Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Issued, 17503-17504 [05-6728]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 6, 2005 / Notices copies for staff and the audience at your discretion. 7. The meeting is designed to solicit public views and gather additional information for our regulatory review. Therefore, the meeting will be conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner. No individual will be subject to cross-examination by any other participant; however, DOT representatives may ask questions. In developing prepared remarks, participants should leave time for questions and discussion by the panel during their remarks. 8. We will consider all comments made at the public meeting and those written comments submitted to the docket before publishing a report providing at least a brief response to the comments we have received, including a description of any further action we intend to take. 9. We have tried to accurately allocate time to the participants based on the issues raised in their initial comments and requests for participation. However, we intend to keep the public meeting flowing so participants and others interested in a specific agenda item should arrive early. Public Meeting Agenda 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks. 9:40–10 a.m. Electronic Recordkeeping; Locomotive Inspections. Administration: Federal Railroad Administration. Participant: Association of American Railroads. 10–10:40 a.m. Hours of Service. Administration: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Participants: Association of American Railroads; American Road & Transportation Builders Association; American Trucking Associations. 10:40–11 a.m. Controlled Substances Testing Requirements; Commercial Vehicle Lighting; Safety Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers. 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Participants: Air Transport Association of America, Inc.; Air Carrier Association of America; United Air Lines, Inc. 4–4:15 p.m. Rates and Tariffs; CodeShare Requirements; Joint-Venture Agreements. Administration: Office of the Secretary of Transportation. Participant: United Air Lines, Inc. 4:15–4:30 p.m. Interpretations of Regulations/Enforcement— Aviation. Administration: Office of the Secretary of Transportation. Participants: American Society of Travel Agents, Inc.; Air Carrier Association of America. The Department appreciates the efforts and the information provided by PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17503 all of the participants in this process. We continue to welcome and encourage comments until April 29, 2005, and those comments will be taken into consideration in our final report. Regulatory Notices Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit https:// dms.dot.gov. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 610; E.O. 12866, 58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993. Issued this 30th day of March, 2005, in Washington, DC. Rosalind A. Knapp, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 05–6723 Filed 4–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–62–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE–2005–18] Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of disposition of prior petition. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains the disposition of certain petitions previously received. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public’s awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenna Sinclair (425–227–1556), Transport Airplane Directorate (ANM– 113), Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056; or John Linsenmeyer (202– 267–5174), Office of Rulemaking (ARM– 1), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91. E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 17504 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 6, 2005 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2005. Brenda D. Courtney, Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. Disposition of Petitions Docket No.: FAA–2004–16969. Petitioner: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.810(a)(1), 25.857(e), and 25.1447(c)(1) Description of Relief Sought/ Disposition: To allow carriage of three non-crewmembers (commonly referred to as supernumeraries) located aft of the flight deck on Boeing Model 767–200 airplanes which have been converted from a passenger to a freighter configuration. Grant of Exemption, 03/28/2005, Exemption No. 8350A [FR Doc. 05–6728 Filed 4–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20560] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of applications for exemption from the vision standard; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice publishes the FMCSA’s receipt of applications from 30 individuals for an exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 2005. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by any of the following methods. Please identify your comments by the DOT DMS Docket Number FMCSA–2005–20560. • Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:17 Apr 05, 2005 Jkt 205001 • Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notices. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL– 401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maggi Gunnels, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, (202) 366– 4001, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Participation: The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can get electronic submission and retrieval help guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section of the DMS Web site. If you want us to notify you that we received your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments on-line. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Department of Transportation’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), the FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.’’ The statute also allows the agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period. The 30 individuals listed in this notice have recently requested an exemption from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce. Accordingly, the agency will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant to determine whether granting the exemption will achieve the required level of safety mandated by the statute. Qualifications of Applicants 1. Edmund J. Barron Mr. Barron, age 36, has amblyopia in his right eye. His best-corrected visual acuity in the right eye is 20/100 and in the left, 20/20. Following an examination in 2004, his optometrist certified, ‘‘Based on this examination, it is my medical opinion that Mr. Barron has sufficient vision to perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Barron submitted that he has driven straight trucks for 1 year, accumulating 40,000 miles, and tractor-trailer combinations for 16 years, accumulating 1.2 million miles. He holds a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) from Pennsylvania. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes or convictions for moving violations in a CMV. 2. Eddie M. Brown Mr. Brown, 47, has amblyopia in his left eye. The best-corrected visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20 and in the left, 20/200. His optometrist examined him in 2004 and stated, ‘‘I would like to certify that in my medical opinion Mr. Eddie Brown has sufficient vision to perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Brown submitted that he has driven straight trucks for 20 years, accumulating 1.0 million miles, and tractor-trailer combinations for 19 years, accumulating 345,000 miles. He holds a Class AM CDL from South Carolina. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes or convictions for moving violations in a CMV. 3. Tony Cook Mr. Cook, 38, has central field loss in his right eye due to an injury in 1987. His best-corrected visual acuity in the E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6728]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2005-18]


Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of disposition of prior petition.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the 
application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption, 
part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice 
contains the disposition of certain petitions previously received. The 
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and 
participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither 
publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information 
in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of any petition 
or its final disposition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenna Sinclair (425-227-1556), 
Transport Airplane Directorate (ANM-113), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; or John 
Linsenmeyer (202-267-5174), Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2005.
Brenda D. Courtney,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Disposition of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-16969.
    Petitioner: Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.
    Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.810(a)(1), 25.857(e), and 
25.1447(c)(1)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow carriage of 
three non-crewmembers (commonly referred to as supernumeraries) located 
aft of the flight deck on Boeing Model 767-200 airplanes which have 
been converted from a passenger to a freighter configuration.

Grant of Exemption, 03/28/2005, Exemption No. 8350A

[FR Doc. 05-6728 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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