Notice of Request for Comments on New Information Collection: Survey of Medical Examiners Who Certify the Physical Qualifications of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers, 15753-15754 [E7-5741]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee Meeting on Transport
Airplane and Engine Issues
Federal Aviation
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the FAA’s Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee
(ARAC) to discuss transport airplane
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DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 starting at 11
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Arrange for
oral presentations by April 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Federal Aviation
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an ARAC meeting to be held via
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meeting is being held to vote on the
Task 3 report from the Airworthiness
Assurance Working Group (AAWG).
This ad hoc meeting is necessary
because this action from the AAWG is
a critical part of FAA’s effort to develop
new guidance to support the Aging
Airplane Safety Final Rule (AASFR).
The agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
• Opening Remarks
• AAWG Report and Vote
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attendance with the person listed in the
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Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–27209]
Notice of Request for Comments on
New Information Collection: Survey of
Medical Examiners Who Certify the
Physical Qualifications of Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The ICR describes
a proposed collection activity and its
expected cost and burden. The Federal
Register notice allowing for a 60-day
comment period on the ICR was
published on June 19, 2006 (71 FR
35324). Four comments were received
in response to the notice. Two
individuals supported the proposed
information collection and two
commented on matters outside of the
scope of the proposed information
collection. These comments are
addressed in the ICR that will be
submitted to OMB.
DATES: Please send your comments by
May 2, 2007. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act
quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations,
Physical Qualifications Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590–0001. Telephone: 202–366–
4001, e-mail
maggi.gunnels@fmcsa.dot.gov. Office
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Survey of Medical Examiners
Who Certify the Physical Qualifications
of Commercial Motor Rehicle Drivers.
OMB Control Number: 2126–xxxx.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
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Respondents: Medical examiners:
Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs),
Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs), Doctors of
Osteopathy (DOs), Medical Doctors
(MDs), and Physician Assistants (PAs)
who are currently performing FMCSA
physical examinations of CMV drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,300 respondents [4,000 respondents
for the survey + 300 respondents (150
medical examiners + 150 drivers per onsite observation) = 4,300 respondents].
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes to complete the survey and 5
minutes each for the medical examiner
and driver to complete the observation
consent forms.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new
information collection.
Frequency of Response: This is a onetime survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,025 hours. The estimated annual
burden is 2,000 hours for the
completion of the survey based on the
following requirement for statistical
significance: 800 responses from each of
at least five of the medical examiner
professional categories; [4,000
respondents per survey × 30 minutes/60
minutes per respondent = 2,000 hours].
Observation consent forms—The
estimated annual burden is 25 hours for
the completion of the observation
consent forms based on the following
requirement for statistical significance:
[300 respondents (150 medical
examiners + 150 drivers) × 5 minutes/
60 minutes per on-site observation = 25
hours]. The estimated total annual
burden is 2,025 hours [2,000 hours for
completion of the survey + 25 hours for
completion of the observation consent
forms = 2,025 hours].
Background
FMCSA estimates that there are
approximately four to five million active
interstate drivers subject to FMCSA’s
medical standards. Interstate CMV
drivers are required to have a medical
examination every two years at a
minimum or more frequently at the
discretion of the medical examiner. A
medical certificate is typically valid for
two years after the date of examination,
so it is estimated that a minimum of two
to three million medical examinations
are conducted each year. In the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L. 109–59,
119 Stat. 1144; August 10, 2005)
Congress supports comprehensive
improvements in the FMCSA medical
program, including improving the
quality of the interstate CMV driver
physical qualification examination.
There has been no research to date that
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captures the decisionmaking and
performance of medical examiners who
determine the physical qualifications of
CMV drivers operating throughout the
United States. In addition, there has
been no systematic consideration of
medical examiner perceptions of
difficulties or uncertainties associated
with the examination process.
A Working Integrated Product Team
(WIPT) of medical examiner peers
experienced in conducting CMV driver
physical qualification examinations will
review the methodology and materials
for the study, and data gained from 150
direct observations of physical
examinations of CMV drivers. Results of
the Medical Examiner Performance
Study would ultimately be used to
develop recommendations for
improving the overall physical
qualification process and achieve
FMCSA’s goals of reducing crash rates,
injuries, and fatalities involving large
trucks and buses.
This initiative is separate from the
earlier National Registry of Certified
Medical Examiner survey announced on
September 29, 2005 (70 FR 56964), the
primary intent of which is to identify
those tasks most critical to competent
job performance via a role delineation
study.
Public Comments Invited: We
particularly request comments on: The
necessity of the collection of
information for FMCSA to meet its goal
of reducing truck and bus crashes and
its usefulness to this goal; the accuracy
of the estimate of the burden of the
information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
using automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Issued on: March 20, 2007.
Rose A. McMurray,
Chief Safety Officer, Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology
Administration
[Docket: OST–2007–26835]
Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Report of
Passengers Denied Confirmed
Space—BTS Form 251
Research & Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request,
abstracted below, is being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
for extension of currently approved
Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed
Space. Earlier, a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period was
published on January 19, 2007 (72 FR
2591). The agency did not receive any
comments to its previous notice.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by May 2, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room 4125, RITA,
BTS, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4387, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or e-mail
bernard.stankus@dot.gov.
Comments: Comments should be sent
to OMB at the address that appears
below and should identify the
associated OMB Approval Number
2138–0018 and Docket 26835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138–0018
Title: Report of Passengers Denied
Confirmed Space.
Form No.: BTS Form 251.
Type Of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated and
foreign air carriers.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Number of Responses: 400 (annual).
Total Annual Burden: 1,670 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a
one-page report on the number of
passengers denied boarding (voluntarily
and involuntarily), whether the bumped
passengers were provided alternate
transportation and/or compensation,
and the amount of the payment. U.S.
and foreign air carriers that operate
scheduled passenger service with large
aircraft (over 60-seats) must submit
Form 251. In addition, carriers report
data from inbound international flights
because the protections of 14 CFR Part
250 Oversales do not apply to these
flights. The report allows the
Department to monitor the effectiveness
of its oversales rule and take
enforcement action when necessary.
While the involuntarily denied-boarding
rate has decrease from 4.38 per 10,000
passengers in 1980 to 1.04 for the nine
months ended September 2006, the rate
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-27209]
Notice of Request for Comments on New Information Collection:
Survey of Medical Examiners Who Certify the Physical Qualifications of
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval. The ICR describes a proposed collection activity and its
expected cost and burden. The Federal Register notice allowing for a
60-day comment period on the ICR was published on June 19, 2006 (71 FR
35324). Four comments were received in response to the notice. Two
individuals supported the proposed information collection and two
commented on matters outside of the scope of the proposed information
collection. These comments are addressed in the ICR that will be
submitted to OMB.
DATES: Please send your comments by May 2, 2007. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations, Physical Qualifications Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Telephone: 202-366-4001, e-mail maggi.gunnels@fmcsa.dot.gov. Office
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Survey of Medical Examiners Who Certify the Physical
Qualifications of Commercial Motor Rehicle Drivers.
OMB Control Number: 2126-xxxx.
Type of Request: New information collection.
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Respondents: Medical examiners: Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs),
Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs), Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs), Medical
Doctors (MDs), and Physician Assistants (PAs) who are currently
performing FMCSA physical examinations of CMV drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,300 respondents [4,000
respondents for the survey + 300 respondents (150 medical examiners +
150 drivers per on-site observation) = 4,300 respondents].
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes to complete the survey and
5 minutes each for the medical examiner and driver to complete the
observation consent forms.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new information collection.
Frequency of Response: This is a one-time survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,025 hours. The estimated annual
burden is 2,000 hours for the completion of the survey based on the
following requirement for statistical significance: 800 responses from
each of at least five of the medical examiner professional categories;
[4,000 respondents per survey x 30 minutes/60 minutes per respondent =
2,000 hours]. Observation consent forms--The estimated annual burden is
25 hours for the completion of the observation consent forms based on
the following requirement for statistical significance: [300
respondents (150 medical examiners + 150 drivers) x 5 minutes/60
minutes per on-site observation = 25 hours]. The estimated total annual
burden is 2,025 hours [2,000 hours for completion of the survey + 25
hours for completion of the observation consent forms = 2,025 hours].
Background
FMCSA estimates that there are approximately four to five million
active interstate drivers subject to FMCSA's medical standards.
Interstate CMV drivers are required to have a medical examination every
two years at a minimum or more frequently at the discretion of the
medical examiner. A medical certificate is typically valid for two
years after the date of examination, so it is estimated that a minimum
of two to three million medical examinations are conducted each year.
In the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144;
August 10, 2005) Congress supports comprehensive improvements in the
FMCSA medical program, including improving the quality of the
interstate CMV driver physical qualification examination. There has
been no research to date that captures the decisionmaking and
performance of medical examiners who determine the physical
qualifications of CMV drivers operating throughout the United States.
In addition, there has been no systematic consideration of medical
examiner perceptions of difficulties or uncertainties associated with
the examination process.
A Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT) of medical examiner peers
experienced in conducting CMV driver physical qualification
examinations will review the methodology and materials for the study,
and data gained from 150 direct observations of physical examinations
of CMV drivers. Results of the Medical Examiner Performance Study would
ultimately be used to develop recommendations for improving the overall
physical qualification process and achieve FMCSA's goals of reducing
crash rates, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
This initiative is separate from the earlier National Registry of
Certified Medical Examiner survey announced on September 29, 2005 (70
FR 56964), the primary intent of which is to identify those tasks most
critical to competent job performance via a role delineation study.
Public Comments Invited: We particularly request comments on: The
necessity of the collection of information for FMCSA to meet its goal
of reducing truck and bus crashes and its usefulness to this goal; the
accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including using automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Issued on: March 20, 2007.
Rose A. McMurray,
Chief Safety Officer, Assistant Administrator.
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