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of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a
two-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
procedures for requesting an exemption
(including renewals) are set out in 49
CFR part 381. This Notice addresses 5
individuals who have requested renewal
of their exemptions in a timely manner.
FMCSA has evaluated these 5
applications for renewal on their merits
and decided to extend each exemption
for a renewable two-year period. They
are: Manuel A. Almeida, Donald E.
Hathaway, Jose M. Suarez, Stephen D.
Vice, and Richard A. Yeager.
These exemptions are extended
subject to the following conditions: (1)
That each individual have a physical
examination every year (a) by an
ophthalmologist or optometrist who
attests that the vision in the better eye
continues to meet the standard in 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10), and (b) by a medical
examiner who attests that the individual
is otherwise physically qualified under
49 CFR 391.41; (2) that each individual
provide a copy of the ophthalmologist’s
or optometrist’s report to the medical
examiner at the time of the annual
medical examination; and (3) that each
individual provide a copy of the annual
medical certification to the employer for
retention in the driver’s qualification
file and retain a copy of the certification
on his/her person while driving for
presentation to a duly authorized
Federal, State, or local enforcement
official. Each exemption will be valid
for two years unless rescinded earlier by
FMCSA. The exemption will be
rescinded if: (1) The person fails to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the exemption; (2) the exemption has
resulted in a lower level of safety than
was maintained before it was granted; or
(3) continuation of the exemption would
not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315.
Basis for Renewing Exemptions
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an
exemption may be granted for no longer
than two years from its approval date
and may be renewed upon application
for additional two year periods. In
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, each of the 5 applicants has
satisfied the entry conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirements (66 FR 53826; 66 FR
66966; 69 FR 17267; 69 FR 17263; 69 FR
31447). Each of these 5 applicants has
requested timely renewal of the
exemption and has submitted evidence
showing that the vision in the better eye
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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 each record of safety while
driving with the respective vision
deficiencies over the past two years
indicates each applicant continues to
meet the vision exemption standards.
These factors provide an adequate basis
for predicting each driver’s ability to
continue to drive safely in interstate
commerce. Therefore, FMCSA
concludes that extending the exemption
for each renewal applicant for a period
of two years is likely to achieve a level
of safety equal to that existing without
the exemption.
Request for Comments
FMCSA will review comments
received at any time concerning a
particular driver’s safety record and
determine if the continuation of the
exemption is consistent with the
requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315. However, FMCSA requests that
interested parties with specific data
concerning the safety records of these
drivers submit comments by September
18, 2006.
FMCSA believes that the
requirements for a renewal of an
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315 can be satisfied by initially
granting the renewal and then
requesting and evaluating, if needed,
subsequent comments submitted by
interested parties. As indicated above,
the Agency previously published
Notices of final disposition announcing
its decision to exempt these 5
individuals from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). That final
decision to grant the exemption to each
of these individuals was based on the
merits of each case and only after
careful consideration of the comments
received to its Notices of applications.
Those Notices of applications stated in
detail the qualifications, experience,
and medical condition of each applicant
for an exemption from the vision
requirements. That information is
available by consulting the above cited
Federal Register publications.
Interested parties or organizations
possessing information that would
otherwise show that any, or all of these
drivers, are not currently achieving the
statutory level of safety should
immediately notify FMCSA. The
Agency will evaluate any adverse
evidence submitted and, if safety is
being compromised or if continuation of
the exemption would not be consistent
with the goals and objectives of 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will
take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.
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Issued on: August 10, 2006.
Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator, Policy and Program
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2006–25631]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collections:
(1) Nondiscrimination as it Applies to
FTA Grant Programs.
(2) Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant
Programs.
The collections involve our
Nondiscrimination and Title VI
Programs. The information to be
collected for the Nondiscrimination
Program is necessary to ensure that any
employee or applicant for employment
is not discriminated against on the basis
of race, color, creed, sex, national origin,
age or disability. The information to be
collected for the Title VI Program is
necessary to ensure that service and
benefits are provided
nondiscriminatorily without regard to
race, color, or national origin. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments was
published on May 30, 2006.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before September 18, 2006. A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–6680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Nondiscrimination as it Applies
to FTA Grant Programs (OMB Number:
2132–0540).
Abstract: All entities receiving
Federal financial assistance from FTA
are prohibited from discriminating
against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color,
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creed, sex, national origin, age, or
disability. To ensure that FTA’s equal
employment opportunity (EEO)
procedures are followed, FTA requires
grant recipients to submit written EEO
plans to FTA for approval. FTA’s
assessment of this requirement shows
that the formulating, submitting, and
implementing of EEO programs should
minimally increase costs for FTA
applicants and recipients.
To determine a grantee’s compliance
with applicable laws and requirements,
grantee submissions are evaluated and
analyzed based on the following criteria.
First, an EEO program must include an
EEO policy statement issued by the
chief executive officer covering all
employment practices, including
recruitment, selection, promotions,
terminations, transfers, layoffs,
compensation, training, benefits, and
other terms and conditions of
employment. Second, the policy must
be placed conspicuously so that
employees, applicants, and the general
public are aware of the agency’s EEO
commitment.
The data derived from written EEO
and affirmative action plans will be
used by the Office of Civil Rights in
monitoring grantees’ compliance with
applicable EEO laws and regulations.
This monitoring and enforcement
activity will ensure that minorities and
women have equitable access to
employment opportunities and that
recipients of Federal funds do not
discriminate against any employee or
applicant because of race, color, creed,
sex, national origin, age, or disability.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,325 hours.
Title: Title VI as it applies to FTA
Grant Programs.
Abstract: Section 601 of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: ‘‘No
person in the United States shall, on the
grounds of race, color, or national
origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance.’’ This information
collection is required by the Department
of Justice (DOJ) Title VI Regulation, 28
CFR part 42, subpart F (section 42.406),
and DOT Order 1000.12. FTA policies
and requirements are designed to clarify
and strengthen these regulations. This
requirement is applicable to all
applicants, recipients, and subrecipients
receiving Federal financial assistance.
Experience has demonstrated that a
program requirement at the application
stage is necessary to assure that benefits
and services are equitably distributed by
grant recipients. The requirements
prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights
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accomplish that objective while
diminishing possible vestiges of
discrimination among FTA grant
recipients. FTA’s assessment of this
requirement indicated that the
formulation and implementation of the
Title VI program should occur with a
decrease in costs to such applicants and
recipients.
All FTA grant applicants, recipients,
and subrecipients are required to submit
applicable
Title VI information to the FTA Office
of Civil Rights for review and approval.
If FTA did not conduct pre-award
reviews, solutions would not be
generated in advance and program
improvements could not be integrated
into projects. FTA’s experience with
pre-award reviews for all projects and
grants suggests this method contributes
to maximum efficiency and cost
effectiveness of FTA dollars and has
kept post-award complaints to a
minimum. Moreover, the objective of
the Title VI statute can be more easily
attained and beneficiaries of FTA
funded programs have a greater
likelihood of receiving transit services
and related benefits on a
nondiscriminatory basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
5,332 hours.
All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: August 14, 2006.
Ann Linnertz,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Limitation on Claims Against
Proposed Public Transportation
Projects
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for public transportation projects in the
following urbanized areas: Denver,
Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland,
Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles,
California; and Seattle, Washington. The
purpose of this notice is to activate the
limitation on any claims that may
challenge these final FTA
environmental actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
the public of final agency actions
subject to Title 23 United States Code
(U.S.C.) section 139(l). A claim seeking
judicial review of the FTA actions
announced herein for the listed public
transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before
February 13, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Ossi, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Office of Planning and
Environment, 202–366–1613. FTA is
located at 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FTA has taken final
agency actions by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation
projects listed below. The actions on
these projects, as well as the laws under
which such actions were taken, are
described in the documentation issued
in connection with the project to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the project.
The final agency environmental
decision documents—Records of
Decision (RODs) and Findings of No
Significant Impact (FONSIs)—for the
listed projects are available online at
https://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/
environment/
planning_environment_documents.html
or may be obtained by contacting the
FTA Regional Office for the urbanized
area where the project is located.
Contact information for the FTA
Regional Offices may be found at https://
www.fta.dot.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2006-25631]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collections:
(1) Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs.
(2) Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs.
The collections involve our Nondiscrimination and Title VI
Programs. The information to be collected for the Nondiscrimination
Program is necessary to ensure that any employee or applicant for
employment is not discriminated against on the basis of race, color,
creed, sex, national origin, age or disability. The information to be
collected for the Title VI Program is necessary to ensure that service
and benefits are provided nondiscriminatorily without regard to race,
color, or national origin. We are required to publish this notice in
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on May 30, 2006.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before September 18, 2006. A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs (OMB
Number: 2132-0540).
Abstract: All entities receiving Federal financial assistance from
FTA are prohibited from discriminating against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color,
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creed, sex, national origin, age, or disability. To ensure that FTA's
equal employment opportunity (EEO) procedures are followed, FTA
requires grant recipients to submit written EEO plans to FTA for
approval. FTA's assessment of this requirement shows that the
formulating, submitting, and implementing of EEO programs should
minimally increase costs for FTA applicants and recipients.
To determine a grantee's compliance with applicable laws and
requirements, grantee submissions are evaluated and analyzed based on
the following criteria. First, an EEO program must include an EEO
policy statement issued by the chief executive officer covering all
employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotions,
terminations, transfers, layoffs, compensation, training, benefits, and
other terms and conditions of employment. Second, the policy must be
placed conspicuously so that employees, applicants, and the general
public are aware of the agency's EEO commitment.
The data derived from written EEO and affirmative action plans will
be used by the Office of Civil Rights in monitoring grantees'
compliance with applicable EEO laws and regulations. This monitoring
and enforcement activity will ensure that minorities and women have
equitable access to employment opportunities and that recipients of
Federal funds do not discriminate against any employee or applicant
because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, or
disability.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,325 hours.
Title: Title VI as it applies to FTA Grant Programs.
Abstract: Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
states: ``No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race,
color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.'' This information
collection is required by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Title VI
Regulation, 28 CFR part 42, subpart F (section 42.406), and DOT Order
1000.12. FTA policies and requirements are designed to clarify and
strengthen these regulations. This requirement is applicable to all
applicants, recipients, and subrecipients receiving Federal financial
assistance. Experience has demonstrated that a program requirement at
the application stage is necessary to assure that benefits and services
are equitably distributed by grant recipients. The requirements
prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights accomplish that objective
while diminishing possible vestiges of discrimination among FTA grant
recipients. FTA's assessment of this requirement indicated that the
formulation and implementation of the Title VI program should occur
with a decrease in costs to such applicants and recipients.
All FTA grant applicants, recipients, and subrecipients are
required to submit applicable
Title VI information to the FTA Office of Civil Rights for review
and approval. If FTA did not conduct pre-award reviews, solutions would
not be generated in advance and program improvements could not be
integrated into projects. FTA's experience with pre-award reviews for
all projects and grants suggests this method contributes to maximum
efficiency and cost effectiveness of FTA dollars and has kept post-
award complaints to a minimum. Moreover, the objective of the Title VI
statute can be more easily attained and beneficiaries of FTA funded
programs have a greater likelihood of receiving transit services and
related benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,332 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725--17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk
Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: August 14, 2006.
Ann Linnertz,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-13570 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]
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