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108 STAT. 1678 PUBLIC LAW 103-311—AUG. 26, 1994 have used, in violation of law or Federal regulation, alcohol or a controlled substance; (3) any use by the driver, during the preceding 3 years, in violation of law or Federal regulation, of alcohol or a controlled substance subsequent to completing such a rehabilitation program; and (4) any other matters determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be appropriate and useful for determining the driver's safety performance. (c) FORMER EMPLOYER.—For purposes of this section, a former employer is any person who employed the driver in the preceding 3 years. SEC. 116. RETENTION OF SHIPPING PAPERS. Section 5110 (relating to shipping papers and disclosure) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) RETENTION OF PAPERS. — After the hazardous material to which a shipping paper provided to a carrier under subsection (a) applies is no longer in transportation, the person who provided the shipping paper and the carrier required to maintain it under subsection (a) shall retain the paper or electronic image thereof for a period of 1 year to be accessible through their respective principal places of business. Such person and carrier shall, upon request, make the shipping paper available to a Federal, State, or local government agency at reasonable times and locations.". 49 USC 5121 SEC. 116. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR REPORTING. The Secretary of Transportation shall designate a toll free telephone number for transporters of hazardous materisds and other individuals to report to the Secretary possible violations of chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, or any order or regulation issued under that chapter. SEC. 117. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PACKAGING. — (1) Sections 5102(3)(C)(ii) and 5102(4)(A)(iii) are each amended by striking "packages" and inserting "packagings". (2) Sections 5103(b)(l)(A)(iii), 5121(c)(l)(A), 5125(b)(l)(E), and 5126(a) are each amended by striking "a package or" and inserting "a packaging or a". (3) Section 5108(a)( IXD) is amended— (A) by striking "a bulk package" and inserting in lieu thereof "a bulk packaging"; and (B) by striking "the package" and inserting "the bulk packaging". (b) OTHER. —Section 5104(a)(1) is amended by striking "or package" each place it appears and inserting ", package, or packaging (or a component of a container, package, or packaging)". SEC. lia HOURS OF SERVICE RULEMAKING FOR FARMERS AND RETAIL FARM SUPPLIERS. Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of Trsinsportation shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether or not the requirements of section 395.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to hours of service, may be waived for farmers and retail farm suppliers when such farmers and retail farm suppliers are transporting crops