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State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO). A programmatic agreement
for historic bridges with the SHPO,
FHWA and the Advisory Counsel
on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
may substitute; 5 minutes
Æ This item is readily obtained
through contact with the State
Historic Preservation Officer
Description of whether the SHPO has
reviewed and certified this project
is warranted in accordance with the
SHPO’s statewide historic
preservation plan; how it benefits
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it enhances cultural tourism or
enhances the history/economic
development of the community;
and other benefits upon successful
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for the State Historic Preservation
Officer to review the project, in
relation to the statewide
preservation efforts, to articulate the
benefits, and to document the
findings
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matching funds or other resources
(donated materials or labor may
qualify); 5 minutes
Æ A nominal amount of time is
required to document the matching
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• When the project is complete, will
the bridge meet the current State or
AASHTO standards for the roadway
classification that it carries; 5
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whether the bridge will meet the
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encouraged. Typically, each State
Transportation Agency will already
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encouraged to identify any
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for these historical structures and to
articulate the overall plan within
the application
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other processes that are performed
independent of this program,
including preliminary engineering
and the STIP process. The available
information must be synthesized on
the application, which takes a
nominal amount of time
• Contact information for the State
DOT, Local Agency (if applicable),
FHWA Division Office, and State
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contacts and involves a nominal
amount of time
The total amount of time estimated to
complete the application is 31⁄2 hours. It
is estimated that FHWA will receive 30
reports giving us a total of 105 burden
hours.
Electronic Access: Internet users may
access all comments received by the
U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, by
using the universal resource locator
(URL): https://dms.dot.gov, 24 hours
each day, 365 days each year. Please
follow the instructions online for more
information and help.
Authority : The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 1, 2006.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–24932]
Commercial Driver’s License
Standards; Application for Exemption;
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that Volvo
Trucks North America, Inc. (Volvo) has
applied for an exemption from the
Federal requirement for drivers of
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to
hold a commercial driver’s license
(CDL). Volvo requests that the
exemption cover seven Swedish
engineers and technicians who will testdrive CMVs for Volvo within the United
States. All seven Volvo employees hold
a valid Swedish CDL. Volvo states the
exemption is needed to support a Volvo
field test to meet future air quality
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standards, and to test-drive Volvo
prototype vehicles to verify results in
‘‘real world’’ environments. Volvo
believes the knowledge and skills tests
and training program that Swedish
drivers undergo to obtain a Swedish
CDL ensures the exemption would
provide a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety obtained by complying with
the U.S. requirements for a CDL.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Your comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Docket Management System (DMS)
Web site at https://dmses.dot.gov/submit,
under the last 5 digits of the Docket No.
FMCSA–2006–24932, and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments;
• 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;
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the Plaza Level, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays;
• Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov following
the online instructions for submitting
comments; or
Docket: To read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://dms.dot.gov at any time or 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. The DMS is available
24 hours each day, 365 days per year.
If you want to be notified that we
received your comments by mail or
hand delivery, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or you can print an
acknowledgement page if submitting
comments online.
Privacy Act: Anyone may view or
download comments submitted in any
of DOT’s dockets by the name of the
commenter or name of the person
signing the comment (if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, or other entity). You may view
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, at 65 FR 19477. It is also
available at https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier
Operations Division, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations, MC–
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PSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, DOT, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590;
Telephone: 202–366–4009; e-mail:
MCPSD@fmcsa.dot.gov. Office hours are
from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4007 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–
21), Pub. L. 105–178, 112 Stat. 107 (June
9, 1998), which amended 49 U.S.C.
31315 and 31136(e), authorizes the
Agency to grant exemptions from the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). In accordance
with the implementing regulations
under 49 CFR 381.315(a), FMCSA must
publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register. We
must provide the public an opportunity
to inspect the information relevant to
the application, including any safety
analyses that have been conducted. We
must also provide an opportunity for
public comment on the request.
We will review the safety analyses
and the public comments and determine
whether granting the exemption would
likely achieve a level of safety
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
that would be achieved by the current
regulation (49 CFR 381.305). We must
publish the Agency’s decision in the
Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)). If
the Agency denies the request, we must
state the reason for doing so. If the
Agency grants the exemption, we must
publish a notice to specify the person or
class of persons receiving the
exemption; the regulatory provision or
provisions from which exemption is
being granted; the effective period of the
exemption (up to 2 years); and the terms
and conditions of the exemption. The
exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
381.300(b)).
On February 9, 2006, FMCSA
published in the Federal Register notice
of a similar request from Volvo Trucks
North America, Inc. (Volvo) for an
exemption for different drivers than
those listed on this request (71 FR
6822). On May 12, 2006, FMCSA
published in the Federal Register (71
FR 27780) a notice granting that
exemption. This, however, is a notice of
application by Volvo for exemption of
additional drivers and, we are
requesting comment on this notice.
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.’s
Application for an Exemption
Volvo has applied for an exemption
from the commercial driver’s license
(CDL) rules, specifically 49 CFR 383.23,
which prescribes licensing requirements
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for drivers operating commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs) in interstate or
intrastate commerce. Volvo requests the
exemption because its driver-employees
are citizens and residents of Sweden,
and because they cannot apply for a
CDL in any of the United States. A copy
of the application is in Docket No.
FMCSA–2006–24932.
The exemption would allow seven
drivers to operate CMVs in interstate
commerce as part of a team of drivers
who will support a Volvo field test to
meet future air quality standards, and to
test-drive Volvo prototype vehicles at its
test site and in the vicinity of Phoenix,
Arizona, to verify vehicle results in
‘‘real world’’ environments. The drivers
are: Freddy Blixt, Goran Alsen, Kjell
Jansson, Johnny Adolfsson, Lars
Svensson, Peter Hofsten, and Thorbjorn
Ohlund.
Each driver holds a valid Swedish
CDL, and according to Volvo, drivers
applying for a Swedish-issued CDL
must undergo a training program and
pass knowledge and skills tests. Volvo
believes the knowledge and skills tests
and training program that Swedish
drivers undergo to obtain a Swedish
CDL ensure the exemption would
provide a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety obtained by complying with
the U.S. requirement for a CDL.
After a Swedish driver is granted a
Swedish CDL, he or she is allowed to
drive any CMV currently allowed on
Swedish roads. There are no limits to
types or weights of vehicles that may be
operated by the drivers.
FMCSA has previously determined
the process for obtaining a Swedishissued CDL is comparable to, or as
effective as the Federal requirements
under Part 383, and adequately assesses
a driver’s ability to operate CMVs in the
United States.
Request for Comments
FMCSA requests public comment
from all interested persons on Volvo’s
application for an exemption from the
CDL requirements of 49 CFR 383.23. See
49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) and 31136(e). The
Agency will consider all comments
received by close of business September
7, 2006. Comments will be available for
examination in the docket. We will
consider comments received after the
comment closing date to the extent
practicable.
Issued on: August 2, 2006.
David H. Hugel,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-24932]
Commercial Driver's License Standards; Application for Exemption;
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Volvo)
has applied for an exemption from the Federal requirement for drivers
of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to hold a commercial driver's
license (CDL). Volvo requests that the exemption cover seven Swedish
engineers and technicians who will test-drive CMVs for Volvo within the
United States. All seven Volvo employees hold a valid Swedish CDL.
Volvo states the exemption is needed to support a Volvo field test to
meet future air quality
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standards, and to test-drive Volvo prototype vehicles to verify results
in ``real world'' environments. Volvo believes the knowledge and skills
tests and training program that Swedish drivers undergo to obtain a
Swedish CDL ensures the exemption would provide a level of safety that
is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety obtained by
complying with the U.S. requirements for a CDL.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Your comments may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Docket Management System (DMS) Web site at https://
dmses.dot.gov/submit, under the last 5 digits of the Docket No. FMCSA-
2006-24932, and following the online instructions for submitting
comments;
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;
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the Plaza Level, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays;
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov
following the online instructions for submitting comments; or
Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
https://dms.dot.gov at any time or 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. The
DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days per year. If you want to
be notified that we received your comments by mail or hand delivery,
please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard, or you
can print an acknowledgement page if submitting comments online.
Privacy Act: Anyone may view or download comments submitted in any
of DOT's dockets by the name of the commenter or name of the person
signing the comment (if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, or other entity). You may view DOT's complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000, at 65 FR 19477. It is also available at https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and
Operations, MC-PSD, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 202-366-4009;
e-mail: MCPSD@fmcsa.dot.gov. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21), Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107 (June 9, 1998), which amended
49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), authorizes the Agency to grant exemptions
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). In
accordance with the implementing regulations under 49 CFR 381.315(a),
FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal
Register. We must provide the public an opportunity to inspect the
information relevant to the application, including any safety analyses
that have been conducted. We must also provide an opportunity for
public comment on the request.
We will review the safety analyses and the public comments and
determine whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). We must publish
the Agency's decision in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)). If
the Agency denies the request, we must state the reason for doing so.
If the Agency grants the exemption, we must publish a notice to specify
the person or class of persons receiving the exemption; the regulatory
provision or provisions from which exemption is being granted; the
effective period of the exemption (up to 2 years); and the terms and
conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR
381.300(b)).
On February 9, 2006, FMCSA published in the Federal Register notice
of a similar request from Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Volvo) for
an exemption for different drivers than those listed on this request
(71 FR 6822). On May 12, 2006, FMCSA published in the Federal Register
(71 FR 27780) a notice granting that exemption. This, however, is a
notice of application by Volvo for exemption of additional drivers and,
we are requesting comment on this notice.
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.'s Application for an Exemption
Volvo has applied for an exemption from the commercial driver's
license (CDL) rules, specifically 49 CFR 383.23, which prescribes
licensing requirements for drivers operating commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs) in interstate or intrastate commerce. Volvo requests the
exemption because its driver-employees are citizens and residents of
Sweden, and because they cannot apply for a CDL in any of the United
States. A copy of the application is in Docket No. FMCSA-2006-24932.
The exemption would allow seven drivers to operate CMVs in
interstate commerce as part of a team of drivers who will support a
Volvo field test to meet future air quality standards, and to test-
drive Volvo prototype vehicles at its test site and in the vicinity of
Phoenix, Arizona, to verify vehicle results in ``real world''
environments. The drivers are: Freddy Blixt, Goran Alsen, Kjell
Jansson, Johnny Adolfsson, Lars Svensson, Peter Hofsten, and Thorbjorn
Ohlund.
Each driver holds a valid Swedish CDL, and according to Volvo,
drivers applying for a Swedish-issued CDL must undergo a training
program and pass knowledge and skills tests. Volvo believes the
knowledge and skills tests and training program that Swedish drivers
undergo to obtain a Swedish CDL ensure the exemption would provide a
level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of
safety obtained by complying with the U.S. requirement for a CDL.
After a Swedish driver is granted a Swedish CDL, he or she is
allowed to drive any CMV currently allowed on Swedish roads. There are
no limits to types or weights of vehicles that may be operated by the
drivers.
FMCSA has previously determined the process for obtaining a
Swedish-issued CDL is comparable to, or as effective as the Federal
requirements under Part 383, and adequately assesses a driver's ability
to operate CMVs in the United States.
Request for Comments
FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on
Volvo's application for an exemption from the CDL requirements of 49
CFR 383.23. See 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) and 31136(e). The Agency will
consider all comments received by close of business September 7, 2006.
Comments will be available for examination in the docket. We will
consider comments received after the comment closing date to the extent
practicable.
Issued on: August 2, 2006.
David H. Hugel,
Acting Administrator.
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