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ability to operate a CMV as safely as in
the past. As a condition of the
exemption, therefore, FMCSA will
impose requirements on the 19
individuals consistent with the
grandfathering provisions applied to
drivers who participated in the
Agency’s vision waiver program.
Those requirements are found at 49
CFR 391.64(b) and include the
following: (1) That each individual be
physically examined 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, or keep a copy in his/her driver’s
qualification file if he/she is selfemployed. The driver must also have a
copy of the certification when driving,
for presentation to a duly authorized
Federal, State, or local enforcement
official.
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Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 19
exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts Dean N. Brown, James F. Cain,
Sr., David N. Cleveland, Matthew R.
Floyd, Nicholas A. Gotelaere, Christian
L. Gremillion, Valerie L. Kaune, Frank
D. Konwinski, Jr., James E. Mallette,
Richard K. Mell, Christian E. Merseth,
Luis J. Najera, Kenneth D. Perkins, Terry
W. Pope, Daniel T. Rhodes, Stephen E.
Shields, Ricky J. Siebels, Don S.
Williams, and Robert L. Williams, Jr.
from the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10), subject to the
requirements cited above (49 CFR
391.64(b)).
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, each exemption will be valid
for 2 years unless revoked earlier by
FMCSA. The exemption will be revoked
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 and 31315.
If the exemption is still effective at the
end of the 2-year period, the person may
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apply to FMCSA for a renewal under
procedures in effect at that time.
Issued on: September 21, 2007.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–18667; Notice 2]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, the agency must receive
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’). Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
on proposed collections of information,
including extensions and reinstatements
of previously approved collections. In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
describes one collection of information
for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB
approval, relating to confidential
business information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by DOT Docket Number
NHTSA–2004–18667 by any of the
following methods:
If filing comments by September 27,
2007, please use:
• Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the Department of
Transportation Docket Management
System electronic docket site. No
electronic submissions will be accepted
between September 28, 2007, and
October 1, 2007.
If filing comments on or after October
1, 2007, use:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Alternatively, you can file comments
using the following methods:
• Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building
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Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Public Participation heading of
the Supplementary Information section
of this document. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.dms.dot.gov or https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: 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 (65 FR
19477–78).
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov until September 27, 2007,
or the street address listed above. The
DOT docket may be offline at times
between September 28 through
September 30 to migrate to the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS).
On October 1, 2007, the Internet access
to the docket will be at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions contact Michael Kido in the
Office of the Chief Counsel at the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, telephone (202) 366–
5263.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must publish a document in
the Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulations (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comment on the following extension of
clearance for a currently approved
collection of information:
Confidential Business Information
Type of Request—Extension of
clearance.
OMB Clearance Number—2127–0025.
Form Number—This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval—Three (3) years from the date
of approval of the collection.
Summary of the Collection of
Information—Persons who submit
information to the agency and seek to
have the agency withhold some or all of
that information from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act
(‘‘FOIA’’), 5 U.S.C. 552, must provide
the agency with sufficient support that
justifies the confidential treatment of
that information. In addition, a request
for confidential treatment must be
accompanied by: (1) A complete copy of
the submission; (2) a copy of the
submission containing only those
portions for which confidentiality is not
sought with the confidential portions
redacted; and (3) either a second
complete copy of the submission or
alternatively those portions of the
submission that contain the information
for which confidentiality is sought.
Furthermore, the requestor must submit
a completed certification as provided in
49 CFR Part 512, Appendix A. See
generally 49 CFR Part 512 (NHTSA
Confidential Business Information
regulations).
Part 512 ensures that information
submitted under a claim of
confidentiality is properly evaluated in
an efficient manner under prevailing
legal standards and, where appropriate,
accorded confidential treatment. To
facilitate the evaluation process, in their
requests for confidential treatment,
submitters of information may make
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reference to certain limited classes of
information that are presumptively
treated as confidential, such as
blueprints and engineering drawings,
future specific model plans (under
limited conditions), and future vehicle
production or sales figures for specific
models (under limited conditions).
Certain other information that the
agency collects pursuant to the Early
Warning Reporting (EWR) rule (49 CFR
Part 579) would, under a proposed rule,
be treated confidentially under 49 CFR
Part 512, Appendix C and submitters
would not need to provide a request for
confidential treatment for these classes
of information.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Use of the
Information—NHTSA receives
confidential information for use in its
activities, which include investigations,
rulemaking actions, program planning
and management, and program
evaluation. The information is needed
to ensure the agency has sufficient
relevant information for decisionmaking in connection with these
activities. Some of this information is
submitted voluntarily, as in rulemaking,
and some is submitted in response to
compulsory information requests, as in
investigations.
Description of the Likely Respondents,
Including Estimated Number and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information—This
collection of information applies to
entities that submit to the agency
information that the entities wish to
have withheld from disclosure under
the FOIA. Thus, the collection of
information applies to entities that are
subject to laws administered by the
agency or agency regulations and are
under an obligation to provide
information to the agency. It also
includes entities that voluntarily submit
information to the agency. Such entities
would include manufacturers of motor
vehicles and of motor vehicle
equipment. Importers are considered to
be manufacturers. It may also include
other entities that are involved with
motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment but are not manufacturers.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burdens
Resulting from the Collection of
Information—3600 hours.
The agency receives requests for
confidential treatment that vary in size
from requests that ask the agency to
withhold as little as a portion of one
page to multiple boxes of documents.
NHTSA estimates that it will take on
average approximately eight (8) hours
for an entity to prepare a submission
requesting confidential treatment. This
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estimate will vary based on the size of
the submission, with smaller and
voluntary submissions taking
considerably less time to prepare. This
estimate is based on the volume of
requests received over the past three
years and the expectation that we will
receive requests for confidentiality of
early warning information that would
not be resolved by the rulemaking on
the confidentiality of certain EWR data.
NHTSA estimates that it will receive
approximately 450 requests for
confidential treatment annually. This
figure is based on the average number of
requests received over the past three
years. We selected this period because
it provides an estimate based on
incoming requests for the most recent
three years and an estimate of the
number of requests relating to EWR
data. The agency estimates that the total
burden for this information collection
will be approximately 3600 hours,
which is based on the number of
requests (450) multiplied by the
estimated number of hours to prepare
each submission (8 hours).
Since nothing in the rule requires
those persons who request confidential
treatment pursuant to Part 512 to keep
copies of any records or requests
submitted to us, recordkeeping costs
imposed would be zero hours and zero
costs.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Issued on: September 24, 2007.
Anthony M. Cooke,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2007–28692]
Final Decision That Certain
Nonconforming Vehicles Are Eligible
for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final decision that certain
nonconforming vehicles are eligible for
importation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces a
final decision by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
that certain vehicles that do not comply
with all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards, but that are
certified by their original manufacturer
as complying with all applicable
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2004-18667; Notice 2]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, the agency must receive approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB''). Under procedures established by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before
seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on
proposed collections of information, including extensions and
reinstatements of previously approved collections. In compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice describes one
collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval,
relating to confidential business information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT Docket Number
NHTSA-2004-18667 by any of the following methods:
If filing comments by September 27, 2007, please use:
Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the Department of Transportation Docket
Management System electronic docket site. No electronic submissions
will be accepted between September 28, 2007, and October 1, 2007.
If filing comments on or after October 1, 2007, use:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Alternatively, you can file comments using the following methods:
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251
Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public
Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.dms.dot.gov or https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: 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 (65 FR 19477-78).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov until September 27, 2007,
or the street address listed above. The DOT docket may be offline at
times between September 28 through September 30 to migrate to the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). On October 1, 2007, the
Internet access to the docket will be at https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions contact Michael Kido in
the Office of the Chief Counsel at the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, telephone (202) 366-5263.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(iv) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comment on the following extension of clearance for a currently
approved collection of information:
Confidential Business Information
Type of Request--Extension of clearance.
OMB Clearance Number--2127-0025.
Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval--Three (3) years from the
date of approval of the collection.
Summary of the Collection of Information--Persons who submit
information to the agency and seek to have the agency withhold some or
all of that information from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (``FOIA''), 5 U.S.C. 552, must provide the agency with
sufficient support that justifies the confidential treatment of that
information. In addition, a request for confidential treatment must be
accompanied by: (1) A complete copy of the submission; (2) a copy of
the submission containing only those portions for which confidentiality
is not sought with the confidential portions redacted; and (3) either a
second complete copy of the submission or alternatively those portions
of the submission that contain the information for which
confidentiality is sought. Furthermore, the requestor must submit a
completed certification as provided in 49 CFR Part 512, Appendix A. See
generally 49 CFR Part 512 (NHTSA Confidential Business Information
regulations).
Part 512 ensures that information submitted under a claim of
confidentiality is properly evaluated in an efficient manner under
prevailing legal standards and, where appropriate, accorded
confidential treatment. To facilitate the evaluation process, in their
requests for confidential treatment, submitters of information may make
reference to certain limited classes of information that are
presumptively treated as confidential, such as blueprints and
engineering drawings, future specific model plans (under limited
conditions), and future vehicle production or sales figures for
specific models (under limited conditions). Certain other information
that the agency collects pursuant to the Early Warning Reporting (EWR)
rule (49 CFR Part 579) would, under a proposed rule, be treated
confidentially under 49 CFR Part 512, Appendix C and submitters would
not need to provide a request for confidential treatment for these
classes of information.
Description of the Need for the Information and Use of the
Information--NHTSA receives confidential information for use in its
activities, which include investigations, rulemaking actions, program
planning and management, and program evaluation. The information is
needed to ensure the agency has sufficient relevant information for
decision-making in connection with these activities. Some of this
information is submitted voluntarily, as in rulemaking, and some is
submitted in response to compulsory information requests, as in
investigations.
Description of the Likely Respondents, Including Estimated Number
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information--
This collection of information applies to entities that submit to the
agency information that the entities wish to have withheld from
disclosure under the FOIA. Thus, the collection of information applies
to entities that are subject to laws administered by the agency or
agency regulations and are under an obligation to provide information
to the agency. It also includes entities that voluntarily submit
information to the agency. Such entities would include manufacturers of
motor vehicles and of motor vehicle equipment. Importers are considered
to be manufacturers. It may also include other entities that are
involved with motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment but are not
manufacturers.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burdens
Resulting from the Collection of Information--3600 hours.
The agency receives requests for confidential treatment that vary
in size from requests that ask the agency to withhold as little as a
portion of one page to multiple boxes of documents. NHTSA estimates
that it will take on average approximately eight (8) hours for an
entity to prepare a submission requesting confidential treatment. This
estimate will vary based on the size of the submission, with smaller
and voluntary submissions taking considerably less time to prepare.
This estimate is based on the volume of requests received over the past
three years and the expectation that we will receive requests for
confidentiality of early warning information that would not be resolved
by the rulemaking on the confidentiality of certain EWR data.
NHTSA estimates that it will receive approximately 450 requests for
confidential treatment annually. This figure is based on the average
number of requests received over the past three years. We selected this
period because it provides an estimate based on incoming requests for
the most recent three years and an estimate of the number of requests
relating to EWR data. The agency estimates that the total burden for
this information collection will be approximately 3600 hours, which is
based on the number of requests (450) multiplied by the estimated
number of hours to prepare each submission (8 hours).
Since nothing in the rule requires those persons who request
confidential treatment pursuant to Part 512 to keep copies of any
records or requests submitted to us, recordkeeping costs imposed would
be zero hours and zero costs.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506; delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.
Issued on: September 24, 2007.
Anthony M. Cooke,
Chief Counsel.
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