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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463; 5 U.S.C. app. III), notice is given of
an ARAC meeting to be held March 22,
2007.
The agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
• Opening Remarks
• FAA Report
• Transport Canada Report
• European Aviation Safety Agency
Report
• ARAC Executive Committee Report
• Ice Protection Harmonization
Working Group (HWG) Report
• Avionics HWG Report
• Airplane-level Safety Analysis
Working Group Report
• Airworthiness Assurance HWG
Report
• Any Other Business
• Action Item Review
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2007. Please provide the following
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Issued in Washington, DC on February 23,
2007.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27357]
Commercial Driver’s License Advisory
Committee
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings of advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule for the meetings of the
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
Advisory Committee. Pursuant to
section 4135 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU),
the Secretary of Transportation
established this advisory committee to
study and address current impediments
and foreseeable challenges to the
commercial driver’s license program’s
effectiveness and measures needed to
realize the full safety potential of the
commercial driver’s license program.
Members of the advisory committee will
include State motor vehicle
administrators, organizations
representing government agencies or
officials, members of the Judicial
Conference, representatives of the
trucking industry, representatives of
labor organizations, safety advocates,
and other significant stakeholders.
DATES: Meetings of the committee will
take place on the following dates:
Meeting 1: March 20–22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17–19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15–17, 2007
ADDRESSES: The committee’s meetings
will be held at the Hilton Arlington, 950
North Stafford Street, Arlington,
Virginia 22203.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lloyd E. Goldsmith, Transportation
Specialist, CDL Division, at (202) 366–
2964 (lloyd.goldsmith@dot.gov), Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
400 7th Street, SW., Room 8310,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
10, 2005, the President signed into law
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (Public Law 109–59, 119
Stat.1144). Section 4135 mandates the
establishment of a Commercial Driver’s
License (CDL) Task Force to study and
address current impediments and
foreseeable challenges to the
commercial driver’s license program’s
effectiveness and measures needed to
realize the full safety potential of the
commercial driver’s license program.
The CDL program was established by
the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Act (CMVSA) of 1986 and is codified at
49 U.S.C. Chapter 313.
To carry out this requirement, FMCSA
formed an advisory committee,
consistent with the standards of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). See 71 FR 69605, December 1,
2006. The notice requested applications
from persons interested in serving as
members of the CDL Advisory
Committee not later than January 2,
2007. The applications received by the
due date have been evaluated and
membership recommendations made to
the Secretary of Transportation who will
appoint members of the committee.
The statutory timetable for this effort
is short. Section 4132 of the SAFETEA–
LU specifies that not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act
(e.g., by August 10, 2007), the Secretary,
on behalf of the task force, shall
complete a report of findings and
recommendations for legislative,
regulatory, and enforcement changes to
improve the commercial drivers license
program and submit the report to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives. To meet this deadline,
FMCSA will conduct a very compressed
schedule of Committee meetings. The
FMCSA has scheduled three meetings
on the following dates:
Meeting 1: March 20–22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17–19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15–17, 2007
The meetings of the committee are
open to the public. Attendance will be
limited by the size of the meeting room.
As a general matter, the committee will
make one hour available for public
comments on the Thursday of each
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meeting (March 22 April 19, and May
17) from 1–2 p.m. Individuals wishing
to address the committee should sign up
on the public comment sign-in sheet
before 11:30 a.m. The time available
will be reasonably divided among those
who have signed up, but no one will
have more than 15 minutes. Written
comments and reports can be given to
the facilitator for distribution to the
committee members. Persons wanting to
present written materials to the
committee should make enough copies
for the 15 committee members and the
facilitator.
The agenda topics for the meetings
will include, but not necessarily be
limited to, discussion of the following
issues:
1. State enforcement practices;
2. Operational procedures to detect
and deter fraud;
3. Needed improvements for seamless
information sharing between States;
4. Effective methods for accurately
sharing electronic data between States;
5. Adequate proof of citizenship;
6. Updated technology; and
7. Timely notification from judicial
bodies concerning traffic and criminal
convictions of commercial driver’s
license holders.
The agenda topics presented in this
notice are necessarily very general since
the direction and nature of the advisory
committee discussions will shape each
subsequent meeting. The DOT may
issue additional notices, as needed, with
respect to changes in the schedule or
agenda topics.
Issued on February 21, 2007.
Rose A. McMurray,
Assistant Administrator, Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety
standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party
seeking relief, the regulatory provisions
involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner’s
arguments in favor of relief.
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Union Railroad Company
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–
26603]
Federal Railroad Administration
The Union Railroad Company seeks a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Safety Glazing
Standards, 49 CFR Part 223 that requires
certified glazing for 33 locomotives. The
Union Railroad Company is located in
Monroeville, PA, and operates primarily
as an industrial railroad with less then
20 miles of track, and at speeds not
exceeding 20 mph.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number 2006–26603)
and must be submitted to the Docket
Clerk, DOT Docket Management
Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level),
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. Communications received within
45 days of the date of this notice will
be considered by FRA before final
action is taken. Comments received after
that date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. 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 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 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). The
Statement may also be found at https://
dms.dot.gov.
[Docket No. FRA–2007–27155]
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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Proposed Sunset of Waivers Granted
Under 49 CFR Part 229 and
Establishment of Docket for Collection
of Waivers and Documents Generated
by the Locomotive Safety Standards
Working Group
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed sunset and
establishment of public docket.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA is notifying the public
that waivers granted relative to the
provisions of 49 CFR Part 229, Railroad
Locomotive Safety Standards, may be
affected by potential revisions to the
regulation. FRA is requesting that
grantees (primarily railroads) submit
current waivers for consideration in
light of potential revisions to the
regulation, and is establishing a docket
to collect the waivers along with other
documents generated by the Locomotive
Safety Standards Working Group
(LSSWG) as part of the Railroad Safety
Advisory Committee (RSAC) process.
Note that this request pertains to
waivers from the provisions of 49 CFR
Part 229 only, and not to waivers of any
other of the regulations administered by
FRA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles L. Bielitz, Mechanical Engineer,
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue NW., Mail
Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590
(Telephone 202–493–6314), or Michael
Masci, Trial Attorney, Office of Chief
Counsel, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue
NW., Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC
20590 (Telephone 202–493–6037).
ADDRESSES: Submissions: Submissions
related to Docket Number FRA–2007–
27155 may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submissions
on the DOT electronic docket site;
• Fax: 202–493–2251;
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
001;
• 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; or
• Federal rulemaking portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submissions.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-27357]
Commercial Driver's License Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meetings of advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule for the meetings of the
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Advisory Committee. Pursuant to
section 4135 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the
Secretary of Transportation established this advisory committee to
study and address current impediments and foreseeable challenges to the
commercial driver's license program's effectiveness and measures needed
to realize the full safety potential of the commercial driver's license
program. Members of the advisory committee will include State motor
vehicle administrators, organizations representing government agencies
or officials, members of the Judicial Conference, representatives of
the trucking industry, representatives of labor organizations, safety
advocates, and other significant stakeholders.
DATES: Meetings of the committee will take place on the following
dates:
Meeting 1: March 20-22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17-19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15-17, 2007
ADDRESSES: The committee's meetings will be held at the Hilton
Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lloyd E. Goldsmith, Transportation
Specialist, CDL Division, at (202) 366-2964 (lloyd.goldsmith@dot.gov),
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Room
8310, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2005, the President signed
into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59, 119 Stat.1144).
Section 4135 mandates the establishment of a Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) Task Force to study and address current impediments and
foreseeable challenges to the commercial driver's license program's
effectiveness and measures needed to realize the full safety potential
of the commercial driver's license program. The CDL program was
established by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA) of 1986
and is codified at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313.
To carry out this requirement, FMCSA formed an advisory committee,
consistent with the standards of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). See 71 FR 69605, December 1, 2006. The notice requested
applications from persons interested in serving as members of the CDL
Advisory Committee not later than January 2, 2007. The applications
received by the due date have been evaluated and membership
recommendations made to the Secretary of Transportation who will
appoint members of the committee.
The statutory timetable for this effort is short. Section 4132 of
the SAFETEA-LU specifies that not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act (e.g., by August 10, 2007), the Secretary, on
behalf of the task force, shall complete a report of findings and
recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and enforcement changes to
improve the commercial drivers license program and submit the report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives. To meet this deadline, FMCSA will conduct a very
compressed schedule of Committee meetings. The FMCSA has scheduled
three meetings on the following dates:
Meeting 1: March 20-22, 2007
Meeting 2: April 17-19, 2007
Meeting 3: May 15-17, 2007
The meetings of the committee are open to the public. Attendance
will be limited by the size of the meeting room. As a general matter,
the committee will make one hour available for public comments on the
Thursday of each
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meeting (March 22 April 19, and May 17) from 1-2 p.m. Individuals
wishing to address the committee should sign up on the public comment
sign-in sheet before 11:30 a.m. The time available will be reasonably
divided among those who have signed up, but no one will have more than
15 minutes. Written comments and reports can be given to the
facilitator for distribution to the committee members. Persons wanting
to present written materials to the committee should make enough copies
for the 15 committee members and the facilitator.
The agenda topics for the meetings will include, but not
necessarily be limited to, discussion of the following issues:
1. State enforcement practices;
2. Operational procedures to detect and deter fraud;
3. Needed improvements for seamless information sharing between
States;
4. Effective methods for accurately sharing electronic data between
States;
5. Adequate proof of citizenship;
6. Updated technology; and
7. Timely notification from judicial bodies concerning traffic and
criminal convictions of commercial driver's license holders.
The agenda topics presented in this notice are necessarily very
general since the direction and nature of the advisory committee
discussions will shape each subsequent meeting. The DOT may issue
additional notices, as needed, with respect to changes in the schedule
or agenda topics.
Issued on February 21, 2007.
Rose A. McMurray,
Assistant Administrator, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-3481 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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