Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment, 38597-38598 [2011-16548]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules Dated: June 27, 2011. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator. For the reasons set out in the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40 CFR part 131 as follows: PART 131—WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 1. The Authority citation for part 131 continues to read as follows: Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Subpart D—[Amended] 2. Section 131.44 is added to read as follows: jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS § 131.44 Florida. (a) Phosphorus Rule. The document entitled ‘‘Corrected Florida Administrative Code 62–302.540: Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus Within the Everglades Protection Area,’’ (Phosphorus Rule) dated April 26, 2011 shall be added to this Subpart through an incorporation by reference. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 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Remaining portions of the Phosphorus Rule that EPA had previously approved are applicable water quality standards for the purposes of the Clean Water Act but are not codified as Federal water quality standards. (b) Amended Everglades Forever Act. The document entitled ‘‘Corrected Everglades Forever Act: Florida Statute 373.4592,’’ dated April 26, 2011 shall be added to this Subpart through an incorporation by reference. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Copies VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:19 Jun 30, 2011 Jkt 223001 of the document may be inspected and obtained from the docket associated with this rulemaking (Docket Number EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0515), at EPA’s Water Docket (Address: 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., EPA West, Room B102, Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: 202–566–2426 or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 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[FR Doc. 2011–16616 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 383 and 390 [Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0146] Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the public comment period for its May 31, 2011, notice concerning regulatory guidance on the applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operators of certain farm vehicles and off-road agricultural equipment. The public comment period is extended from June 30, 2011, to August 1, 2011. DATES: Comments on the notice must be received on or before August 1, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA– 2011–0146 by any of the following methods • Web site: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 38597 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 Privacy Act System of Records Notice for the DOT Federal Docket Management System published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316) or you may visit https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/ E8-785.pdf. Public Participation: The https:// www.regulations.gov Web site is generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain 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 online. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Yager, Chief, Driver and Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and E:\FR\FM\01JYP1.SGM 01JYP1 38598 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules Operations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. Phone (202) 366–4325. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 31, 2011 (76 FR 31279), FMCSA published a notice requesting public comment on: (1) Previously published regulatory guidance on the distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce in deciding whether operations of commercial motor vehicles within the boundaries of a single State are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; (2) proposed guidance on the relevance of the distinction between direct and indirect compensation in deciding whether farm vehicle drivers transporting agricultural commodities, farm supplies and equipment as part of a crop share agreement are subject to the commercial driver’s license regulations; and, (3) proposed guidance to determine whether off-road farm equipment or implements of husbandry operated on public roads for limited distances are considered commercial motor vehicles. The Agency indicated the guidance would be used to help ensure uniform application of the safety regulations by enforcement personnel, motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers. Since the publication of the notice, the Agency has received a letter signed by 18 U.S. Senators and numerous requests from the agricultural industry to extend the comment period. The Senators and industry acknowledged the importance of the issues covered by the notice and requested additional time to provide farmers, many of whom have planting and harvesting responsibilities during this time of the year, additional time to review the notice and consider the likely impacts of the guidance on their operations. Copies of the requests for an extension of the comment period are included in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. The FMCSA acknowledges the concerns of the U.S. Senators and farmers and extends the public comment period from June 30, 2011 to August 1, 2011. The Agency will consider all comments received by close of business on August 1, 2011. Comments will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency will consider to the extent practicable comments received in the public docket after the closing date of the comment period. Issued on: June 27, 2011. William Bronrott, Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. 2011–16548 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 RIN 0648–BA64 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of additional public hearings. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule on June 21, 2011, concerning modifications to vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fisheries. The proposed rule contained information on public hearings being held in Saint Petersburg, FL, New Orleans/Kenner, LA, and Atlantic City, NJ. In this notice, NMFS includes information for additional public hearings being held in Manteo, NC, and Peabody, MA. DATES: The dates and locations for the Manteo, NC, and Peabody, MA, public hearings are in the table below. These hearings are being held in conjunction with the previously planned public hearings for the electronic dealer reporting proposed rule (76 FR 37750). TABLE 1—DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS Location Date Time Address Manteo, NC ................. Peabody, MA ............... July 11, 2011 .............. July 26, 2011 .............. 5–8 p.m ....................... 1–4 p.m ....................... Manteo Town Hall, 407 Budleigh St., Manteo, NC 27954. Peabody Institute—West Branch, 603 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA 01960. ADDRESSES: Please see the DATES section above. Greg Fairclough (phone: 727–824–5399, fax: 727–824–5398) or Michael Clark (phone: 301–713–2347, fax: 301–713– 1917). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:19 Jun 30, 2011 Jkt 223001 Background See 76 FR 36071, June 21, 2011, for more information regarding the proposed rule. These additional public hearings are being added based on requests by constituents. The additional hearings will provide further opportunity for public comment during the comment period. The public comment period ends on August 1, 2011. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: June 28, 2011. Margo Schulze-Haugen, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–16620 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\01JYP1.SGM 01JYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38597-38598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16548]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 383 and 390

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0146]


Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road 
Agricultural Equipment

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the public comment period for its May 31, 2011, 
notice concerning regulatory guidance on the applicability of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to operators of certain farm 
vehicles and off-road agricultural equipment. The public comment period 
is extended from June 30, 2011, to August 1, 2011.

DATES: Comments on the notice must be received on or before August 1, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System Number FMCSA-2011-0146 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 
Privacy Act System of Records Notice for the DOT Federal Docket 
Management System published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 
(73 FR 3316) or you may visit https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.
    Public Participation: The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is 
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can 
obtain 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 online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Yager, Chief, Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and

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Operations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    E-mail: MCPSD@dot.gov. Phone (202) 366-4325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 31, 2011 (76 FR 31279), FMCSA published a notice requesting 
public comment on: (1) Previously published regulatory guidance on the 
distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce in deciding 
whether operations of commercial motor vehicles within the boundaries 
of a single State are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Regulations; (2) proposed guidance on the relevance of the distinction 
between direct and indirect compensation in deciding whether farm 
vehicle drivers transporting agricultural commodities, farm supplies 
and equipment as part of a crop share agreement are subject to the 
commercial driver's license regulations; and, (3) proposed guidance to 
determine whether off-road farm equipment or implements of husbandry 
operated on public roads for limited distances are considered 
commercial motor vehicles. The Agency indicated the guidance would be 
used to help ensure uniform application of the safety regulations by 
enforcement personnel, motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle 
drivers.
    Since the publication of the notice, the Agency has received a 
letter signed by 18 U.S. Senators and numerous requests from the 
agricultural industry to extend the comment period. The Senators and 
industry acknowledged the importance of the issues covered by the 
notice and requested additional time to provide farmers, many of whom 
have planting and harvesting responsibilities during this time of the 
year, additional time to review the notice and consider the likely 
impacts of the guidance on their operations. Copies of the requests for 
an extension of the comment period are included in the docket 
referenced at the beginning of this notice.
    The FMCSA acknowledges the concerns of the U.S. Senators and 
farmers and extends the public comment period from June 30, 2011 to 
August 1, 2011. The Agency will consider all comments received by close 
of business on August 1, 2011. Comments will be available for 
examination in the docket at the location listed under the Addresses 
section of this notice. The Agency will consider to the extent 
practicable comments received in the public docket after the closing 
date of the comment period.

    Issued on: June 27, 2011.
William Bronrott,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-16548 Filed 6-30-11; 8:45 am]
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