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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical
Qualifications Division, 202–366–4001,
FMCSA, Department of Transportation,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
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INFORMATION ON SERVICES FOR
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information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Kaye Kirby at 202–
366–4001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
preliminary agenda for the meeting
includes:
0900–0905 Call to Order, Agenda Review.
0905–0920 Medical Review Board (MRB)
Actions.
0920–0945 Schedule II Medications.
0945–1015 Medications Expert Panel
Recommendations.
1015–1045 MRB questions on Schedule II
Medications.
1045–1145 Deliberations on Evidence
Report & Panel Comments.
1145–1230 Public Comment Period.
1230 Adjourn.
*Breaks will be announced on
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according to schedule changes, other
meeting requirements.
Background
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The U.S. Secretary of Transportation
announced on March 7, 2006, the five
medical experts who serve on FMCSA’s
Medical Review Board (MRB). Section
4116 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU, Pub. L.
109–59) requires the Secretary of
Transportation with the advice of the
MRB to ‘‘establish, review, and revise
medical standards for operators of
Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) that
will ensure that the physical condition
of operators is adequate to enable them
operate the vehicles safely.’’ FMCSA is
planning updates to the physical
qualification regulations of CMV
drivers, and the MRB will provide the
necessary science-based guidance to
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establish realistic and responsible
medical standards.
The MRB operates in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) as announced in the Federal
Register (70 FR 57642, October 3, 2005).
The MRB is charged initially with the
review of all current FMCSA medical
standards (49 CFR 391.41), as well as
proposing new science-based standards
and guidelines to ensure that drivers
operating CMVs in interstate commerce,
as defined in CFR 390.5, are physically
capable of doing so.
Meeting Participation
Attendance is open to all interested
parties, including the general public,
medical professionals, motor carriers,
drivers and representatives of
associations. Written comments for this
MRB meeting are being accepted and
will be accepted until January 25, 2007.
Written comments should include the
docket number that is listed in the
ADDRESSES section. During the meeting,
public oral comments are accepted for
45 minutes (11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.).
Individual comments may be limited
depending on the number of persons
who wish to comment. Oral comments
will be accepted on a first come, first
serve basis as requestors register at the
meeting. The comments must directly
address relevant medical and scientific
issues on the MRB meeting agenda. For
more information, please view the
following Web site: www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
mrb.
Issued on: November 22, 2006.
Pamela M. Pelcovits,
Office Director, Policy, Plans, and
Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Petition for Approval
Although not required, notice is
hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) has received a
petition for approval of a Railroad
Safety Program Plan (RSPP) submitted
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pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart H.
The individual petition is described
below, including the party seeking
approval, the requisite docket number,
and a brief summary of the petition.
Union Pacific Railroad
[Docket Number FRA–2006–24002]
The Union Pacific Railroad submitted
a petition for approval of its RSPP
Version 4.2. This RSPP is Union Pacific
Railroad’s strategic safety planning
document for the development and
implementation of Safety-Critical
Processor-Based Signal and Train
Control Systems or Active Highway-Rail
Grade Crossing Warning Systems
subject to the provisions of 49 CFR
section 234.275 or 49 CFR part 236,
subpart H.
Interested parties are invited to
review the petition and associated
documents at the following:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for a simple
search on the DOT electronic docket site
(docket number 24002).
• DOT Central Docket Management
Facility, 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.
All documents in the public docket
are also available for inspection and
copying on the internet at the docket
facility’s Web site at https://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all the comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477–78). The Statement may also be
found at https://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on November
20, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety,
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Petition for Approval
Although not required, notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a petition for approval of a
Railroad Safety Program Plan (RSPP) submitted pursuant to Title 49 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart H. The individual
petition is described below, including the party seeking approval, the
requisite docket number, and a brief summary of the petition.
Union Pacific Railroad
[Docket Number FRA-2006-24002]
The Union Pacific Railroad submitted a petition for approval of its
RSPP Version 4.2. This RSPP is Union Pacific Railroad's strategic
safety planning document for the development and implementation of
Safety-Critical Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems or
Active Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems subject to the
provisions of 49 CFR section 234.275 or 49 CFR part 236, subpart H.
Interested parties are invited to review the petition and
associated documents at the following:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
a simple search on the DOT electronic docket site (docket number
24002).
DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 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.
All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the internet at the docket facility's Web
site at https://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all the comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The Statement
may also be found at https://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on November 20, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety, Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-20177 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]
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