Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws, 60862-60863 [2010-24693]
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not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
Issued on: September 28, 2010.
Charles A. Horan III,
Director, Office of Bus and Truck Standards
and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010–24726 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–1999–5748; FMCSA–
1999–6156; FMCSA–1999–6480; FMCSA–
2001–11426; FMCSA–2002–12294; FMCSA–
2005–22194; FMCSA–2006–24015; FMCA–
2008–0106; FMCSA–2008–0174]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Renewals; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA previously
announced its decision to renew the
exemptions from the vision requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations for 18 individuals. FMCSA
has statutory authority to exempt
individuals from the vision requirement
if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has
concluded that granting these
exemptions will provide a level of safety
that will be equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety maintained,
Director, Medical Programs, (202) 366–
4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, 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:
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Background
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
Conclusion
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 18 renewal
applications, FMCSA renews the
Federal vision exemptions for Juan D.
Adame, Frank R. Berritto, Daniel K.
Davis, III, Timothy J. Droeger, Robert E.
Engel, James H. Facemyre, James M.
Fairman, Gregory L. Farrar, Jeffrey M.
Hall, Victor B. Hawks, Oskia D. Johnson,
Richard W. O’Neill, Larry A. Priewe,
Robert J. Szeman, Patrick D. Talley,
Loren R. Walker, Kris Wells and
Timothy J. Wilson.
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 21, 2010.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010–24724 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2010–0083]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
HAWK.
AGENCY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD–2010–
SUMMARY:
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 September
16, 2010 (75 FR 50799).
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0083 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S.
vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.
that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with 46
U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD’s regulations
at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April
30, 2003), that the issuance of the
waiver will have an unduly adverse
effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a
business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in
that business, a waiver will not be
granted. Comments should refer to the
docket number of this notice and the
vessel name in order for MARAD to
properly consider the comments.
Comments should also state the
commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2010–0083.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W21–203,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel HAWK is:
INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF
VESSEL: ‘‘Day charter, eco/historic
tourism.’’
Geographic Region: ‘‘Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida.’’
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Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
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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).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: September 21, 2010.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010–24693 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Safety Advisory 2010–02
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory;
Signal Recording Devices for HighwayRail Grade Crossing Active Warning
Systems that are Interconnected with
Highway Traffic Signal Systems.
AGENCY:
FRA is issuing Safety
Advisory 2010–02 to address Safety
Recommendations I–96–10 and I–96–11,
issued by the National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) that relate to
railroad and highway signal recording
devices at highway-rail grade crossings
equipped with active warning systems
that are interconnected with highway
traffic signal systems. This safety
advisory recommends that States, local
highway authorities, and railroads
install, maintain, and upgrade railroad
and highway traffic signal recording
devices at these types of grade crossings.
This safety advisory also recommends
that States, local highway authorities,
and railroads conduct comprehensive
periodic joint inspections of highway
traffic signal pre-emption
interconnections and use information
obtained from any railroad and highway
traffic signal recording devices during
those inspections.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Ries, Staff Director, Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing & Trespasser Prevention
Division, FRA, RRS–23, Mail Stop 25,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6285); Thomas McFarlin, Staff
Director, Signal & Train Control
Division, FRA, RRS–13, Mail Stop 25,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6203); or Kathy Shelton, Office of
Chief Counsel, FRA, RCC–11, Mail Stop
10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
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SUMMARY:
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Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6063).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Safety
Recommendation I–96–10, the NTSB
recommended that DOT require the use
and maintenance of railroad and
highway traffic signal recording devices
at all new and improved highway-rail
grade crossings equipped with active
warning systems that are interconnected
with highway traffic signal systems.
These devices should be capable of
recording sufficient parameters to allow
railroad and highway personnel to
readily determine that the highway
traffic signals and railroad active
warning systems are operating properly
and in a coordinated manner. The NTSB
further recommended that DOT require
the use of information obtained from
these railroad and highway traffic signal
recording devices during
comprehensive and periodic joint
inspections.
In Safety Recommendation I–96–11,
the NTSB recommended that DOT
require the retention or upgrading of
existing recording devices installed at
highway-rail grade crossings equipped
with active railroad warning systems
that are interconnected with highway
traffic signal systems. In addition, the
NTSB recommended that DOT require
maintenance of these recording devices
and the use of information obtained
from the devices during comprehensive
and periodic joint inspections.
Highway traffic signal pre-emption
interconnections, when present, play a
critical role in the proper functioning of
a highway-rail grade crossing active
warning system. By changing the
sequence of the traffic signal to allow
highway traffic to exit the crossing prior
to the arrival of a train, they can prevent
vehicle entrapment on the highway-rail
grade crossing. Also, the changed traffic
signal sequence prevents conflicting
visual traffic control messages for
motorists approaching highway-rail
grade crossings located in close
proximity to highway traffic control
signals (i.e., a proceed highway traffic
signal display into a nearby highwayrail grade crossing active warning
system which is activated to indicate
the approach or occupancy of a train).
In order to facilitate the proper
functioning of the highway traffic signal
pre-emption interconnection, 49 CFR
234.261 requires that railroads test each
highway traffic signal pre-emption
interconnection at least once each
month. Therefore, States, local highway
authorities, and railroads should
identify which highway-rail grade
crossings are equipped, or intended to
be equipped, with a highway traffic
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signal pre-emption interconnection. If
so equipped, railroads should ensure
that the circuit plan shows the actual
interconnection and the designed preemption time. Railroads should also
ensure that the interconnection is in
place and the train detection device (or
equivalent) is programmed or equipped
to provide the appropriate designed preemption function.
While FRA regulations require the
testing of highway traffic signal preemption interconnections at least once a
month, this requirement has historically
only been applicable to the proper
functioning of the railroad’s control
circuit to the highway traffic controller.
While inspecting the highway traffic
signal pre-emption interconnection, the
actual operation of the highway traffic
signal should be observed. Railroads
should not rely solely on the operation
of a relay or the opening of a control
circuit to the traffic signal control
housing. In fact, the preferred method of
testing highway traffic signal preemption is by observation of a train
movement and of the actual preemption function. Therefore, FRA
recommends that railroads conduct
comprehensive joint inspections of the
highway traffic signal pre-emption
interconnection with State and local
highway authorities. These
comprehensive joint inspections should
be conducted when the highway-rail
grade crossing active warning system is
placed in service, whenever any portion
of the system which may affect the
proper function of the interconnection
is modified or disarranged, and at least
once every 12 months, during which
observation of the actual pre-emption
function and its effect on the highway
traffic signal system can be made. These
comprehensive periodic joint
inspections should also include an
inspection of the timing and operation
of highway traffic signal systems that
are interconnected with highway-rail
grade crossing active warning devices,
in order to ensure that the highway
traffic signal system responds
appropriately to the railroad control
circuit and as designed. By conducting
comprehensive periodic joint
inspections, the railroad and State and
local highway authorities can work
together to observe and verify proper
functioning of all necessary components
of the highway traffic signal preemption upon activation of the
highway-rail grade crossing active
warning system.
Neither the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) nor FRA
require the retention or installation of
railroad or highway signal recording
devices at highway-rail grade crossings
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2010-0083]
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments on a requested administrative
waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel HAWK.
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SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD),
is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the
coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver
has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the
proposed service, is listed below. The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD-2010-0083 at https://www.regulations.gov. Interested
parties may comment on the effect this action may have on U.S. vessel
builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD's regulations
at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30, 2003), that the issuance of
the waiver will have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder
or a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a waiver
will not be granted. Comments should refer to the docket number of this
notice and the vessel name in order for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state the commenter's interest in the
waiver application, and address the waiver criteria given in Sec.
388.4 of MARAD's regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to docket number MARAD-2010-0083.
Written comments may be submitted by hand or by mail to the Docket
Clerk, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments will become part
of this docket and will be available for inspection and copying at the
above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. An electronic version of this document and all
documents entered into this docket is available on the World Wide Web
at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Room W21-203, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel HAWK is: INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF VESSEL: ``Day
charter, eco/historic tourism.''
Geographic Region: ``Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida.''
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
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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).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: September 21, 2010.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-24693 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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