Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/847

 PUBLIC LAW 96-296—JULY 1, 1980

94 STAT. 797

"(v) eliminate any other unreasonable restriction that the Commission deems to be wasteful of fuel, inefficient, or contrary to the public interest. "(2) The regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to Regulations. paragraph (I)(B) of this subsection shall provide for final Commission action upon an application not later than 120 days after the date the application is filed with the Commission, except that in extraordinary circumstances, the Commission may extend such deadline for a period of not to exceed 90 additional days. Such regulations shall also Notice and provide for notice and the opportunity for interested parties to comment period. comment, but need not provide for oral evidentiary hearings. In granting or denying applications under paragraph (I)(B) of this subsection, the Commission shall (A) consider, among other things, the impact of the proposed restriction removal upon the consumption of energy resources, potential cost savings and improved efficiency, and the transportation policy set forth in section 10101(a) of this title. Ante, p. 793. and (B) give special consideration to providing and maintaining service to small and rural communities and small shippers. "(i) A person holding (1) a certificate issued under subsection Q)) of this section to provide transportation as a motor common carrier of property, and (2) a permit issued under section 10923 of this subchapter to provide transportation as a motor contract carrier of Post, p. 799. property, may transport property under the certificate in the same motor vehicle and at the same time as property under the permit.". EXEMPTIONS

SEC. 7. (a) Section 10526(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "or by-products thereof not intended for human consumption," after "fresh shellfish," in subparagraph (D); (2) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (C); (3) by inserting "and" after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (D); and (4) by adding at the end of such section the following new subparagraph: "(E) livestock and poultry feed and agricultural seeds and plants, if such products (excluding products otherwise exempt under this paragraph) are transported to a site of agricultural production or to a business enterprise engaged in the sale to agricultural producers of goods used in agricultural production;", (b) Section 10526(a)(8) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(8)(A) transportation of passengers by motor vehicle incidental to transportation by aircraft; "(B) transportation of property (including baggage) by motor vehicle as part of a continuous movement which, prior or subsequent to such part of the continuous movement, has been or will be transported by an air carrier or (to the extent so agreed by the United States and approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board or its successor agency) by a foreign air carrier; or "(C) transportation of property by motor vehicle in lieu of transportation by aircraft because of adverse weather conditions or mechanical failure of the aircraft or other causes due to circumstances beyond the control of the carrier or shipper;".

Agricultural products.

Aircraft passengers and transportation.

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