June 17, 2020 3:20 a.m.

As the COVID-19 emergency continues, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended waivers on commercial driver licensing requirements through September 30th of this year.

A release from the Oregon Department of Transportation said the reissuing of the agency’s March waiver, is part of efforts to continue assisting the movement of essential goods and services during the emergency.

The federal waiver includes:

*All Oregon commercial driver licenses and commercial learner permits expiring between March 1st and September 29th, now expire on September 30th.

*All Oregon CLP holders are eligible to take the CLP skills test without regard to the 14-day waiting period.

*All Oregon CDL holders and CLP holders who certified as non-excepted interstate and whose medical certification expired on or after March 1, retain medical qualification until September 30th, if the medical examiner certificate was issued for 90 days or more.

The release said the Department of Motor Vehicles will not cancel commercial driving privileges for expired medical examiner certificates, if the medical examiner certificate was valid on or after March 1st for a period of 90 days or more.