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2008.
Wayne Heibeck,
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and Programming.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0272]
Medical Review Board Public Meeting
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board
(MRB) Public Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a public
meeting of the Agency’s MRB. The MRB
public meeting will provide the public
an opportunity to observe and
participate in MRB deliberations about
FMCSA’s medical standards, in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: The MRB meeting will be held
from 9 a.m.–12:45 p.m. on Monday,
October 6, 2008. Please refer to the
preliminary agenda for this meeting in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice for specific information.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Embassy Suites Old Town
Alexandria, 1900 Diagonal Road,
Virginia Ballroom-Salon A, Alexandria,
VA 22314. You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2008–0272 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• 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: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket ID for this
Notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment 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.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or of the person signing the
comment, if submitted 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
(65 FR 19476). This information is also
available at https://Docketinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, (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.
Information on Services for
Individuals With Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Jennifer Musick at
703–998–0189 ext. 237.
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The
preliminary agenda for the meeting
includes:
0900–0920 Call to Order, Introduction
and Agenda Review
0920–0930 Medical Review Board
(MRB) Administrative Discussion
0930–1000 Hearing and Commercial
Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Safety
Evidence Report
1000–1015 Public Comment on
Hearing and CMV Driver Safety
1015–1030 MRB Deliberations on
Hearing and CMV Driver Safety
1030–1100 Psychiatric Disorders and
CMV Driver Safety—Evidence
Report Findings
1100–1130 MRB Discussions on
Psychiatric Disorders and CMV
Driver Safety
1130–1200 MRB Discussions on
Stroke and CMV Driver Safety
1200–1230 Public Comment on
Psychiatric and Stroke Disorders
and CMV Driver Safety
1245 Call to Adjourn
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
* Breaks will be announced on meeting day
and may be adjusted according to schedule
changes, other meeting requirements.
Background
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, Public
Law 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
to 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
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
making recommendations for 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 the interested
public, including medical examiners,
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motor carriers, drivers, and
representatives of medical and scientific
associations. Written comments for this
MRB meeting will also be accepted
beginning on September 9, 2008 and
continuing until October 20, 2008, and
should include the docket ID that is
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
During the MRB meeting (1200–1230),
oral comments may be limited
depending on how many persons wish
to comment; and 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:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb.
Issued on: September 3, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 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 statute also
allows the Agency to renew exemptions
at the end of the 2-year period. The
comment period ended on August 20,
2008.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Conclusion
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Renewals; Vision
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 11 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.
Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64–
224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
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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 11 renewal
applications, FMCSA renews the
Federal vision exemptions for Manuel
A. Almeida, Ronald B. Brown, Thomas
L. Corey, Brian G. Hagen, Donald E.
Hathaway, John C. Lewis, William R.
Proffitt, Jose M. Suarez, Louis E. Villa,
Jr., Barney J. Wade, and Richard A.
Yeager.
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
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.
Issued on: September 3, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket ID. FMCSA–2008–0267]
Electronic Access
Discussion of Comments
[Docket No. FMCSA–99–6480; FMCSA–02–
11714; FMCSA–03–14223; FMCSA–04–
17195; FMCSA–05–21254; FMCSA–06–
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Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemptions from the diabetes standard;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 39 individuals for
exemptions from the prohibition against
persons with insulin-treated diabetes
mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate
commerce. If granted, the exemptions
would enable these individuals with
ITDM to operate commercial motor
vehicles in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 9, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2008–0267 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• 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: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket ID for this
Notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. If you want
acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a self-
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0272]
Medical Review Board Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board (MRB) Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a public meeting of the Agency's MRB. The MRB
public meeting will provide the public an opportunity to observe and
participate in MRB deliberations about FMCSA's medical standards, in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: The MRB meeting will be held from 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Monday,
October 6, 2008. Please refer to the preliminary agenda for this
meeting in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for
specific information.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Embassy Suites Old Town
Alexandria, 1900 Diagonal Road, Virginia Ballroom-Salon A, Alexandria,
VA 22314. You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2008-0272 using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
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: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket ID for
this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgment 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.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted 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 (65 FR 19476). This information is
also available at https://Docketinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, (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.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Jennifer
Musick at 703-998-0189 ext. 237.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the meeting
includes:
0900-0920 Call to Order, Introduction and Agenda Review
0920-0930 Medical Review Board (MRB) Administrative Discussion
0930-1000 Hearing and Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Safety
Evidence Report
1000-1015 Public Comment on Hearing and CMV Driver Safety
1015-1030 MRB Deliberations on Hearing and CMV Driver Safety
1030-1100 Psychiatric Disorders and CMV Driver Safety--Evidence Report
Findings
1100-1130 MRB Discussions on Psychiatric Disorders and CMV Driver
Safety
1130-1200 MRB Discussions on Stroke and CMV Driver Safety
1200-1230 Public Comment on Psychiatric and Stroke Disorders and CMV
Driver Safety
1245 Call to Adjourn
* Breaks will be announced on meeting day and may be adjusted
according to schedule changes, other meeting requirements.
Background
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, Public Law
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 to 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 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 making
recommendations for 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 the interested public, including medical
examiners,
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motor carriers, drivers, and representatives of medical and scientific
associations. Written comments for this MRB meeting will also be
accepted beginning on September 9, 2008 and continuing until October
20, 2008, and should include the docket ID that is listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
During the MRB meeting (1200-1230), oral comments may be limited
depending on how many persons wish to comment; and 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: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb.
Issued on: September 3, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-20887 Filed 9-8-08; 8:45 am]
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