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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2008 / Notices objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about February 25, 2008, until on or about May 18, 2008, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: (202–453–8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. Dated: December 26, 2007. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E7–25517 Filed 12–31–07; 8:45 am] Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register. 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E7–25518 Filed 12–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration BILLING CODE 4710–05–P [Docket No. FMCSA–2007–0056] Hours of Service of Drivers: Dart Transit Company Application for Exemption DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6048] pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers From Corot to Monet’’ SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or about March 2, 2008, until on or about June 8, 2008, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, from on or about July 13, 2008, to on or about October 19, 2008, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:07 Dec 31, 2007 Jkt 214001 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces an extension of the comment period until January 25, 2008, for Dart Transit Company’s (Dart) application for an exemption from certain commercial motor vehicle driver hours-of-service provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Dart requested an exemption for 200 of its owneroperators from the prohibition against driving after the 14th hour of coming on-duty, following 10 consecutive hours off-duty, and the requirement that drivers using two sleeper-berth (S/B) periods to accumulate the equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off-duty spend at least 8 but less than 10 consecutive hours in the S/B during one of those two periods. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) has requested an extension of time for the public comment period because the issues involved require additional time to evaluate. The FMCSA is granting the Advocates’ request. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA– 2007–0056 by any of the following methods: PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 221 • Web Site: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov at any time or to the ground floor, Room W12–140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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) or you may visit https:// www.regulations.gov. Public participation: The https:// www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can get electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site and also at the DOT’s https:// docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you want us to notify you that we received your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or Postcard or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments on-line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations; Telephone: 202–366–4325. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1 222 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2008 / Notices On November 26, 2007, FMCSA published in the Federal Register (72 FR 66021) a notice of application for exemption and request for comments regarding Dart Transit Company (DART). That notice announced a closing date of December 26, 2007, for public comments to the docket. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) has requested an extension of time for the public comment period because the issues involved require additional time to evaluate. The FMCSA agrees that the complexity of the issues involved warrant further opportunity for public comment, and is extending the close of the comment period. All comments received before the close of business on January 25, 2008, will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, the FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new material. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued on: December 26, 2007. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–25468 Filed 12–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P that will be equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director Medical Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64– 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket Nos. FMCSA–01–9561, FMCSA–05– 22194] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Renewals; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 25 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has reviewed the comments submitted in response to the previous announcement and concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:07 Dec 31, 2007 Jkt 214001 Issued on: December 27, 2007. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–25489 Filed 12–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Electronic Access Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document Management System (FDMS) at https:// www.regulations.gov. [Docket Nos. FMCSA–99–5578, FMCSA–99– 5748, FMCSA–01–9258, FMCSA–02–12844, FMCSA–03–14223, FMCSA–03–15892, FMCSA–05–21254, FMCSA–05–21711] Background Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Renewals; Vision Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2year 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 statutes also allow the Agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period. The Notice was published on November 7, 2007. The comment period ended on December 7, 2007. Discussion of Comments FMCSA received no comments in this proceeding. Conclusion DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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. The Agency has not received any adverse evidence on any of these drivers that indicates that safety is being compromised. Based upon its evaluation of the 25 renewal applications, FMCSA renews the Federal vision exemptions for, Norman E. Braden, Levi A. Brown, Henry L. Chastain, Thomas R. Crocker, Clinton D. Edwards, Gerald W. Fox, Ronald K Fultz, Richard L. Gandee, John C. Holmes, John L. Hynes, John G. Kaye, Richard H. Kind, Bobby G. LaFleur, Robert S. Larrance, John D. McCormick, Thomas C. Meadows, Timothy S. Miller, David A. Morris, Leigh E. Moseman, Gary T. Murray, Richard P. Stanley, Paul D. Stoddard, Robert L. Tankersley, Jr., Scott A. Tetter, and Benny R. Toothman. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, each renewal 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 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FMCSA previously announced its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 27 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has reviewed the comments submitted in response to the previous announcement and concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety that will be equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director Medical Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64– 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document Management System (FDMS) at https:// www.regulations.gov. Background Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 221-222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25468]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-0056]


Hours of Service of Drivers: Dart Transit Company Application for 
Exemption

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces an extension of the comment period until 
January 25, 2008, for Dart Transit Company's (Dart) application for an 
exemption from certain commercial motor vehicle driver hours-of-service 
provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Dart 
requested an exemption for 200 of its owner-operators from the 
prohibition against driving after the 14th hour of coming on-duty, 
following 10 consecutive hours off-duty, and the requirement that 
drivers using two sleeper-berth (S/B) periods to accumulate the 
equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off-duty spend at least 8 but less 
than 10 consecutive hours in the S/B during one of those two periods. 
The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) has requested an 
extension of time for the public comment period because the issues 
involved require additional time to evaluate. The FMCSA is granting the 
Advocates' request.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System Number FMCSA-2007-0056 by any of the following 
methods:
     Web Site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket 
site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the exemption process, see the Public 
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 
the ground floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    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) or you may visit https://
www.regulations.gov.
    Public participation: The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is 
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can get 
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the 
``help'' section of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site and also at 
the DOT's https://docketsinfo.dot.gov Web site. If you want us to notify 
you that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope or Postcard or print the acknowledgement page that 
appears after submitting comments on-line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Bus and Truck Standards and 
Operations; Telephone: 202-366-4325. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 26, 2007, FMCSA published in the 
Federal Register (72 FR 66021) a notice of application for exemption 
and request for comments regarding Dart Transit Company (DART). That 
notice announced a closing date of December 26, 2007, for public 
comments to the docket. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety 
(Advocates) has requested an extension of time for the public comment 
period because the issues involved require additional time to evaluate. 
The FMCSA agrees that the complexity of the issues involved warrant 
further opportunity for public comment, and is extending the close of 
the comment period. All comments received before the close of business 
on January 25, 2008, will be considered and will be available for 
examination in the docket listed under the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed 
in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. 
In addition to late comments, the FMCSA will also continue to file, in 
the public docket, relevant information that becomes available after 
the comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine 
the public docket for new material.

    Issued on: December 26, 2007.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7-25468 Filed 12-31-07; 8:45 am]
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