the state who has been certified in the inspection of motor carriers based on the motor carrier safety assistance program standards."

(C) In paragraph (c)(1), the last sentence shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "A form approved by the commission shall be used to mark vehicles as out of service.'"

(D) The following revision shall be made to paragraph (c)(2):

The phrase "§ 393.52" shall be deleted and replaced by " 49 C.F.R. 393.52, as adopted by K.A.R. 82-4-3i."

(E) Paragraph (c)(4) shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "The person or persons completing the repairs required by the out of service notice shall complete a form to certify repairs approved by the commission. If the driver completes the required repairs, then the driver shall complete the same form."

(F) In paragraph (d)(1), the phrase "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations" shall be deleted and replaced by the phrase "commission's regulations."

(b) As used in this regulation, each reference to a portion of 49 C.F.R. Part 398 shall mean that portion as adopted by reference in this regulation.

(c) Whenever the federal regulations adopted in this regulation refer to portions of the federal regulations or other operating standards that are not already adopted by reference in article 4 of the commission's regulations, the references shall not be applicable to this regulation unless otherwise specifically adopted.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-4-3l

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,112, K.S.A. 66-1,112g, K.S.A. 661,129; effective, T-82-12-29-04, Dec. 29, 2004; effective April 29, 2005; amended Oct. 2, 2009; amended Sept. 20, 2013; amended July 26, 2019; amended by Kansas Register Volume 42, No. 04; effective 2/10/2023.