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Basis for Renewing the Exemption
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an
exemption may be granted for no longer
than 2 years from its approval date and
may be renewed upon application for
additional 2-year periods. In accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), Mr.
Parker has satisfied the entry conditions
for obtaining an exemption from the
vision requirements (67 FR 54525, 68
FR 8794 and 68 FR 10583). He has
requested timely renewal of the vision
exemption and has submitted evidence
showing that the vision in the better eye
continues to meet the standard specified
at 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) and that the
vision impairment is stable. In addition,
a review of his record of safety while
driving with the vision deficiency over
the past two years indicates he
continues to meet the vision exemption
standards. He is ‘‘otherwise’’ qualified
to drive a CMV because he meets the
alternative physical qualification
standards for the loss of a limb under 49
CFR 391.49. These factors provide an
adequate basis for predicting his ability
to continue to drive safely in interstate
commerce. Therefore, the FMCSA
concludes that extending the exemption
for Mr. Parker for a period of two years
is likely to achieve a level of safety
equal to that existing without the
exemption.
Comments
The FMCSA will review comments
received at any time concerning Mr.
Parker’s safety record and determine if
the continuation of the exemption is
consistent with the requirements at 49
U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e). However,
the FMCSA requests that interested
parties with specific data concerning
Mr. Parker’s safety record submit
comments by March 24, 2005.
In the past, the FMCSA has received
comments from Advocates for Highway
and Auto Safety (Advocates) expressing
continued opposition to the FMCSA’s
procedures for renewing exemptions
from the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10). Specifically, Advocates
objects to the agency’s extension of the
exemptions without any opportunity for
public comment prior to the decision to
renew and its reliance on a summary
statement of evidence to make its
decision to extend the exemption of
each driver.
The issues raised by Advocates were
addressed at length in 69 FR 51346
(August 18, 2004). The FMCSA
continues to find its exemption process
appropriate and in accordance with the
statutory and regulatory requirements.
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Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator, Policy and Program
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington,
DC 20590, or Ms. Debra Steward, Office
of Information Technology and
Productivity Improvement, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt
of their respective comments must
include a self-addressed stamped
postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB
control number 2130–0552.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6230 or (202) 493–6170, or E-mail to Mr.
Brogan at robert.brogan@fra.dot.gov, or
to Ms. Steward at
debra.steward@fra.dot.gov. Please refer
to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
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Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
or Debra Steward, Office of Information
Technology and Productivity
Improvement, RAD–20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6139).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat. 163
(1995) (codified as revised at 44 U.S.C.
3501–3520), and its implementing
regulations, 5 CFR Part 1320, require
Federal agencies to provide 60-days
notice to the public for comment on
information collection activities before
seeking approval for reinstatement or
renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below are brief summaries of the
three currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0552.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to promote
rail safety and the health of railroad
workers by ensuring that all locomotive
crew members have access to toilet/
sanitary facilities—on as needed basis—
which are functioning and hygienic.
Also, the collection of information is
used by FRA to ensure that railroads
repair defective locomotive toilet/
sanitary facilities within 10 calendar
days of the date on which these units
becomes defective.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
Averate
time per
response
(seconds)
Total
annual
burden
hours
(seconds)
Total
annual
burden
cost
CFR section
Respondent universe
Total annual
responses
229.137(d)—Sanitation—Locomotive Defective or Unsanitary Toilet Fcility Placed in
Trailing Service—Clear Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.137(e)—Sanitation—Locomotive Defective Toilet Facility—Clear Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.139(d)—Servicing—Locomotive Used
in Transfer or Switching Service with Defective Toilet Facility—Date Defective.
Class I and II railroads ................
15,600 notices ...........
90
390
$9,750
Class I and II railroads ................
15,600 notices ...........
90
390
9,750
Class I ands II railroads ..............
93,600 notations ........
30
780
19,500
Total Responses: 124,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,560 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 15,
2005.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Office of Information Technology and
Support Systems, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–3374 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements
(ICRs) for clearance by the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified
below.
Comments must be received no
later than April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington,
DC 20590, or Ms. Debra Steward, Office
of Information Technology and
Productivity Improvement, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt
of their respective comments must
include a self-addressed stamped
postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB
control number 2130–0533.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6230 or (202) 493–6170, or e-mail to Mr.
Brogan at robert.brogan@fra.dot.gov, or
to Ms. Steward at
debra.steward@fra.dot.gov. Please refer
to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
DATES:
PO 00000
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or Debra Steward, Office of Information
Technology and Productivity
Improvement, RAD–20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6139).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, section 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on
specific aspects of the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Debra Steward, Office of Information Technology and
Productivity Improvement, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their respective comments must
include a self-addressed stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB
control number 2130-0552.'' Alternatively, comments may be transmitted
via facsimile to (202) 493-6230 or (202) 493-6170, or E-mail to Mr.
Brogan at robert.brogan@fra.dot.gov, or to Ms. Steward at
debra.steward@fra.dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number in any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments
received in response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include
them in its information collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292) or Debra Steward, Office of Information Technology and
Productivity Improvement, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6139). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below are brief summaries of the three currently approved
information collection activities that FRA will
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submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA:
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0552.
Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to promote
rail safety and the health of railroad workers by ensuring that all
locomotive crew members have access to toilet/sanitary facilities--on
as needed basis--which are functioning and hygienic. Also, the
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads
repair defective locomotive toilet/sanitary facilities within 10
calendar days of the date on which these units becomes defective.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
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Total
Averate annual Total
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses time per burden annual
response hours burden
(seconds) (seconds) cost
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229.137(d)--Sanitation--Locomotiv Class I and II railroads...................... 15,600 notices.................. 90 390 $9,750
e Defective or Unsanitary Toilet
Fcility Placed in Trailing
Service--Clear Markings:
Unavailable For Use.
229.137(e)--Sanitation--Locomotive Class I and II railroads...................... 15,600 notices.................. 90 390 9,750
Defective Toilet Facility--Clear
Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.139(d)--Servicing--Locomotive Class I ands II railroads..................... 93,600 notations................ 30 780 19,500
Used in Transfer or Switching
Service with Defective Toilet
Facility--Date Defective.
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Total Responses: 124,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,560 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2005.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-3374 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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